Alberta’s AIMCo shakeup could mean government control of pension fund assets
New appointees to AIMCo board include the Danielle Smith government’s own deputy minister of finance and former prime ...
Nate Horner: Why firing AIMCo's board was the best move for Alberta
Yesterday, Alberta’s Cabinet approved the appointment of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper as the new board chair of AIMCo, ...
Alberta Breaks With the Canadian Pension Model
The provincial government abruptly purged the board and senior leaders of Alberta’s pension fund, defying a long-held ...
Alberta appoints former prime minister Stephen Harper to chair AIMCo board
Harper is taking the role unpaid after Alberta’s government dismissed entire 10-member board of directors and four senior ...
Stephen Harper to oversee Alberta's $160B investment board, AIMCo
Former prime minister Stephen Harper has been tapped to lead the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), the Crown ...
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Alberta premier defends AIMCo purge to boost ‘middling’ returns
The government has considered hiring former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to lead AIMCo’s new board, people familiar ...
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Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta's $160B AIMCo fund manager
Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., which oversees more than ...
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Alberta's preference for Stephen Harper was well known within AIMCo, sources say
Earlier this month, Siddall was abruptly relieved of his duties as CEO by Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner while at an offsite gathering of AIMCo personnel in Edmonton. After Siddall left, Horner ...
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Alberta opposition party criticizes Stephen Harper appointment as AIMCo board chair by ruling conservatives
On Nov. 7, the Alberta government fired the entire board of AIMCo, as well as its CEO Evan Siddall, citing underperformance ...
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AIMCo overhaul: Board appointments next week, new heritage fund strategy in works, Smith says
AIMCo’s official mandate says it has “full discretion” to make investment decisions that “are free from any influence or direction from the Government of Alberta.” When asked if the ...
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Alberta hires former prime minister Stephen Harper as new AIMCo board chair
The Alberta government has hired former prime minister Stephen Harper as the chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) board of directors less than two weeks after it ...
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Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta’s $160B AIMCo fund
Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the ...