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Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) put out a press release, Liberal bill an attack on pensions: The Liberal government is following the Conservatives’ lead by introducing legislation that will allow employers to reduce … Continue reading Canada’s Liberals Attack on Public Pensions?

Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Theresa Tedesco and Barbara Shecter of the National Post report, Inside the risky strategy that made Canada’s biggest pension plans the new ‘masters of the universe’: They are among the world’s most famous landlords with … Continue reading Canada’s New Masters of the Universe?

One of the top investment staffers at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is moving to Carlyle Group. CPPIB made several new appointments following the move. More on the Carlyle move from the Wall Street Journal: Carlyle Group LP hired a senior executive from Canada’s biggest pension fund to oversee debt investing, part of the … Continue reading Carlyle Nabs Senior Official From Canada’s Largest Pension Fund

Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Mary Childs and John Authers of the Financial Times report, Canada quietly treads radical path on pensions: Half a decade ago, the top brass of New York City’s comptroller’s office hopped on a plane to … Continue reading Canada’s Radical Pensions?

Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Benefits Canada reports, Ontario Teachers’ acquires U.S. oil and gas assets: The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan – along with RedBird Capital Partners and Aethon Energy Management – will acquire J-W Energy’s assets in north Louisiana … Continue reading Canada’s Pensions Hunting For Energy Deals?

Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Don Pittis of CBC News reports, Now that Bill Morneau conquered the CPP it’s time to move on to a harder pension problem: Who would ever have guessed that hammering out a Canada Pension Plan … Continue reading Canada’s Next Pension Challenge?

Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Andy Blatchford of The Canadian Press reports, Bill Morneau’s briefing book raises red flags on public pension investment: A briefing book prepared last fall for incoming Finance Minister Bill Morneau warns that Canada’s spending on … Continue reading Picking Up Canada’s Pension Slack?

Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Andy Blatchford of the Canadian Press reports, Liberal government to consider public pension funds to help bankroll mounting infrastructure costs: The federal government has identified a potential source of cash to help pay for Canada’s mounting … Continue reading Pensions Bankrolling Canada’s Infrastructure?

A line Canada’s federal budget reveals that lawmakers are considering selling and leasing stakes in the country’s infrastructure to public pension funds as a mechanism for infrastructure improvements, according to the Canadian Press. Pension360 previously wrote that several of the country’s largest public pension funds – which are, not coincidentally, some of the largest infrastructure … Continue reading Canada Federal Lawmakers Consider Teaming With Pensions on Infrastructure