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Operations Report Page 1 1996 Operations Report Page 1 1996 OPERATIONS REPORT Overview Financial Review and Total Return . 3 Profile . 4 Section Headings Message from the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer . 5 Investments and Returns . 8 Operations Core Portfolios . 11 Private Investments . 19 Depositors' Accounts Management . 28 Administration and Institutional Affairs . 31 Contribution to the vitality of the Québec economy and support for Montréal as a financial centre . 35 Caisse Board of Directors and Management . 37 Administrative Information - Caisse Real Estate Group . 38 Administrative Information - Caisse Private Investments Group . 39 Offices in Québec and abroad . 40 Page 2 Tables and graphs Financial statistics 8 Breakdown of investments 62 Changes in depositors' holdings in 1996 8 Caisse returns 63 Annual interest or income paid out on average deposits 9 Financial indices 63 Acquisitions of new bonds issued by the Gouvernement du Québec and the Québec public sector 11 Summary of bond portfolio 64 Investments in Canadian corporate shares and bonds 13 Acquisitions of new bonds issued by the Gouvernement by sector of activity du Québec and the Québec public sector in 1996 64 Participation in new bond issues of the 13 Changes in yield on Treasury Bills in 1996 Gouvernement du Québec in 1996 17 Changes in the Canadian dollar in 1996 65 Statement of bonds acquired directly from the 19 Private investments realized in 1996 Gouvernement du Québec or Hydro-Québec 20 Changes in private investments 67 Statement of real estate holdings 21 Breakdown of private investments by amount 71 Hypothèques CDPQ - Mortgages of $5 million and over 72 Statement of properties held for resale 21 Breakdown of private investments under management by subsidiary 73 Caisse Real Estate Group - Summaries of the specific portfolios 23 Caisse Real Estate Group portfolio 74 Investments in shares and bonds of public corporations 24 Sectorial distribution of Caisse Real Estate Group portfolio 120 Investments in shares and bonds of private corporations 24 Breakdown of real estate portfolio 25 Breakdown of real estate holdings Ten-year review 25 Geographical breakdown of the real estate portfolio 126 Funds entrusted by depositors 28 Depositors 128 Summary of depositors' holdings 30 Breakdown of depositors' holdings 128 Funds' net assets 30 Changes in depositors' holdings 129 Net income allocated to depositors 30 Value added to depositors' funds since 1966 129 Changes in investments as part of net assets 34 Caisse returns 1966-1996 130 Summary of investments 41 Report of Management 130 Summary of foreign investments 41 Auditor's Report 131 Summary of short-term investments 42 Financial statements 131 Changes in private investments 132 Breakdown of investments in percentage Supplementary information 134 Breakdown of investments in millions of dollars 56 Summary financial statements for the funds 136 Administrative statistics 58 Summary financial statements for the specific portfolios Page 3 FINANCIAL REVIEW AND TOTAL RETURN 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 (in millions of dollars) NET ASSETS Investments at cost Bonds 23,653 22,661 21,948 20,689 19,200 Shares and convertible securities 19,742 16,127 15,504 14,179 14,286 Mortgages 1,487 1,642 1,874 1,847 1,966 Real estate holdings 4,375 3,424 2,412 2,094 1,823 Short-term investments 2,075 3,067 1,796 2,778 1,984 Securities acquired under reverse repurchase agreements 1,324 62 - - - Total investments 52,656 46,983 43,534 41,587 39,259 Other assets and liabilities (2,905) (657) 333 560 286 Total net assets at cost 49,751 46,326 43,867 42,147 39,545 Excess fair value over cost of investments 7,463 4,859 993 4,970 1,762 Total net assets at fair value 57,214 51,185 44,860 47,117 41,307 DEPOSITORS' HOLDINGS Commission administrative des régimes de retraite et d'assurances - RREGOP 23,137 19,502 16,046 15,917 12,895 Régie des rentes du Québec 15,660 15,361 14,409 16,401 15,201 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec 5,543 4,974 4,692 5,710 5,328 Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail 5,705 4,962 4,219 4,315 3,835 Commission de la construction du Québec 5,568 4,943 4,264 4,360 3,753 Fonds d'amortissement des régimes de retraite gouvernementaux 1,088 939 803 - - Other depositors 513 504 427 414 295 Total depositors' holdings 57,214 51,185 44,860 47,117 41,307 NET DEPOSITORS' INCOME Net income from investments 2,819 2,867 2,717 2,631 2,693 Accumulated gains and losses on the sale of investments 2,213 1,212 166 1,358 576 Accumulated net income 5,032 4,079 2,883 3,989 3,269 Accumulated unrealized increase (decrease) in value 2,604 3,863 (3,975) 3,661 (1,603) Total net depositors' income 7,636 7,942 (1,092) 7,650 1,666 Net depositors' withdrawals 1,607 1,617 1,165 1,840 1,412 Figures prior to 1995 have not been restated to conform with the presentation of 1996. 