Brazil – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 CPPIB reinvesting $532M in Brazilian water firm, OMERS increasing stake in Indian infrastructure fund https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/cppib-reinvesting-532m-in-brazilian-water-firm-omers-increasing-stake-in-indian-infrastructure-fund/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160008 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is reinvesting $532 million in its majority-owned Brazilian water and sanitation company Iguá Saneamento. The new financial commitment will fund the company’s growth in the Brazilian state of Sergipe, according to a press release. “This sector has significant room for growth while also providing opportunities to invest in long-term, […]

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]]> CPPIB investing €550M in European digital solutions provider, Caisse buying Brazilian power transmission platform https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-investing-e550m-in-european-digital-solutions-provider-caisse-buying-brazilian-power-transmission-platform/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157990 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing €550 million in Europe-based team.blue to acquire a 20 per cent interest in the firm. The total transaction gives team.blue a valuation of €4.8 billion. The digital solutions provider serves 3.3 million small- and medium-sized businesses across 22 countries. In a press release, Hafiz Lalani, managing director […]

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]]> Caisse buys stake in Brazilian energy firm subsidiary, backs Quebec-based bakery https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-buys-stake-in-brazilian-energy-firm-subsidiary-backs-quebec-based-bakery/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:00:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149671 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is buying a 15 per cent stake in a subsidiary of Brazil-based renewable energy company ENGIE Brasil Energia. The $848 million investment in Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A. increases the Caisse’s stake in the company to 50 per cent, according to a press release. “Today’s announcement is consistent […]

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]]> Would Brazil’s new bond work in Canada? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/would-brazils-new-bond-work-in-canada/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:55:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148795 RendA+, an innovative bond instrument in Brazil, is serving as a relatively safe asset for defined contribution pension plans and lowering retirement risk, especially for those without a workplace pension plan. At a 2019 retirement security conference held in Brazil, Arun Muralidhar, chairman and chief investment officer at AlphaEngine Global Investment Solutions, proposed the introduction […]

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]]> CPPIB backing Brazilian reforestation startup; CPPIB, IMCO and OMERS investing in Swedish car battery maker https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-backing-brazilian-reforestation-startup-cppib-imco-and-omers-investing-in-swedish-car-battery-maker/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142542 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing US$30 million in reforestation efforts in Brazil’s Amazon region through a private venture partnership. The Amazon Reforestation Fund, managed by Mombak Gestora de Recursos, will also receive an equity transfer of US$500,000 from the CPPIB. It’s the first time the CPPIB is investing in Brazilian reforestation. In […]

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]]> 2022 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Geopolitics roaring back into focus for institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2022-top-40-money-managers-report-geopolitics-roaring-back-into-focus-for-institutional-investors/ Fri, 13 May 2022 12:53:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120878 While politics plays a role in most investment decisions, it tends to arise on a fairly localized basis, says Michael Craig, head of the asset allocation and derivatives teams at TD Asset Management Inc. In addition, its prominence as a factor usually rises and falls on a cycle, slipping easily off investors’ radar in times […]

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]]> CPPIB investing in Japanese logistics, energy partnership in Brazil https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-commits-to-japanese-logistics-energy-partnership-in-brazil-caisse-enters-sustainable-forestry-partnership/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109916 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is committing $1.3 billion to a logistics fund involved in projects in major urban centres in Japan. The GLP Development Partners IV fund, managed by the Singapore-based GLP, will focus on developing modern logistics facilities in large-scale projects around Tokyo and Osaka. So far, the fund has raised $3.6 […]

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]]> MSCI introducing Brazilian property index https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/msci-introducing-brazilian-property-index/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/msci-introducing-brazilian-property-index/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:44:42 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/msci-introducing-brazilian-property-index/ MSCI Inc. is expanding its range of emerging markets tools by launching a new property index for Brazil. The new index aims to bring transparency and consistent measurement to the Brazilian property market, said an MSCI press release. “Private real asset investing has become increasingly mainstream around the world, particularly in emerging markets like Brazil […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/msci-introducing-brazilian-property-index/feed/ 0 Greystar joins CPPIB, Cyrela in Brazilian residential real estate joint venture https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/cppib-investing-in-brazilian-residential-real-estate/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/cppib-investing-in-brazilian-residential-real-estate/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:24:32 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/cppib-investing-in-brazilian-residential-real-estate/ Greystar Real Estate Partners is joining the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Cyrela Brazil Realty in a joint venture that will develop, own and operate purpose-built multifamily rental housing in São Paulo, Brazil. The platform and partnership, first created by the CPPIB and Cyrela in November 2019, continues to target an investment of up […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/cppib-investing-in-brazilian-residential-real-estate/feed/ 0 Easing trade tensions bode well for emerging market stocks https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/easing-trade-tensions-bode-well-for-emerging-market-stocks/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/easing-trade-tensions-bode-well-for-emerging-market-stocks/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:09:50 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/easing-trade-tensions-bode-well-for-emerging-market-stocks/ Several factors are pointing to a possible rebound in emerging market stocks this year. Stocks in China and other developing economies notched solid gains in 2019, but lagged the blockbuster market returns delivered by publicly traded companies in the U.S. and other developed economies. The U.S.-China trade war and signs of slowing global economic growth […]

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