THE 5 MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE 

IN CANADIAN FINANCE

1. John Ruffolo, CEO, OMERS Ventures. OMERS is the venture capital branch of the Ontario municipal workers’ pension. “Ruffolo presides over a $200-million fund that’s offering big money to startups that just might become megaplayers,”writes CB.

Read: OMERS working with Japanese pension fund

. Mark Wiseman, President and CEO, CPP Investment Board. With more than $200 billion in his hands, Wiseman is responsible for the welfare of retired Canadians now and for generations to come. Recently, the CPPIB has embraced a more active management philosophy, and has bought stakes in global infrastructure, REITs and other massive long-term investments. Last year, the fund saw a 16.5% annual return.

Read: Report questions CPP fees

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In this BLOG we will look at pensions and their impact on what are called Public Private Partnerships or P3’s.  IT will also deal with other pension matters, such as Defined Contribution Plans (DC) vs Defined Benefit (DB) PLANS, the weakness in private plans, the need for pension reform in public pensions to have shareholder rights, directorships and ethical investment directives and policies.