Leo Kolivakis is a blogger, trader and independent senior pension and investment analyst. This post was originally published at Pension Pulse. Chris Johns of The Irish Times reports, Pension crisis is still a financial disaster waiting to happen: Benjamin Franklin famously said the only two things about which we can be certain are death and taxes. … Continue reading Europe’s Pension Crisis?
This post is authored by Leo Kolivakis and was originally published at Pension Pulse. Kolivakis is a blogger, trader, economist and consultant — you can find him on Twitter or at his blog, Pension Pulse. The Canadian Press reports, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board teams up on $2.9 billion stake in U.K.’s top ports manager: The … Continue reading Pension Pulse: CPPIB’s Big Stake In the UK’s Top Ports?
Stephanie Eschenbacher of the Wall Street Journal reports, Swiss Investor Calls for Big Cut in Hedge Fund Fees: One of Europe’s biggest hedge fund investors, Unigestion, is pushing hedge funds to scrap management fees in place of a bigger slice of profits as investors attempt to crack down on high charges. Nicolas Rousselet, head of … Continue reading Pension Pulse: Transforming Hedge Fund Fees?
By Leo Kolivakis Originally published at Pension Pulse As you can read [in this CNBC article titled Funding shortfalls put pensions in peril], America’s private and public pensions aren’t in good shape. There are a lot of reasons why this is the case and my fear is the worst is yet to come. One thing … Continue reading Pension Pulse: America’s Pensions In Peril?
Last week, Canada’s Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec acquired a 30 percent stake in Eurostar International, a high-speed rail service that runs between London, Paris and Brussels. The deal came just months after Caisse partnered with Quebec’s government to take over some of the province’s major infrastructure projects. Leo Kolivakis of Pension Pulse … Continue reading Pension Pulse: Caisse’s High-Speed Push Into Infrastructure
This week, two Canadian pension funds — the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board – teamed up with Spanish bank Banco Santandar S.A. to manage a $2 billion portfolio of renewable energy assets. Leo Kolivakis of the Pension Pulse blog weighed in on the clean energy bet in a … Continue reading Kolivakis Weighs In On Canada Pensions’ Clean Energy Bet
