Asset Allocation
Infrastructure Ranks as OMERS’ Top Performer in H1
The Canadian pension fund returned 2.2% during the first half of 2025 to raise its asset value to C$140.7 billion.
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Alternatives
Demand for Data Centers, Energy Creates a Gold Rush for Infrastructure Investors
Asset owners and managers are pouring hundreds of billions into the construction of infrastructure for the AI ecosystem, although the horizon is not entirely clear.
Alternatives
Macquarie Asset Management Closes Inaugural Infrastructure Secondaries Fund
Approximately $711 million in total commitments were made for MAPIF.
Asset Allocation
La Caisse Invests $2.3B in UK Nuclear Plant
The Quebec pension fund will take a 20% stake in the $51.40 billion project.
Asset Allocation
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Departs Airport Business
The pension fund sold its stakes in the five airports it owned in multiple transactions spanning fewer than three months.
Market Moves
JFK Airport Lands Australia’s TelstraSuper as New Investor
The investment, of an undisclosed amount, “aligns with our long-term approach and our commitment to supporting essential infrastructure,” a fund official said.
Pensions
PSP Invests More Than $1.5B in Fiber Infrastructure Joint Venture With BCE
The partnership aims to build fiber networks in underserved areas of the U.S.
Manager Selection
Nest Seeds New Infrastructure Debt Fund With $708M Investment
The U.K. pension and IFM Investors intend to focus on the European market.
Asset Allocation
NBIM Acquires Stakes in Offshore Wind Farms
The Norwegian sovereign fund will take a $1.5 billion stake in projects in Germany and Denmark.
Asset Allocation
Infrastructure, Real Assets Make Attractive Additions to Fixed-Income Portfolios
The asset classes can provide significant diversification and are uncorrelated with other fixed-income investments.
Newsmakers
OMERS’ Ralph Berg Shines a Spotlight on Infrastructure
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System CIO explains his fund’s approach to infrastructure, asset allocation, U.S. tariffs and the Canadian model.
Alternatives
Canada’s CDPQ Inks Another Alternative Energy Deal
The pension fund has launched a joint venture with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake to invest in renewable energy infrastructure.
Asset Allocation
Canadian Pension Fund BCI Offers to Take Infrastructure Manager BBGI Private
The Luxembourg-based manager could be acquired for $1.31 billion.
Newsmakers
PSP Investments Names Infrastructure, Clean-Tech Boss Patrick Charbonneau as CIO
Charbonneau has been president and CEO of PSP subsidiary Canada Growth Fund Investment Management, which named Yannick Beaudoin as his successor.
Corporate Moves
Apollo Global Management Bolsters Infrastructure Portfolio
The $733 billion asset manager has signed three infrastructure deals in the first two weeks of 2025, including its recent acquisition of Argo Infrastructure.