1996 1992-1996 1987-1996 (5 years) (10 years) Total return 15.6 10.8 10.2 Current return 11.9 9.0 9.5 fair value - in percentage Total return is calculated using the time-weighted method. Current return is calculated at cost. Page 4 PROFILE A portfolio manager, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec invests the funds entrusted to it by Québec public pension and insurance plans and various public bodies. Since its creation by a special Act of the National Assembly in 1965, the Caisse has had the objective of achieving optimal financial returns and contributing by its activities to the vitality of the Québec economy, while ensuring the safety of the capital under management. A team of professionals makes an astute selection of investments and actively manages the Caisse portfolio. In doing so, managers use the best financial vehicles available: bonds, shares and convertible securities, mortgages, real estate and short-term investments, and derivative products. Active on all major financial markets, the Caisse is also the leading provider of risk capital in Québec and in Canada for private investments. The Caisse is also the leading investor in the Canadian stock market and is an important portfolio manager in North America. Operations are worldwide: the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its principal place of business is in Montréal, a major financial centre, while its Québec regional network Accès Capital has over 10 offices across Québec. The Caisse also shares representative offices in various countries. Page 5 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER In 1996, thanks to its investment management teams, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec achieved an overall return of 15.6%, bringing the average annual return for the last two years to 16.9%, the five-year return to 10.8% and the 10-year return to 10.2%. Income and added value totalled $15.5 billion for the last two years, $7.6 billion of which was generated in 1996. Assets rose from $44.9 billion at year-end 1994 to $51.2 billion at the end of 1995 and $57.2 billion at the end of 1996. Withdrawals by depositors were $1.6 billion in both 1995 and 1996. The 1996 Caisse results were very much in line with its long-term asset mix objectives. Bonds and other fixed- income instruments remain the largest asset class, while equities continue at the 40% legal limit, lower than most major pension funds and the real estate and mortgage sector represents 8 to 10% of assets. Overall, this asset mix has proven to be profitable for the domestic market over the last 15 years. In 1996, however, North American stock markets outperformed bond markets by a wide margin, with investor demand pushing up the value of the Canadian equities market by approximately 28% for the year. On its Québec and Canadian equities, which account for approximately 25% of the portfolio, the Caisse came close to matching the return for the domestic equities market, with one of the lowest portfolio risk levels in recent years. In other words, the Caisse adopted a cautious approach in 1996 in both the domestic and U.S. markets. However, it resisted the temptation – and was proven right – to liquidate its U.S. equity positions, which might have been a justifiable response to the extraordinarily high returns in this market in 1995. Overall, the performance of the foreign equity portfolio exceeded the objectives set. For their part, real estate investments finally seemed to have emerged from their long slump, with a 1996 return comparable to bond yields. In future years, the Caisse expects real estate investments to make a useful and positive contribution to its returns as a stabilizing force, which is the role they were originally intended to play. The managers responsible for fixed-income securities, in other words the management of interest rate risk, obtained an excellent performance from their portfolio, once again demonstrating a remarkably high level of expertise. The Private Investments Group also turned in noteworthy results. The five subsidiaries formed in 1995 were given the task of executing a $1.3 billion investment programme in 1996 and 1997. In 1996 alone, they succeeded in carrying out 80% of the programme with investments of $1.040 billion, generating a 31.5% return on their total portfolio of domestic equities and 20% on foreign securities. The management and Board of Directors of the Caisse believe such private investments offer long-term potential that, with the added value in the form of talent, expertise, information and networks, may surpass performance on markets that are increasingly efficient.
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