manufacturing – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canadian private equity market raises $4 billion in Q1 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/canadian-private-equity-market-raises-4-billion-in-q1-2024-report/ Thu, 30 May 2024 15:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156257 The Canadian private equity market raised $4 billion through 140 deals in the first quarter of 2024, a 52 per cent increase in deal values from the previous quarter, according to a new report by the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association. It found the average deal size in the Canadian private equity market […]

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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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]]> Caisse backs engineering company acquisition, Ontario Teachers’ sells stake in snack food manufacturer https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-backs-engineering-company-acquisition-ontario-teachers-sells-stake-in-snack-food-manufacturer/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149272 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $12 million to facilitate the acquisition of Vancouver-based CWA Engineers Inc. by engineering consulting firm Norda Stelo Inc. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the next six months and the Caisse’s investment will “help drive [Norda Stelo’s] activities to its next stage of growth,” […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Institutional investors finding opportunities for high-yield in unlikely places https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-institutional-investors-finding-opportunities-for-high-yield-in-unlikely-places/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:46:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137731 Institutional investors are entering a golden period ripe with opportunities in current global and emerging markets, said Karl Dasher, president of Polen Capital, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. From early 2020 to the end of 2021, the market was flooded with liquidity from the unprecedented combination of fiscal stimulus, U.S. Federal Reserve […]

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]]> A look at the impact of coronavirus on the structural case for emerging markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/a-look-at-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-the-structural-case-for-emerging-markets/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/a-look-at-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-the-structural-case-for-emerging-markets/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:06:25 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/a-look-at-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-the-structural-case-for-emerging-markets/ Historically, the structural case for investing in emerging markets was centred around the idea of convergence — that over time, relatively poor countries will grow their economies and the corporate base in those countries can take advantage of superior returns, said Nicholas Field, emerging markets strategist and fund manager at Schroders, when speaking at the […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/a-look-at-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-the-structural-case-for-emerging-markets/feed/ 0 How will coronavirus affect real estate investing long term? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/how-will-coronavirus-affect-real-estate-investing-long-term/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/how-will-coronavirus-affect-real-estate-investing-long-term/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2020 03:48:08 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-will-coronavirus-affect-real-estate-investing-long-term/ Institutional investors are grappling with the long-term implications of how the coronavirus pandemic will affect demand for various real estate sectors. Many real estate assets will remain under pressure even as establishments across sectors are once again able to welcome customers, says Jeff Olin, president and chief executive officer at Vision Capital Corp., noting that […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/how-will-coronavirus-affect-real-estate-investing-long-term/feed/ 0 What’s next for foreign investment in Vietnam? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/whats-next-for-foreign-investment-in-vietnam/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/whats-next-for-foreign-investment-in-vietnam/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:06:03 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/whats-next-for-foreign-investment-in-vietnam/ Vietnam has been growing at an impressive pace for several years, since it began to liberalize its economy in the mid-1980s. But there are still areas of friction for foreign institutional investors, namely the country’s relatively small scale capital markets and the ensuing issue of limited liquidity within them, says Sriyan Pietersz, an investment strategist […]

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