private markets – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 63% of North American institutional investors sticking to long-term strategy amid election noise: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/63-of-north-american-institutional-investors-sticking-to-long-term-strategy-amid-election-noise-survey/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161690 Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of North American institutional investors say they’re sticking to their long-term investment strategy amid the short-term noise of the various elections taking place globally this year, according to a new survey by Schroders. The survey — which polled more than 2,800 professionals across more than 400 institutional investors, including 92 […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: Long-term returns of sustainable private market assets outweighing short-term risks https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-long-term-returns-of-sustainable-private-market-assets-outweighing-short-term-risks/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:56:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160221 Sustainable investing needs to take a much more nuanced approach today than it did in the past, according to Edward Vaughan Dixon, head of sustainability and private markets at Aviva Investors, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. Environmental, social and governance strategies should result in a holistic view of the risks behind a […]

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]]> IMCO betting big on private assets amid demand for sustainability https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/imco-betting-big-on-private-assets-amid-demand-for-sustainability/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:55:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159833 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is looking at private assets as an opportunity to support investment returns across various Ontario-based pension plans. “We believe in private assets,” says Rossitsa Stoyanova, the IMCO’s chief investment officer. “They allow us to use some of our advantages like having a long-term horizon, our [in-house] expertise and taking […]

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]]> Institutional investors paying up to 2% in private equity management fees: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/institutional-investors-paying-up-to-2-in-private-equity-management-fees-report/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159749 While the median investment management fee paid by institutional investors for private equity deals during the investment period is between 1.75 per cent and two per cent, it drops only slightly to between 1.72 per cent to 1.96 per cent following the investment period, according to a new report from Callan. The report analyzed more than 400 private […]

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]]> 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum: The connection between private assets and impact investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum-the-connection-between-private-assets-and-impact-investments/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:55:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158690 The goals of impact investing can be more easily achieved through private assets, said Martin Bélanger, director of investments at Western University, during a fireside chat at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum in June. “We’ve transitioned our private equity portfolio from a fund-to-fund approach to making direct investment in primary […]

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]]> Institutional investors increasing allocations to private assets over next 3 years: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/institutional-investors-increasing-allocations-to-private-assets-over-next-3-years-survey/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151173 Two-fifths (40 per cent) of institutional investors say they plan to increase allocations to private debt investments over the next three years, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The survey, which polled more than 100 large U.S. and Canadian institutional investors with US$500 million to $50 billion in assets under management, found roughly […]

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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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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Overcoming liquidity challenges in private market allocations https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-overcoming-liquidity-challenges-in-private-market-allocations/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:53:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=138912 “Investing in private markets comes with its fair share of challenges,” said Rémi Tétreault, director of client solutions at Trans-Canada Capital Inc., during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Global Investment Conference. “There’s operational complexity, capital calls and distributions. You’ve got the selection of the right general partners . . . and there’s the challenge of […]

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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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]]> 2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Using tools, technology to improve asset allocation, risk management https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2023-top-40-money-managers-report-using-tools-technology-to-improve-asset-allocation-risk-management/ Fri, 12 May 2023 12:56:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137247 Large and small, pension plan sponsors are adopting in-house tools, partnering with technology research institutes or relying on investment managers for technological support with asset allocation, risk management and other aspects of investment management. The growing interest coincides with an increasingly complex investment, demographic and regulatory landscape. A 2020 Deloitte report on the importance of […]

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