Undergrad to PE Pension Funds

Anyone knows if Canadian pension funds recruit FT analysts straight out of undergrad? 

How hard is it and would you consider it to be better than starting in IB first? 

 
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CPP and OMERS both have a rotational program - I heard teachers hire directly into groups as of rn, but very rare and even in the case that they do, it's offers given to previous interns. I also know of BCI hiring analysts straight from undergrad but they're HQ'ed in Victoria, so that may be a downside for some people. Personally, I'd take a pension fund over an ib position, but with the ib position I believe it does open more doors.  However, in terms of competitiveness, I think it is much harder to get a spot in a pension than it is to get a spot in banking, due to the limited number of positions available. 

 

BCI... but they're HQ'ed in Victoria, so that may be a downside for some people.

I think their real estate arm, QuadReal, is based out of Vancouver though which isn't as bad

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