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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments)

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is a global investment management organization established to help ensure the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is strong and sustainable for the long term. The CPP Investment Board was established by an Act of Parliament in December 1997. CPP invests around the world in public and private assets. Investments are diversified by asset class and geography so that the Fund is more resilient, and to safeguard the best interests of current and future CPP beneficiaries.

Country

Canada

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$431

Performance (%, 1YR)

6.8

Chief Executive

John Graham

Chief Investment Officer

Edwin D. Cass

Chair

Heather Munroe-Blum

Asset allocation

27% Public Equities

32% Private Equities

7% Fixed Income

16% Credit

9% Real Estate

9% Infrastructure

Website

View the annual report

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of March 31, 2022. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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