Top Canadian pension fund halts deals with UAE firm over Epstein ties

La Caisse suspends investments with Dubai-based DP World over chief executive’s links to Epstein.Published On 11 Feb 2026Canada’s second-largest pension fund has announced that it will suspend future investments with United Arab Emirates-based DP World following revelations of ties between the logistics firm’s chief executive and the late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.La Caisse said on Tuesday that it would not carry out further investments alongside the company until it shed light on chief executive Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s links to Epstein and took “necessary actions”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Struggling to navigate the Epstein files? Here is a visual guidelist 2 of 4What were Jeffrey Epstein’s links to Israel?list 3 of 4Will Israel annex the occupied West Bank?list 4 of 4US family demands pro-Palestine protester’s release after hospitalisationend of list“To be clear, we are not invested in DP World. It is a partner of ours in port projects around the world, but we are not shareholders of the parent company,” a spokesperson for La Caisse, which manages the state pension fund in Quebec, said in a statement.“It is also important to distinguish the company, DP World, from the individual, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, who is the focus of the current situation. On that point, we have made it clear to the company that we expect it to shed light on the situation and take the necessary actions.”La Caisse’s announcement comes after the release of millions of files by the US Justice Department last week, which revealed years of communications between bin Sulayem and Epstein, including discussions about the Emirati businessman’s relationships with women and his plans to visit Epstein’s home.In a speech on the floor of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna named bin Sulayem as one of six men whose identities had been previously redacted from the so-called Epstein files.