The main driver of growth was last year’s stock markets surge
Ottawa is worried about the fallout when big companies with large unfunded pension liabilities go under
CEO says stock market correction may provide better investment prices
The 1.8% rate of return after costs put the pension fund’s long-term rates of return well above the minimums required to be sustainable for decades
The pension fund would prefer to invest in late-stage infrastructure projects or completed projects
CPPIB and PSP Investment Board will each own a 50% stake in the properties
Government will consult with experts and stakeholders
CPPIB to shift bigger share of assets to emerging markets: CEO
Assets under management rise to $219.1 billion
Canadian seniors are already doing well. Boosting the CPP, as some are suggesting, is not the right way to improve savings