Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan owns 39% stake in terror-targeted Brussels Airport: The terrorist attack in Brussels on Tuesday morning hit close to home for the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. … Continue reading Ontario Teachers’ Brussels Connection?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Chris Bryant of Bloomberg reports, Draghi’s Pension Poison: Mario Draghi’s latest batch of measures to boost the euro-area economy comes with a sting in the tail for companies and anyone hoping to retire comfortably one … Continue reading Draghi’s Pension Poison?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Katy Barnato of CNBC reports, Rich countries have a $78 trillion pension problem: Dreams of lengthy cruises and beach life may be just that, with 20 of the world’s biggest countries facing a pension shortfall … Continue reading Pension Pulse: Rich Countries’ $78 Trillion Pension Problem?
CalPERS has joined CalSTRS and other institutional investors in a $3.57 billion lawsuit against German automaker Volkswagen. Shareholders have suffered since a 2015 scandal that led to the company’s shares plummeting by 33 percent in five months. More from the Associated Press: Institutional investors are suing automaker Volkswagen in a German court, seeking 3.25 billion … Continue reading CalPERS Jumps Into Volkswagen Lawsuit
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Katie Allen of the Guardian reports, ECB cuts eurozone interest rate to zero to jump-start economy: The European Central Bank has cut interest rates in the eurozone to zero, expanded its money printing programme and … Continue reading Checkmate For Europe’s Pensions?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Susan Smith wrote a special for the Globe and Mail, Canada’s pension safety net is strong but showing strains: Amid all the worry about the boomer bubble, longer lifespans and uncertain economic conditions, it’s comforting … Continue reading Cracks in Canada’s Pension Safety Net?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports, National Bank to write off $165-million investment after Germany shuts down Maple Bank: National Bank of Canada will take a writedown of $165 million, which represents the full carrying … Continue reading Ontario Teachers’ Pension Steps on a German Land Mine?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. In an era of growing complexity and uncertainty, how can business leaders make decisions for the long-term? At Davos 2016, a panel discussion which included Mark Wiseman, CEO of CPPIB, discussed “The Long Term Imperative.”The … Continue reading Pension Pulse: The Long-Term Imperative?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Chris Taylor of Fortune reports, These Canadians Own Your Town: Conspiracy theorists have no shortage of ideas about who runs the world, which secret cabal is meeting in private to count cash and pull strings: … Continue reading Overtouting The Canadian Pension Model?
PFZW, the pension fund that covers the Netherlands’ healthcare workers, announced on Tuesday its plans to divest from coal and fossil fuel holdings over the coming years. It is one of the largest institutional investors yet to voluntarily begin dropping its investments linked to fossil fuels. From Reuters: Citing the need to invest in a … Continue reading Dutch Pension Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment
