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Here's How Billionaires Buy Stocks

The Motley Fool

These services include cash and securities lending, risk management consulting, custody of assets (holding securities), and making introductions between clients and investors. Private placements Sometimes, private companies sell shares of their company to a select group of investors.

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Are CPP Investments' 'Ideological Goals' Costing Canadians Money?

Pension Pulse

While the empirical evidence on ESG investing on financial returns is mixed, one thing is for sure—when asset managers add non-financial objectives, management fees are higher. They could simply carry on trying to maximize returns.

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CDPQ Posts 7.2% Return in 2023

Pension Pulse

CDPQ's own public equities portfolio saw its performance "driven by growth stocks, as well as by large positions in Quebec companies, which performed well." The private equity portfolio was affected by interest rate hikes as well as by an increase in financing costs, which affected certain private companies.

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CDPQ's Head of Liquid Markets Discusses Mid-Year Results

Pension Pulse

In the first half of 2023, higher financing costs hurt the Caisse’s private-equity portfolio, which posted a return of 1.4 In the short term, the portfolio was constrained by higher financing costs, which influenced the performance of certain private companies,” the pension fund said. per cent, far below its benchmark of 7.2