geopolitical risk – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:17:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2024 Top 40 Money Managers Report: To divest or engage? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2024-top-40-money-managers-report-to-divest-or-engage/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:57:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162546 With 15 different client organizations, including nine public sector pension plans, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has opted to engage, rather than divest, from certain investments, particularly those in the energy sector. “One of the things we were very clear on, both for ourselves and in talking to clients, is that divestment wasn’t the way […]

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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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]]> World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 12.5% in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/worlds-500-largest-asset-managers-aum-up-12-5-in-2023-report/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161733 The world’s 500 largest asset managers’ assets under management increased by 12.5 per cent to US$128 trillion in 2023, compared to $113.7 trillion at the end of 2022, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. It noted the annual growth rate represents a significant recovery from the major correction seen in 2022, […]

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]]> Coverage of the 2024 Global Investment Conference https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/coverage-of-the-2024-global-investment-conference/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156425 On April 10-12, the Canadian Investment Review hosted a group of delegates, including defined benefit plan sponsors, asset managers and academics, in Alberta for the 2024 Global Investment Conference. The three-day conference kicked off with a deep dive into key geopolitical risks affecting international trade that will have reverberations in global and regional investment strategies. As well, […]

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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: Global risk assessment in need of a change https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-global-risk-assessment-in-need-of-a-change/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:51:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156211 The conventional assessment of global risk needs to consider the dynamic correlation between geopolitical and economical risks, said Radhika Desai, professor at the department of political studies and director of the geopolitical economy research group at the University of Manitoba, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April. […]

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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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]]> Funded ratio of 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans declines to 98.4% in fiscal 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/funded-ratio-of-100-largest-u-s-corporate-db-pension-plans-declines-to-98-4-in-fiscal-2023-report/ Wed, 01 May 2024 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155012 The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according to a new report by Milliman Inc. The report, which reviews the financial disclosures of the 100 largest U.S. public corporate DB plans, found their average return on investments was […]

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]]> Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/expert-panel-how-institutional-investors-are-adapting-to-a-post-pandemic-global-economy/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154441 Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world changes you must change.” The world has changed and institutional investors will need to have a plan and be ready to face new challenges. The 30 years prior to the […]

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]]> Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/expert-panel-cppib-taking-steps-to-face-shifting-investment-landscape-in-china/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153567 The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong is a positive move. It highlights a shift in the CPPIB’s approach to China, which previously saw the Canadian pension fund fend off accusations that its past investment activity in […]

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