emerging and global markets – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 OMERS sells LifeLabs for $1.35BN, Ontario Teachers’ Venture Growth invests in Japanese HR software firm https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/omers-sells-lifelabs-for-1-35bn-ontario-teachers-venture-growth-invests-in-japanese-hr-software-firm/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157745 The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is selling LifeLabs Inc. in a deal worth roughly $1.35 billion to U.S.-based Quest Diagnostics. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, said a press release. The Canadian laboratory firm will retain its brand, headquarters and management after the deal closes. “OMERS is proud […]

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]]> BCI reports 7.5% annual return, assets grow to $250.4BN https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/bci-reports-7-5-annual-return-assets-grow-to-250-4bn/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157613 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting an annual return of 7.5 per cent, or $17.4 billion, as at March 31, 2024, up from 3.5 per cent the previous fiscal year, according to its latest annual report. The report, which reflects the results from the investments of its six largest pension clients — the BC Hydro Pension […]

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]]> Ivanhoé Cambridge increasing investment in real estate partnership, PSP Investments selling data centre operator stake https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/ivanhoe-cambridge-increasing-investment-in-real-estate-partnership-psp-investments-selling-data-centre-operator-stake/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157300 Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is increasing the size of its investment partnership with Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners to US$500 million. The investment partnership, which was originally formed in 2021, will continue to seek equity investments in multifamily properties, student housing and manufactured housing […]

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]]> How the investment strategies of the Maple 8 impact the decisions of medium- and small-sized plan sponsors https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-the-investment-strategies-of-the-maple-8-impact-the-decisions-of-medium-and-small-sized-plan-sponsors/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:56:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157189 While many of the investment strategies and resources at the disposal of the Maple 8 — Canada’s eight largest public pension plans that represent more than $2.1 trillion in assets under management — are out of reach for medium- and small-sized plan sponsors in the country, the path carved by the most sophisticated investment organizations […]

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]]> Caisse investing $500MN in National Bank of Canada, backing EV charging station operator https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/caisse-backs-new-funding-for-electric-vehicle-charging-station-operator-sells-stake-in-budapest-airport/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156778 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $500 million in National Bank of Canada to support its acquisition strategy for Canadian Western Bank. The acquisition deal is worth $5 billion and will give National Bank a presence in Western Canada. Following the Caisse’s investment in National Bank, it will become the second […]

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]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: Global energy interests posing challenges to institutional investors’ net-zero targets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-global-energy-interests-posing-challenges-to-institutional-investors-net-zero-targets/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:59:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156206 Global powerhouses China and India will continue to heavily bet in oil and gas opportunities due to projected demand, despite the global push for green energy, said John Sitilides, senior fellow for national security at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April. […]

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]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: Emerging markets providing opportunities for institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-emerging-markets-providing-opportunities-for-institutional-investors/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:53:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155828 It’s the right time for institutional investors to commit allocations to the emerging markets asset class, said Andrew Ness, portfolio manager of emerging markets equity at Franklin Templeton Investments Ltd., during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April. “We’re seeing an opportunity where the cyclical drivers are meeting the secular drivers of […]

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]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: Institutional investors finding opportunity in Japan’s equity market resurgence https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-institutional-investors-finding-opportunity-in-japans-equity-market-resurgence/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:52:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155841 Japan’s equity market is a growth jurisdiction once again, said Olga Bitel, partner and global strategist at William Blair, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024 Global Investment Conference held in April. While this is very much early days for Japan, there are three opportunities on the horizon: an expansion, substantial and real progress in rolling […]

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]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: How institutional investors are navigating developed, emerging market trends https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-how-db-pension-plans-are-monitoring-emerging-markets-progress/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:48:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156218 During a panel at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April, three key thought leaders representing defined benefit pension plan sponsors shared their views on investment trends and challenges in developed and emerging markets. Investing in emerging markets brings a slate of challenges for investors, said Jean-Christophe Lermusiaux, (pictured centre) managing director of […]

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]]> Issuance of emerging market green bonds expected to reach US$240BN by 2025: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/issuance-of-emerging-market-green-bonds-expected-to-reach-us240bn-by-2025-report/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156598 The issuance of emerging market green bonds linked to sustainability and social factors is expected to grow at an annual rate of 7.1 per cent between 2023 and 2025, according to a new report by Amundi Asset Management and the International Finance Corp. It found in 2023, emerging market green bonds surged 45 per cent […]

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