global affairs – 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 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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]]> AIMCo, BCI to divest Russian holdings https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/aimco-to-divest-russian-holdings/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:30:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=117497 In response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. and the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. are divesting from Russian assets. “As Alberta’s investment manager, this decision is both values- and value-driven,” said a press release. “It reflects a change in the price of geopolitical risk and sustained impairment […]

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]]> Sino-Canadian relations face a slow recovery, but China remains warm to investors: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/sino-canadian-relations-face-a-slow-recovery-but-china-remains-warm-to-investors-expert/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108811 While the return of two Canadians imprisoned in China since 2018 may lead the Canadian government to rethink its relationship with the world’s most populous country, the Chinese market will remain open to Canadian institutional investors, says Jia Wang, interim director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta. “There is an opportunity for […]

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]]> BCI, CPPIB and OTPP investments tied to human rights abuses in China, finds watchdog https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/bci-cppib-and-otpp-investments-tied-to-human-rights-abuses-in-china-finds-watchdog/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:30:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=102338 A report from the U.K.-based watchdog group Hong Kong Watch is criticizing three major Canadian pension funds for investing in Chinese businesses involved in human rights violations. The report says the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan have invested more than $12 billion in companies reported […]

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]]> Janice Stein Announced as Keynote https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/janice-stein-announced-as-keynote/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/janice-stein-announced-as-keynote/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2017 06:30:16 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/janice-stein-announced-as-keynote/ Geopolitical expert to speak at Global Investment Conference.

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