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UK private sector pension fund consolidation: Lessons from abroad
UK private sector pension fund consolidation: Lessons from abroad

Paul Traynor says UK schemes can learn a lot from the overseas experience of scheme consolidation

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 April 2017
Pension funds vote for removal of Sports Direct board
Pension funds vote for removal of Sports Direct board

Major pension funds and asset managers have voted against the re-election of Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley and chairman Keith Hellawell at the company's annual general meeting on 7 September.

  • Investment
  • 07 September 2016
Lessons in PE from Ontario teachers

PP looks at the Ontario Teachers' approach to private equity

  • Private Equity
  • 14 June 2012
FairPensions Annual Lecture: The 5 drivers of high performance schemes

Pension funds can change the face of modern capitalism if their investment and governance structures are fundamentally redesigned.

  • Industry
  • 16 November 2011
OTPP, Illinois TRS invest in NXT Capital

CANADA/US - Teachers' Private Capital, a unit of the C$107.5bn ($106.4bn) Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and the $37.3bn Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois have made equity investments to finance company NXT Capital.

  • Canada
  • 26 October 2011
OTPP completes Flexera Software acquisition

CANADA/US - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Flexera Software.

  • Canada
  • 04 October 2011
OTPP signs up to UN PRI

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has signed up to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI).

  • Canada
  • 15 September 2011
OTPP deeper in the red as members age

Despite delivering strong investment returns during 2010 the C$107bn ($112.6bn) Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan continues to face a C$17.2bn funding shortfall. Helen Morrissey speaks to OTPP's president and CEO Jim Leech about how the plan is addressing...

  • Canada
  • 06 May 2011
More Canadian funds turn to DC

CANADA - Canadian private pension funds have hit a "tipping point" with more than half converting defined benefit plans to defined contributions for current or future employees, a Towers Watson survey found.

  • Canada
  • 07 April 2011
OTPP reaps record returns but deficit still grows

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan added C$13.3bn ($13.9bn) in investment income in 2010, the highest in its history, but continues to face severe funding woes.

  • Canada
  • 06 April 2011
NEWS IN BRIEF

RBC completes BlueBay acquisition; State Street custody hire, Canada's OTPP invests in renewables

  • Canada
  • 17 December 2010
OTPP invests in Brazilian bank

CANADA - BTG Pactual has sold a $1.8bn stake to a group of international investors including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP).

  • Canada
  • 07 December 2010
OTPP to acquire stake in SonicWALL

CANADA/US - An investor group including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is set to acquire IT solutions provider SonicWALL in a US$717m deal.

  • Canada
  • 03 June 2010
CP2 to Keep Transurban Stake, Push for Board Changes

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - CP2 Ltd., Transurban Group's biggest shareholder, said it intends to hold onto its stake in the Australian toll-road operator and will push for boardroom changes after a bid to buy the company with two Canadian pension funds was rejected....

  • Canada
  • 28 May 2010
OTPP still underfunded despite positive 2009 returns

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is facing a C$17.1bn (US$17.04bn) funding shortfall despite outperforming its benchmark and generating a 13% return in 2009.

  • Canada
  • 07 April 2010
OTPP acquires the Exal Group

CANADA - A consortium led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has bought US aluminium container manufacturer Exal Group.

  • Canada
  • 06 April 2010
OTPP buys UK National Lottery firm

CANADA/UK - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has agreed to buy the operator of the UK National Lottery, Camelot, for an estimated £389m (US$577.7m).

  • Canada
  • 26 March 2010
Future Fund drops negotiations on Transurban

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - Australian pension reserve fund Future Fund has terminated discussions with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) regarding their proposal to acquire Transurban Group.

  • Australasia
  • 24 March 2010
Looking to infrastructure

Helen Morrissey speaks to Jim Leech, chief executive officer of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan about changes in asset allocation and how the fund is preparing for the future

  • Canada
  • 30 October 2009
OTPP acquires extra stake of Bristol airport

CANADA - The C$87.4bn (US$81.8bn) Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) will acquire an additional 35.5% stake in UK-based Bristol International Airport (BIA) in a deal with Macquarie Airports.

  • Canada
  • 16 September 2009
OTPP expands in sports company

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has acquired CTVglobemedia's remaining 7.7% stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), owner of several sports franchises including hockey league Toronto Maple Leafs.

  • Canada
  • 21 August 2009

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