The hundred billion dollar start-up

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Created in 1997 as part of a plan to revive the health of the ailing Canada Pension Plan (CPP), the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP IB) has gone from strength to strength. Andrew Sheen talks to senior vice president John Ilkiw

"The hundred billion dollar startup" is the name used to describe the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) by senior vice president - portfolio design and risk management, John Ilkiw, and w...

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