Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Theresa Tedesco of the National Post reports, Buyer beware: How the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan got caught in the fallout of Brazil’s biggest scandal: An investigation into money laundering at gas stations and laundromats that began … Continue reading Ontario Teachers’ Brazilian Blunders?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Robin Respaut of Reuters reports, Public pension funds seek infrastructure as market heats up: The California Public Employees’ Retirement System recently bought a stake in a private Indiana toll road with a troubled history, one … Continue reading Growing Appetite For Infrastructure Assets?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. David Paddon of the Canadian Press reports, CPPIB posts weakest rate of return since 2009: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s annual rate of return dropped to 3.4 per cent last year, the lowest since … Continue reading CPPIB Gains 3.4% in FY 2016
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Elliot Blair Smith of MarketWatch reports, How the Teamsters pension disappeared more quickly under Wall Street than the mob: Real estate investments in Las Vegas casinos and hotels once threatened the integrity of a Teamsters … Continue reading Pension Pulse: On Pensions and the Wall Street Mob?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Jacqueline Nelson of the Globe and Mail reports, Going global: Pension funds on the prowl: The calls rang in from all corners of the globe. Corporate giants and investment firms with assets to unload wondered … Continue reading Canadian Pensions on the Global Prowl?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. The Montreal Gazette reports, Caisse de dépôt posts 9.1% return in 2015: A weak Canadian dollar ended up being a strong contributor to the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec’s impressive 2015 results. With … Continue reading Caisse Gains 9.1% in 2015
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Yolanda Bobeldijk of Dow Jones Financial News reports, Ontario Teachers to offload $1bn private equity portfolio: Toronto-based Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is preparing to sell a large private equity portfolio into the market for second-hand … Continue reading Ontario Teachers Dumping PE Funds?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Matt Scuffham of Reuters reports, Canada pension funds pull back on infrastructure as prices climb: Canada’s biggest pension funds say they are walking away from more and more global infrastructure deals, citing concerns that intense … Continue reading Pension Pulse: Canadian Pensions Cooling on Infrastructure?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Chris Cooper of Bloomberg reports, Japan’s $1.1 Trillion Pension Fund Boosts Infrastructure Section (h/t: Pension360): Japan’s 135 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) Government Pension Investment Fund is building up its alternative investment department after raising bets … Continue reading Giant Pensions Turn To Infrastructure?
Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Chris Witkowsky of PE Hub reports, Canada’s PSP Investments opens NY office for private debt: Another massive Canadian pension is making a move into the U.S. to directly compete with GPs. The Public Sector Pension … Continue reading PSP Investments’ Global Expansion?
