CPP Investments recently released that the CPP Fund has grown to $570 billion, as of March 31, 2023, and delivered a 10-year net annualized return of 10% ― making ours one of the highest performing pension plans in the world. While uncertainty continues and competition is fierce, we remain focused on the long term. As John Graham noted in his annual President's Message to Canadians, “a lot can happen in one year” and our work in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 only underscores that point. In this issue, we address some of the trends that promise to shape the investing landscape in the months ahead. Four minutes with our Global Head of Active Equities and Investment Science Frank Ieraci on the state of markets, why coding software has dethroned excel, and how mentorship today is even more important. Here's what he told us Views from Milken Thirty-five hundred leaders from philanthropy to finance assembled to discuss the theme “Advancing a Thriving World” at the 25th annual Milken Institute Global Conference. We attended to gather intel on the macro landscape and to hunt for attractive investment opportunities. Read what we learned The age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chris Gillam, Director, Operational Risk and Fellow, World Economic Forum and Nadeem Janmohamed, Managing Director, Active Equities, explore investing in the age of AI. Read their views Leon Pedersen, our Head of Growth Equity, spoke to Jordan Jacobs, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Radical Ventures, about his views on AI. As AI changes the future of work, what’s the most important skill that schools need to teach? Hear Jordan's take New report shows payoff from investing in employees The Insights Institute recently published The People Factor, a jointly produced report with FCLTGlobal and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  It makes clear the payoff for companies that invest in their employees. Over a three-year period, companies that back up talk about investing in employees with action are associated with a 4.0% higher return on invested capital on an absolute basis than counterparts that did neither. Read more We live in a time when the pension systems of many other Western countries are struggling to survive. And yet the Canada Pension Plan enjoys a level of stability that’s the envy of countries worldwide. John Graham, President & CEO, shared why in a recent speech at the CD Howe Institute. Did you know CPP Investments is the world’s largest private equity investor, according to PEI’s 2022 Global Investor 100 ranking? Learn more in an interview with Suyi Kim, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Private Equity in the April 2023 edition of Private Equity International magazine. Some of our senior female leaders shared their experiences in iConnections’ “Women at the forefront of alternative investments” report. Suyi Kim and Priti Singh, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Markets and Factor Investing, addressed how we need to develop the careers of female investors, and shared views on the progress GPs are making on advancing gender equity. We believe investors have a responsibility to drive credible transition plans. Our Chief Sustainability Officer Richard Manley recently spoke with the International Centre for Pension Management about developing our Abatement Capacity Assessment framework, how we’ve applied it, and how other organizations can as well. Watch here. Chief Investment Strategist Geoffrey Rubin appeared on the Macro Hive podcast to share our approach to investing and his views on a wide range of topics, including the 60:40 portfolio, the endowment model, systematic and idiosyncratic returns, passive vs. active investing, as well as governance and culture. 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Video • June 9, 2023 Our Expertise “Advancing a Thriving World” – Views from the 25th annual Milken Institute The questions asked, and themes raised, promise to dominate headlines in the years to come. Article • June 9, 2023 Technology Disruption Investing in the age of artificial intelligence Chris Gillam, Director, Operational Risk and Nadeem Janmohamed, Managing Director, Active Equities, share their views. Article • June 9, 2023