foreign investment – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Mandating Canadian pension funds’ domestic investments could harm plan members: study https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/mandating-canadian-pension-funds-domestic-investments-could-harm-plan-members-study/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157443 A potential federal mandate for Canadian pension funds to increase their domestic investments could end up harming the very people the pension system is set up to protect, according to a new study by the Global Risk Institute. The paper examined the potential effect of official legislation that pushes for increased investments in domestic markets, […]

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]]> Feds seeking to boost domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors: budget https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/feds-seeking-to-boost-domestic-investments-by-canadian-institutional-investors-budget/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154356 In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is being tasked to lead an organization that will identify priority investment opportunities in the country for the more than $3 trillion held by […]

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]]> A look at China’s private pension pilot project https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/a-look-at-chinas-private-pension-pilot-project/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:54:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135060 Traditionally, Chinese workers have relied on two pillars of income in retirement — the basic state pension and employer-sponsored plans open to employees in certain sectors. However, in late 2022, the Chinese government poured some concrete into the mould of a third pillar, unveiling the details of a previously announced private pension scheme. Under the […]

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]]> India courting Canada’s pension funds for infrastructure investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/indian-government-courting-canadas-pension-funds-for-infrastructure-investments/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:15:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=118213 India’s finance minister is calling on Canada’s pension plans to invest in infrastructure projects in the world’s most populous democracy. This week, Mary Ng, Canada’s minister of international trade, export, small business and economic development met with Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s minister of finance, to exchange views on opportunities to further economic cooperation between the two […]

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]]> Africa Rebranded https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/africa-rebranded/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/africa-rebranded/#respond Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:35:43 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/africa-rebranded/ Leaders make case that continent is open for business, not hopeless.

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