geopolitics – 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 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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]]> U.S.-China business relationship, private credit shaping investments in 2024: IMCO https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/u-s-china-business-relationship-private-credit-shaping-investments-in-2024-imco/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151602 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario believes an increasingly icy dynamic between the U.S. and China could lead to heightened volatility for institutional investors this year, says Nick Chamie, the IMCO’s chief strategist and senior managing director of total portfolio and capital markets. “If we’re no longer zeroing in on maximizing economic efficiency, we’re no longer […]

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]]> Half of global institutional investors believe recession is inevitable: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/half-of-global-institutional-investors-believe-recession-is-inevitable-survey/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148410 About half (51 per cent) of global institutional investors believe a recession is inevitable, a sentiment that runs strongest in the U.K. (67 per cent) and North America (62 per cent), according to Natixis Investment Managers’ 2024 outlook survey. The survey, which polled 500 institutional investors in 27 countries, also found among those expecting a […]

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]]> World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM down 13.7% in 2022: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/worlds-500-largest-asset-managers-aum-down-13-7-in-2022-report/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146283 The value of the total assets under management for the world’s 500 largest asset managers reached US$113.7 trillion as of Dec. 31, 2022, down 13.7 per cent from the previous year, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. In a press release, Jessica Gao, director of the Thinking Ahead Institute, said asset […]

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]]> Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%, keeps door open to more rate hikes https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/bank-of-canada-holds-key-interest-rate-at-5-keeps-door-open-to-more-rate-hikes/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145920 The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent, but hasn’t ruled out future rate hikes as price pressures remain high. “With clearer signs that monetary policy is moderating spending and relieving price pressures, governing council decided to hold the policy rate at five per cent,” said the Bank of […]

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]]> Survey finds 32% of U.S. institutional investors increasing allocations to private assets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/survey-finds-32-of-u-s-institutional-investors-increasing-allocations-to-private-assets/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145677 Nearly a third (32 per cent) of U.S. institutional investors say they plan to increase their private asset allocations over the next two years, primarily due to diversification benefits, lower volatility and the potential to garner higher returns than public markets, according to a new survey by Schroders. The survey, which polled more than 100 […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Event-driven credit helping institutional investors find diamond assets in the rough https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-event-driven-credit-helping-institutional-investors-find-diamond-assets-in-the-rough/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:55:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144082 Institutional investors don’t have to wait for choppy waters to invest in event-driven credit, according to Duncan Farley, portfolio manager on the BlueRay fixed income team at RBC Global Asset Management, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. While the post-pandemic economy has negatively affected several industries, opportunities always exist for investors to […]

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]]> Survey finds 66% of asset owners increasing allocations to private markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/survey-finds-66-of-asset-owners-increasing-allocations-to-private-markets/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145322 Two-thirds (66 per cent) of large institutional asset owners say they plan to increase their allocations to private markets over the coming year, according to a new survey by Mercer. The survey, which polled about 60 global asset owners, found among those planning to increase their private market investments, 50 per cent said they’re pivoting […]

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