16th January, 2025
Canadian pension funds are facing fierce criticism over their billion-dollar stakes in global gas infrastructure, with climate advocates like Shift: Action for Pension Wealth labeling these investments as high-risk and out of step with the accelerating energy transition.
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10th January, 2025
In just the first two weeks of 2025, Canadian pension funds have solidified their position as global infrastructure powerhouses.
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13th December, 2024
India’s renewable energy sector, a cornerstone of the country’s green transition, has long attracted state-owned investors eager to capitalize on its immense growth potential.
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25th October, 2024
Canada’s CPP investments and Australia’s Aware Super have each announced GBP1 billion (US$1.3 billion) joint ventures in anticipation of planning liberalization that will stimulate the construction industry.
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21st October, 2024
Canadian public pension funds are facing the heat of scrutiny over governance, having prided themselves as the leaders in transparency and best practices.
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17th October, 2024
Data centers have emerged as the top real estate segment for state-owned investors, after AustralianSuper announced a US$1.5 billion investment in US-based DataBank.
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2nd October, 2024
Canada’s biggest public pension fund CPP Investments is deploying a breathtaking amount of capital to data centers with its latest joint venture deal with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and global digital infrastructure company Equinix set to break records - and IMCO is also seeking to gain a bit of the action in the fast-growing sector.
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16th September, 2024
North American and European public pension funds are selling large chunks of their private equity holdings as secondary markets have picked up and limited partners are ramping up portfolio sales.
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12th September, 2024
With India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways setting out plans for INR22 trillion (US$262 billion) in infrastructure investment up to FY2031/32, the Indian roads sector continues to be one of the world’s fastest growing infrastructure markets.
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11th September, 2024
Brazil is growing in prominence as an investment target among state-owned investors eyeing long-term returns and coming quarters are set to see a slew of sovereign capital in the South American market with infrastructure the prime target.
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28th August, 2024
Public pension funds from Australia, Canada and the Netherlands have swung their support behind the EUR2.1 billion capital-raising by euNetworks amid surging appetite for digital infrastructure among state-owned investors.
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13th August, 2024
Canada’s biggest public pension fund, the US$67 billion CPP Investments, has boosted its investment in sustainable energy with a US$843 million investment in Denver-based Tallgrass Energy, in partnership with Blackstone, as part of its ongoing decarbonization strategy.
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