Changes are effective Feb. 27
Quebec’s Caisse de dépôt pension fund manager has released its financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017. The annualized weighted average return on its clients’ funds is 9.3% for 2017, and 10.2% over a period of five years. In 2017 net investment results were $24.6 billion. Net deposits totalled $3.2 billion. Over five […]
The Private Capital Markets Association of Canada (PCMA) and the National Exempt Market Association (NEMA) have merged, making a new entity that’s the largest private capital markets community in Canada. Traditionally, PCMA’s membership and activities were largely based in Eastern Canada, while NEMA’s were in Western Canada. PCMA, founded in 2002, acts as a national […]
Prepare for a leaner, potentially meaner environment.
Fiera Capital Corporation has acquired Centria Commerce Inc. from DJM Capital Inc. Centria is a Quebec-based private investment manager that establishes and manages funds providing construction financing, real estate investment and short-term business financing. Fiera Capital will integrate Centria as its own private lending platform, allowing Fiera to offer its own diversified investment solutions directly […]
It employs more people than the forestry, pharmaceutical or medical devices industry. So why don’t more Canadians know about it?
Canadian private capital continued to climb in 2015, finds survey.
Equity crowdfunding is starting to catch on in North America.
Canadian venture capital (VC) investment is on pace for another strong year, while the private equity (PE) market lags behind last year’s total deal value for the same period despite an explosive rebound in 2015 Q3.
Have clients interested in private equity? These investments are generally highly illiquid, so before they put their money down, they should have a clear sense of what segments of the private equity space are most likely to deliver on expectations of higher returns.