The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a 5.1 per cent investment return during the first half of 2026, pushing its net assets to $552 billion.

The investment organization confirmed its results underperformed its benchmark of 7.5 per cent for the first six months of the year. The benchmark was attributed partly to the extended superior performance of stock indexes compared with private assets.

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“During the first six months of the year there were two major trends that dominated the markets, firstly the very strong enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, which has persisted and has even been gathering pace for just over three years now, and secondly the conflict in........

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