Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Caisse finances loan for mortgage provider, AIMCo enters joint venture to develop industrial site https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-finances-loan-for-mortgage-provider-aimco-enters-joint-venture-to-develop-industrial-site/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:45:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=112261 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is financing part of a $400 million loan facility to a mortgage brokerage firm. The loan, co-financed by the Ares Management Corp, will support CrossCountry Mortgage, a lender operating throughout the U.S., as the business pursues an organic and inorganic expansion strategy. CrossCountry Mortgage currently operates out of […]

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]]> Net-zero transition offering opportunities for Canadian pension sector: report https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/net-zero-transition-offering-opportunities-for-canadian-pension-sector-report/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111263 Canada’s $4 trillion pension sector could enjoy immense commercial benefits by aligning with the transition to net-zero emissions and helping to mobilize $140 billion of low carbon investments per year, according to a new report by Corporate Knights, the Natural Step Canada and the Smart Prosperity Institute. It found Canada’s 12 largest pension fund managers […]

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]]> AIMCo co-investing in Vancouver high rise, Caisse in sustainability fund https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/aimco-co-investing-in-vancouver-high-rise-caisse-in-sustainability-fund/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:10:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108864 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is co-investing in a commercial high-rise building in downtown Vancouver. Ownership in the 15,000 square-metre building will be shared with a fellow investor, Toronto-based commercial real estate and asset management firm Starlight Investments. Following the purchase, the building will continue to be occupied by employees of the federal government, which […]

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]]> Caisse promising to divest from oil production by end of 2022 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/caisse-promising-to-divest-from-oil-production-by-end-of-2022/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:00:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108587 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is planning to completely divest from oil production — roughly one per cent of its total portfolio or about $3.9 billion based on the size of its net assets as of June 30 — by the end of 2022, as part of its new climate change strategy. […]

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]]> How Canada’s pension funds are maximizing fixed income in a low interest rate environment https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-canadas-pension-funds-are-maximizing-fixed-income-in-a-low-interest-rate-environment/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:56:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=102742 With bond returns tied to interest rates, it’s no surprise Canadian pension funds are increasingly seeking other ways to boost fixed income yields. Canadian interest rates have been trending downward for the last 30 years, from a high of 10.3 per cent in 1990 to around 1.75 per cent in early 2020, according to the […]

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]]> Caisse investing in wireless communications, BCI in Chile timber https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/caisse-invests-in-wireless-communications-bci-in-chile-timber/ Fri, 21 May 2021 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=100837 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is one of two organizations investing a total US$940 million in Phoenix Tower International, a U.S.-based wireless communications infrastructure provider. The investment will fund the company’s expansion in Europe as well as further growth in new and existing markets. The other investor is AMP Capital, an Australia-based […]

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]]> CPPIB investing in Indian roads, French real estate credit https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/cppib-investing-in-indian-roads-french-real-estate-credit/ Mon, 10 May 2021 19:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=100080 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is boosting its interest in Indian infrastructure conglomerate IndInfravit Trust, after agreeing to pay $173 million for an additional 15.9 per cent of the toll road operator. The deal, which is scheduled for completion by the middle of May will take the CPPIB’s total stake in the investment trust to […]

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]]> Caisse, UPP employees receiving recognition for net-zero contributions https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/caisse-upp-employees-receiving-recognition-for-net-zero-contributions/ Fri, 07 May 2021 19:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=99995 Employees at two Canadian pension plans are being recognized for their responsible investment achievements. The British High Commission and the Canada Climate Law Initiative named Barbara Zvan, inaugural president and chief executive officer of the University Pension Plan, and Kim Thomassin, executive vice-president and head of investments in Quebec and stewardship investing at the Caisse […]

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]]> Caisse investing in data centres, IMCO in life science real estate https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/caisse-investing-in-data-centres-imco-in-life-science-real-estate/ Mon, 03 May 2021 19:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=99693 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is among the investors committing more than $600 million to eStruxture Data Centers Inc., a data centre provider in Montreal. The investment will fund eStruxture’s acquisition of data centre provider Aptum Technologies and additional capital expansion projects in Canada, according to a press release. The other investors […]

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]]> Caisse investing in cloud data platform, PSP in biotech company https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/caisse-investing-in-cloud-data-platform-psp-in-biotech-company/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:49:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98997 The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec will join the board of cloud data company Druva Inc. as part of an agreement to invest US$100-million in the firm. The pension plan is the lead investor in Druva’s US$147-million growth round, which also saw participation from existing shareholders, according to a press release. Read: Caisse […]

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