CDPQ generates net return of 9.4%, boosted by equities, infrastructure

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By Staff The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec generated a net return of 9.4% in 2024, increasing its assets under management to C$473.3B. According to the pension fund’s latest annual report, its net assets increased by C$39.1B, with the boost attributed mainly to its equities and infrastructure portfolios. In its annual report, chief … Read more

Maryland SRPS launches new infrastructure program to help boost in-state investments

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By Staff The $69.5B Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS) is partnering with global asset manager Barings to launch a $250M real assets program that will include a dedicated $50M allocation to in-state investments and Maryland-based emerging managers. Andrew Palmer, SRPS’ chief investment officer, announced the venture at the pension plan’s most recent board … Read more

Walmart heir Lukas Walton names Noelle Laing as sole CIO of family office

By Staff Builders Vision, the family office of Walmart billionaire Lukas Walton, has promoted Noelle Laing to chief investment officer. Walton, who serves as chief executive officer, founded the Chicago-based philanthropy and impact investment organization to help enact change with respect to “societal and environmental challenges.” According to a press release, Laing, who was previously … Read more