The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has boosted its investments in publicly traded Québec companies. The Canadian pension fund manager has increased its investment by more than $813 million.

The Quebec City-based manager has also integrated the National Bank Quebec Index, for Quebec-based companies, into its reference index for the Canadian Equity portfolio. The index for the Canadian Equity portfolio will be based 90% on the S&P/TSX index and 10% on the new National Bank Quebec Index.

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