The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec confirms its compliance with National instrument 24-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec today published its trade matching statement, in accordance with National Instrument 24-101 – Institutional Trade Matching and Settlement. The Caisse confirms that it has put in place the internal policies and procedures to comply with National Instrument 24-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA).

The Instrument applies to investment managers, broker/dealers and securities custodians. It provides for the development of a framework for more efficient and timely processing of institutional trades.

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is a financial institution that manages funds primarily for public and private pension and insurance plans. As at December 31, 2006, it held $143.5 billion of net assets. One of the leading institutional fund managers in Canada, the Caisse invests in the main financial markets as well as in private equity and real estate.