Building a Robust Portfolio in a Challenging Global Landscape
Roundtable Luncheon with Macky Tall, Head of Liquid Markets, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and President and Chief Executive Officer, CDPQ Infra
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Macky Tall will discuss CDPQ’s evolution into a global investor that manages an increasingly diversified portfolio for 41 depositors. He will talk about how CDPQ’s investment strategies have been supported by a robust risk management model; how focusing on real assets and absolute-return activities has delivered solid performance and inspired a new business model – CDPQ Infra, sponsor of the REM in Montréal; and how, with rapidly evolving global markets, an investor like CDPQ is continually focused on building a resilient long-term portfolio.
Macky Tall, Head of Liquid Markets, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and President and Chief Executive Officer, CDPQ Infra
Macky Tall is Head of Liquid Markets since March 2018. In this role, he leads the Equity Markets and Fixed Income teams. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of CDPQ Infra, a CDPQ subsidiary whose mandate is to plan, execute and operate public infrastructure projects. CDPQ Infra is currently implementing the largest public transit project – the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) – in the Greater Montréal in the last 50 years. Mr. Tall sits on CDPQ’s Executive Committee and Investment-Risk Committee.
He previously held the position of Executive Vice-President, Infrastructure, overseeing infrastructure strategy and investments. Mr. Tall joined CDPQ in 2004 as Director, Investment, Infrastructure, and accelerated the implementation of a business model focused on strategic partnerships with the largest infrastructure operators in the world, mainly in the sectors of power generation – particularly renewable energy – airports and ports, energy transportation and distribution, highways and passenger transport, and social infrastructure. With this approach, a portfolio valued at more than CAD16 billion was built. The team’s expertise also facilitated the implementation of a unique public infrastructure model, with the aunch of CDPQ Infra.
Before joining la Caisse, he held several senior management positions with companies in the energy and finance sectors, namely Hydro Québec, MEG International, Novergaz and Probyn & Company.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Finance) from HEC Montréal and an MBA (Finance) from the University of Ottawa. He also completed an undergraduate degree in Economics at Université de Montréal.
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