Former Canada PM takes over as board chair at AIMCo
In
less than two weeks of sacking the entire board, the government has named Stephen
J. Harper as the new chair of the board.
Canada
Political interference causes havoc at AIMCo
The
government will replace the board within 30 days, and has appointed Ray
Gilmour, Alberta’s top public servant as interim CEO.
Bonds and stocks push Canadian Pension Plans to strong quarterly returns
A
recent news release by Northern Trust noted the Canadian Pension Plan returned
4.8% for the quarter
CPP poaches Schroders’ global head of RE
Starting
her role at CPP in January, Sophia van Oosterom will lead the RE portfolio
CPP makes a follow-up commitment of $391.6m to Brazilian Water Company
The C$646.8bn pension plan made an additional
commitment to Iguá Saneamento, after the firm received a new contract.
CPP and BlackStone plan to acquire AirTrunk in a $16bn deal
The
transaction is subject to approval from the Australian Foreign Investment
Review Board.
PSP Investments appoints an interim CIO
PSP
Investments and CIO Eduard van Gelderen “mutually agreed” to his departure.
Canadian Pension Giants Navigate Towards Private Credit Expansion, Departing from Traditional Banking Landscape
Six major Canadian pension funds, collectively managing C$1.3 trillion
in assets, are embarking on a substantial expansion into private credit,
a domain historically dominated by traditional banks.
GIC, Dream Industrial buy Canadian Summit Industrial REIT
Singapore SWF pays $4.4 bn for open ended public REIT
Cadillac Fairview, Hines Pen $1.5B Aussie Build-to-Rent Partnership
OTPP real estate arm, Hines BTR scheme targets
transit, employment hubs.