Caisse Boosts Local Exposure By $813M

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has boosted its investments in publicly traded Québec companies.

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.

Click here for the release from Canada Newswire.