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Blackstone invests $925m for stake in Grosvenor Place

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... Grosvenor Place office tower in Sydney CBD. The private equity giant has acquired the stake from Dexus (37.5%) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (12.5%). Dexus said it would use part of its proceeds ($694m) from the sale to repay debt. The 50% ...

AustralianSuper ups stake in WestConnex

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... 50% of STP and operates WestConnex on behalf of the owners, and global pension and sovereign wealth funds Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Tawreed Investments. AustralianSuper has over ...

Pension fund backs Aussie insurance distributor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... 33.4% stake in the Greenstone, the Sydney-based distributor of several retail insurance brands. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has reached an agreement to acquire the stake from fellow Canadian pension giant CDPQ and insurer Hollard, which is its ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Sixteen of Australia's pension funds are among the world's largest, with the Asia Pacific region clocking the largest rate of growth last year despite COVID-19. New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments shows the assets ...

World Pension Alliance condemns COVID early release

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The international pension body is warning of the dangers in governments allowing unrestricted pension withdrawals as a pandemic response. The WPA represents pension plans and providers in Europe, the United States of America, Canada, Latin America ...

CPP Investments APAC lead to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
The head of Asia Pacific for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has been promoted, with a replacement yet to be confirmed. Suyi Kim served as head of Asia Pacific since June 2016, overseeing close to $118 billion in investments and about 160 staff. ...

Mercer partners with platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
Mercer has announced a new strategic partnership with eVestment, a Nasdaq platform and institutional data and analytics specialist. Effective immediately, asset owners will be able to access Mercer's library of public and private markets research, ratings ...

Eliminating debt prioritised over pension contributions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... from the US finds that workers would rather pay off debt than contribute as much as 10% of their salary to their pension plan. J.P. Morgan Asset Management's annual survey found that 65% of employees haven't been able to contribute to their retirement ...

QSuper, IFM bid for Sydney Airport

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... billion offer for a 22% stake in Spanish energy company Naturgy Energy Group and along with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board is set to acquire 100% of Enwave (Canada), the second co-investment for the firms, from Brookfield Infrastructure for ...

Pinnacle affiliates reach $85bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management has reported a 20% boost in assets under management across all its affiliates, hitting $84.9 billion in the space of four months. In an update to investors, the ASX-listed firm announced robust end of April 2021 results ...