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Artem Milinchuk is a seasoned entrepreneur who has unique expertise in the world of agriculture. Artem has over 10 years of finance experience in food, agriculture, and farmland. Prior to founding FarmTogether, Artem was employee #1 and CFO/VP of Operations at Full Harvest Technologies, a now post-Series A B2B platform for buying and selling produce. He previously worked at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Sprott Resource Holdings, E&Y and PwC. Artem holds an MBA from The Wharton School, and a BA and MA in Economics from the Higher School of Economics. Few people realize that farmland is an investable asset that has many favorable characteristics. In this podcast Artem talks to us about why he started FarmTogether and why now is a particularly exciting time to be investing here. If you are interested in learning more please check them out at https://farmtogether.com/ and don't forget to use your Parallel Passport to sign in!
Barbara Zvan, FSA, FCIA, CERA is Chief Risk & Strategy Officer at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The Investment Section of the Society of Actuaries is creating a podcast series - How I Became an Investment Actuary. In each podcast, we will interview a prominent investment actuary. We hope to provide a series of interest to actuaries wanting to use their actuarial skills in the world of investments. In this installment, Barbara discusses how she came to be in her current role and how her actuarial skills contribute.
Jane Rowe, senior managing director and head of private capital for Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, one of the pioneers of the Canadian private investing model, talks with MMG Editor-in-Chief Deborah Cohen about the plan’s strategy, including backing private equity funds, plus direct investment alongside GPs and long-term equity holds.
In episode #210, Jim Leech, president and chief executive officer at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, discusses the state of the pension fund industry.
The sale of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment took a step forward this week when the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan bought out TD Bank's 13% stake. FP's chief business correspondent Theresa Tedesco has the insider details on what happens next to the Leafs/Last week saw oil, silver and gold prices obliterated in a sudden commodity rout. This week, amid increasing price volatility, FP's mining reporter Peter Koven gives you a run down of why prices suddenly reversed and where they go next