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A proposal to encourage more pension fund investing at home is wrong for Canada
Bob Baldwin
opinion
Understanding the illiquidity trap
Mike Wallberg
inside the market
If pension funds can’t see the case for investing in Canada, why should you?
Ian McGugan
report on business
How much did Loblaw pay its new CEO in 2023? Take our business and investing news quiz
CEO of Loblaws, Per Bank poses for a photograph at a store in Mississauga, Tuesday Jan. 30, 2024.
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CPPIB sells stake in manager of world’s biggest motorcycle races for $1.9-billion
FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Portuguese Grand Prix - Algarve International Circuit, Portimao, Portugal - March 24, 2024 General view at the start of the race REUTERS/Rodrigo Antunes/File Photo
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CPP Investments and Bridgepoint sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has committed to invest $2.9 billion as part of investor group buying a telecommunication network in Italy from Telecom Italia S.p.A. Company CEO John Graham speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's annual general meeting in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Don’t meddle with Canada’s pension-plan model
Robert Bertram, David Denison, Jim Keohane, Claude Lamoureux, Jim Leech, Ron Mock and Mark Wiseman
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What happened to Shopify’s stock that shocked analysts? Take our business and investing news quiz
Shopify Inc. headquarters signage in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
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CPPIB posted a 3.4% return in latest quarter, adding $14.6-billion to assets
Starting in January, middle-income earners are going to see a jump in how much they contribute to the Canada Pension Plan. Information regarding CPP is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ex-CPPIB CEO Mark Machin teams with former pension executive to launch AI growth fund
Mark Machin, CEO of CPP at a fireside chat to discus how CPP Investments is investing the Fund to help support the well-being of Albertans in Calgary, Alberta, March 8, 2020. Randy Risling/The Globe and Mail
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Institutional investors raise larger private debt funds despite mounting competition
Andrew Edgell, Global Head of Credit Investments at CPPIB, photographed at CPP Investments office downtown Toronto on December 7th, 2023.
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CPPIB takes part in deal to buy 20% stake in $16.8-billion commercial mortgage portfolio
Andrew Edgell, Global Head of Credit Investments at CPPIB, photographed at CPP Investments office downtown Toronto on December 7th, 2023.
opinion
Want pension plans to invest more in Canada? Put a ‘For Sale’ sign on that highway
Tony Keller
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Federal government urges pension funds to invest more assets in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland make their way to the House of Commons to present the Fall Economic Statement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Albertans should stick with Canada Pension Plan, says its CEO
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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CPPIB posts small 0.1% gain in second quarter as assets climb
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CPP Investments says it earned 0.1% net return in second quarter
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's annual general meeting and convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 0.1 per cent in its latest quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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CPPIB sells US$2.1-billion portfolio of private equity fund investments to French manager Ardian
alberta
Smith says Alberta’s CPP exit campaign to continue despite questions over key number
Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta will continue its $7.5-million pension-exit advertising and survey campaign despite acknowledging the key dollar figure is disputed and likely headed to court. Smith gives the state of the province address in Edmonton, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
politics
Politics Briefing: Ontario warns of ‘serious harm’ to retirees if Alberta leaves the Canada Pension Plan
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives the state of the province address in Edmonton on Wednesday October 25, 2023.
british columbia
Western Canada: Debate swirls around Alberta’s proposed pension plan
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during a news conference in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Smith says phone beats face to face when it comes to gauging public opinion on quitting the Canada Pension Plan – but the Opposition NDP says something this big needs to be in person. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
canada
Alberta’s early consultations on provincial pension proposal criticized by CPP Investment Board
lberta Finance Minister Nate Horner speaks to the media at a news conference in Calgary, Thursday, June 29, 2023. A spokesperson for Horner says the proposal to have a future Alberta pension plan mirror the controversial Quebec investment model remains on the table for consideration — four days after Horner announced it was off the table. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Federal government to review proposed Bunge-Viterra merger, transport minister says
U.S. company Bunge Ltd. has signed a deal to merge with Viterra Ltd., which is owned by Glencore, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and B.C. Investment Management Corp. A grain elevator is shown near Regina on Aug.30, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
opinion
Danielle Smith’s plan to withdraw from CPP would leave all Canadians – including Albertans – poorer
Andrew Willis
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Canada’s pension fund CEOs saw little change to 2022 compensation as investment returns fell
Gordon Fyfe has been named chief executive officer B.C. Investment Management Corp.
opinion
Canada is burning, so why is our national pension fund still heavily into fossil fuels?
Patrick DeRochie
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CPP’s investment arm reports small loss in first quarter, assets grow to $575-billion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 1.3 per cent in its latest fiscal year as inflation and rising interest rates weighed on both stock and fixed-income markets. Information regarding the Canada Pension Plan is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
international business
Some global investors skip Ant Group’s buyback after valuation slumps 70 per cent, Bloomberg News reports
FILE PHOTO: Ant Group sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Canada’s largest pension funds confront the dilemma of investing in China
(FILES) People are seen visiting the Bund promenade along the Huangpu river at the Huangpu district in Shanghai on June 29, 2023. China's economic growth is expected to have surged in the second quarter, an AFP survey has forecast, but analysts say the figures of July 17, 2023 will be misleadingly inflated given the low base of comparison with pandemic-wracked 2022. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
CPPIB, Cinven hire bankers to ready Hotelbeds IPO, Spanish newspaper says
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canadian pension funds back Viterra-Bunge merger proposal
A Viterra grain storage facility is shown on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in Saskatoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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CPPIB posts 1.3% return in year marred by plunging stocks and bonds
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 1.3 per cent in its latest fiscal year as inflation and rising interest rates weighed on both stock and fixed-income markets. Information regarding the Canada Pension Plan is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Here’s how Canada’s big pensions can earn the word ‘public’
David Milstead
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CPPIB joins forces with U.S. private equity firm to bid $12.4-billion for software maker Qualtrics
Lance Winward, an engineer at Qualtrics, a data analytics company, has a phone conference on the company’s patio in Provo, Utah, Sept. 15, 2017. Utah has a thriving technology hub dubbed “Silicon Slopes” in the roughly 80-mile swath dubbed from Provo to Ogden, with Salt Lake City in between. (Kim Raff/The New York Times)
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CPPIB buying stake in California’s second-largest oil and gas producer, cutting emissions
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
energy and resources
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to invest in California oil venture alongside IKAV
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick