Emerging & global markets – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:03:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Legislation blocking ammunition investments could limit overall investment landscape in Canada: PIAC https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/legislation-blocking-ammunition-investments-could-limit-overall-investment-landscape-in-canada-piac/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162925 The Pension Investment Association of Canada, alongside the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and the Portfolio Management Association of Canada, is asking the Senate to consider the impact of Bill C-281 on institutional investors and pension plan members. The legislation being reviewed by the Senate aims to restrict investments connected to the creation of a […]

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]]> PSP Investments investing in accounting firm, Caisse-backed fintech asset becoming private company https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/psp-investments-investing-in-accounting-firm-caisse-backed-fintech-asset-becoming-private-company/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162896 The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, along with partner Investcorp, is investing in accounting firm PKF O’Connor Davies LLP. According to a press release, the new investment will give the firm more flexibility to pursue mergers and acquisitions as well as invest in new technology and service lines. The financial details of the transaction weren’t […]

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]]> CPPIB returns 3.6% in fiscal Q2 2025, net assets increase to $675.1BN https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/cppib-returns-3-6-in-fiscal-q2-2025-net-assets-increase-to-675-1bn/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162868 The Canada Pension Plan Investment board is reporting a 3.6 per cent return for the second quarter of its latest fiscal year, according to its latest quarterly report. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the CPPIB’s net assets totalled $675.1 billion, up from $646.8 billion at the end of the previous quarter. It reported a 10-year […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ names Kevin Kerr as executive managing director, portfolio solutions https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/ontario-teachers-names-kevin-kerr-as-executive-managing-director-portfolio-solutions/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:30:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162836 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Kevin Kerr as executive managing director of its new portfolio solutions department, effective immediately. The department will integrate value creation and portfolio management capabilities from across the Ontario Teachers’ private asset groups, according to a press release, noting Kerr and his team will be accountable for monitoring and […]

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]]> The Calgary Foundation using alternatives to push beyond its comfort zone https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/the-calgary-foundation-using-alternatives-to-push-beyond-its-comfort-zone/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:54:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162534 In the years following the 2008/09 financial crisis, Dan Langlois realized the allocation strategy for the Calgary Foundation’s endowment portfolio needed a significant adjustment if it planned to meet its annual funding goals. “I knew we needed to do something in terms of increasing the return in the portfolio to preserve the corpus or the […]

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]]> What could a second Trump presidency mean for Canadian institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/what-could-a-second-trump-presidency-mean-for-canadian-institutional-investors/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162463 While an arduous U.S. presidential election cycle may have created some market volatility, any uncertainties among Canadian institutional investors may begin to wane following Donald Trump’s election as the 47th U.S. president on Wednesday, says Ian Riach, senior vice-president and portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. “Economics tend to trump politics . . . . […]

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]]> CPPIB investing US$515M in gaming service provider, AIMCo acquiring U.K.-based real estate development https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-investing-us515m-in-gaming-service-provider-aimco-acquiring-u-k-based-real-estate-development/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162305 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing roughly US$515 million to acquire a 24.5 per cent stake in video games service provider Keywords Studios. The acquisition of the Ireland-based firm is being completed alongside EQT AB and Temasek Holdings Ltd. In a press release, Caitlin Gubbels, senior managing director and head of private equity […]

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]]> How are political tensions between Canada, India impacting institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/how-are-political-tensions-between-canada-india-impacting-institutional-investors/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162006 While political tensions have recently flared between Canada and India, institutional investors are unlikely to adjust their capital allocation to the country, says Partha Mohanram, John H. Watson chair in value investing at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. “I don’t [have] any indication that you’re going to see any kind […]

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]]> Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 5.1% in Q3 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/average-canadian-db-pension-plan-returns-5-1-in-q3-2024-report/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162163 The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 5.1 per cent during the third quarter of 2024, an increase from 1.1 per cent in the previous quarter, according to a new report by RBC Investor Services. It found Canadian DB plans achieved an average return of 9.6 per cent on a year-to-date basis. The growth […]

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]]> Ontario DB pension plan payouts provide $34.6BN to provincial GDP: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/ontario-db-pension-plan-payouts-provide-34-6bn-to-provincial-gdp-report/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162037 Defined benefit pension plans support more than one million beneficiaries in Ontario and these benefits provided more than $34.6 billion to the province’s gross domestic product in 2023, according to a new report by the Conference Board of Canada on behalf of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, the OPSEU Pension Trust and the University […]

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