Asset Allocation
Building Out the Grid: Investing in Generation, Transmission
Investment opportunities in electric power are rising in popularity, but that does not mean they are simple paths to success.
Tag: Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Risk
Crypto Bloodbath Won’t Stop Spreading, as Some Lose the Right to Their Money
A bankruptcy judge’s ruling against customers in the Celsius case is the latest blow.
News
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Invests in Scottish Hydroelectric Transmission System
The pension fund will pay $2.4 billion for 25% of SSEN Transmission, continuing the plan’s allocation to infrastructure, which has increased 60% since 2017.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers Pension Could Lose $95 Million on FTX Investment
The $183 billion Canadian pension fund said its exposure to failed crypto exchange was minimal.
Asset Allocation
‘More Slowly and With a Narrower Focus’
Institutional investors are still placing long-term bets on emerging markets despite recent volatility.
Pensions
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund Misses Benchmark with 8.6% Return in 2020
But the C$221.2 billion plan ends 2020 fully funded for the eighth straight year.
Asset Management Culture
Canadian Pension CEOs Call for Increased ESG Disclosure
The eight funds, which represent $1.23 trillion in assets, said it is ‘vital’ that companies report standardized ESG data.
Alternatives
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Invests $350 Million in Indian Private Credit
The fund is teaming up with Indian private debt manager Edelweiss Group.
Alternatives
NZ Super Fund, Ontario Teachers’ Buy Australian Pathology Firm
The pension funds are each taking a 50% stake in Asia Pacific Healthcare Group in a $362 million sale.
Asset Allocation
Ontario Teachers’ Strikes Gold in Flexible Natural Resources Deal
OTPP and New Gold Inc. trade instant capital for free cash flows from a gold mine, with the option to convert to ownership.
Asset Allocation
Canadian Pensions Acquire Stake in Mexican Construction Firm
CPPIB continues to plow money into infrastructure investments.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers Tags With Alphabet to Launch Tech-based Infrastructure Company
New firm spun out of Google parent’s urban innovation business.
Corporate Moves
Ontario Teachers’ COO Leaves to Spearhead United Nations Pension Fund
Rosemarie McClean has spent more than 33 years at the Canadian pension.
Risk
Ontario Teachers’ Returns 6.3% in First Half of 2019
C$201.4 billion fund boosts its fixed income holdings to counter global slowdown.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Next Key Markets: Asia, Europe, and Infrastructure
CEO Ron Mock discusses plans to potentially triple Asian headcount and push $8 billion into infrastructure.