1st July, 2023
We are delighted to present the 2023 GSR Scoreboard, the most comprehensive analysis on the Governance, Sustainability and Resilience (“GSR”) practices and efforts of the world’s major State-Owned Investors (“SOIs”), including Sovereign Wealth Funds (“SWFs”) and Public Pension Funds (“PPFs).
23rd June, 2023
As industry analysts, we have always been fascinated by the changing meter on NBIM’s website. Anyone can see the market value of the world’s largest SWF at any point in time, according to the fluctuations in global financial markets. Over the years, NZ Super joined this effort and is now showing an “AuM-clock” on their homepage, too.
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19th June, 2023
Since 2020, Global SWF has issued an annual assessment of the efforts of state-owned investors, including sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds, around governance, sustainability, and resilience (GSR).
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7th June, 2023
Few public pension funds have the kind of commitment CDPQ has to their home economies, with most focused solely on optimal returns.
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30th May, 2023
The Netherlands’ public pension fund managers APG and Bouwinvest have swung their weight behind an Australian build-to-rent (BTR) partnership with student accommodation leader Scape Australia founders, Stephen Gaitanos and Craig Carracher.
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5th May, 2023
On April 20, Charles Emond, President and Chief Executive Officer of CDPQ, received from Diego Lopez, Founder and Managing Director of Global SWF, the physical award “Fund of the Year” at the headquarters of the Canadian pension manager in Montréal.
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24th April, 2023
CDPQ’s decision to deploy US$11.2 billion in European private markets via an expanded London-based team follows a trend among Canada’s Maple 8 public pension funds seen in recent years.
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20th April, 2023
State-owned investors (SOIs) are dumping their Shanghai-listed A-Shares and rapidly reducing their exposure to Chinese public markets amid rising geopolitical risks and market uncertainty.
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7th March, 2023
Canada’s biggest public pension fund CPP Investments has boosted its exposure to India’s burgeoning renewables sector with the acquisition of Goldman Sachs’ stake in ReNew Power for US$268 million.
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28th February, 2023
Canadian public pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) reported a 4.2% return in 2022, notching up C$4.9 billion (US$3.6 billion) in investment gains.
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13th February, 2023
A INR150 billion (US$1.8 billion) tech-focused Indian real estate platform represents formed by Ivanhoé Cambridge – the real estate arm of Canadian pension fund CDPQ – and Singaporean state owned investor Temasek’s Mapletree represents a landmark leap forward in foreign real estate investment in India.
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7th February, 2023
One of Canada’s biggest public pension funds, Québec’s CDPQ, has added a 50% stake in a Montréal road and bridge concession to its growing portfolio of domestic, province-oriented real assets, affirming its leading role in the country’s infrastructure space.
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