When it comes to the most popular investment stories of the year, Benefits Canada‘s biannual top money managers’ rankings were at the top of the list in 2017, with many readers also interested in the affect on pension plans of the Canadian dollar’s rise and interest rate boosts. Benefits Canada rounds up your favourite investment stories of 2017: […]
For some investors, tradition isn’t cutting it anymore. Rock-bottom interest rates are squeezing fixed-income returns, and the need to diversify through sturdy, lower-risk assets is apparent. While low volatility in equity markets is comforting, how long will it last? “We don’t know when but we’re pretty sure the equity market will correct, maybe severely,” says […]
Institutional investors should anticipate next year to be one of increasing volatility.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $320 million for a stake in Goodman Hong Kong Logistics Partnership. The partnership, which was founded in 2006, held over $4.7 billion in assets as of Sept. 30. This includes a 50 per cent stake in Hong Kong-based warehouse and distribution development Goodman Interlink, which is co-owned by the CPPIB. […]
The majority of global institutional investors anticipate 2018 will be a year of increasing volatility in both the bond (70 per cent) and stock (78 per cent) markets, according to Natixis Investment Managers. Its latest survey, which polled 500 institutional investors in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, found that 72 per cent of […]
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate investment arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has announced a new logistics property venture alongside Peel Logistics Property. The new venture will focus on developing a portfolio of properties in important logistics hubs in Britain. At the outset, the portfolio consists of three properties, one each in Manchester, […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s real estate subsidiary is investing $200 million in a Montreal commercial real estate project. As part of the Projet Nouveau-Centre, a $1-billion revitalization plan for the city’s downtown, the funds invested by Ivanhoé Cambridge will go towards the renewal of the Esplanade and the commercial spaces at Place Ville Marie. […]
Despite the political noise around the globe, underlying economies are in pretty good shape and virtually every asset class is seeing high prices, according to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s president and chief executive officer. “I’m worried that everything is expensive. That’s the main thing,” said Mark Machin, speaking at an Economic Club of Canada event […]
Looking to rent a two-bedroom apartment in Vancouver? That’ll set you back more than $3,000 a month, according to recent reports. If it’s time to buy, recent figures put the price of the average detached house in the Vancouver area at a cool $1.6 million. Understandably, many people can’t make those prices work, which can […]
How private debt has evolved post-2008.