U.S. – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:14:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 DB pension plans boosting recruitment, retention in public safety industry: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/db-pension-plans-boosting-recruitment-retention-in-public-safety-industry-report/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158313 More than half (52) per cent of new public safety employee hires are expected to retire from a defined benefit pension plan, according to a new report by the National Institute on Retirement Security. The report, which reviewed data from 28 U.S. police and fire pension plan sponsors, found that DB plans are an effective […]

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]]> Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q2 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/average-funded-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-up-2-in-q2-2024-report/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158191 The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan grew by two per cent during the second quarter of 2024 and nine per cent since the start of the year to 126 per cent, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry. It found the average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans rose […]

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]]> Ivanhoé Cambridge increasing investment in real estate partnership, PSP Investments selling data centre operator stake https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/ivanhoe-cambridge-increasing-investment-in-real-estate-partnership-psp-investments-selling-data-centre-operator-stake/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157300 Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is increasing the size of its investment partnership with Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners to US$500 million. The investment partnership, which was originally formed in 2021, will continue to seek equity investments in multifamily properties, student housing and manufactured housing […]

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]]> Caisse investing $500MN in National Bank of Canada, backing EV charging station operator https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/caisse-backs-new-funding-for-electric-vehicle-charging-station-operator-sells-stake-in-budapest-airport/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156778 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $500 million in National Bank of Canada to support its acquisition strategy for Canadian Western Bank. The acquisition deal is worth $5 billion and will give National Bank a presence in Western Canada. Following the Caisse’s investment in National Bank, it will become the second […]

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]]> Report finds infrastructure investments at the centre of energy transition roadmap https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/infrastructure-investments-at-the-centre-of-energy-transition-roadmap-report/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 19:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156733 Institutional investors are at the forefront of an infrastructure overhaul expected to be worth more than $100 trillion, which will be crucial for global energy transition plans, according to a report by IFM Investors. It found over the next three decades, investments in infrastructure equity funding for renewable energy and climate change adaption methods will […]

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]]> Greenhushing possibly a temporary trend in institutional investment space: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/greenhushing-possibly-a-temporary-trend-in-institutional-investment-space-expert/ Tue, 21 May 2024 15:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155772 Greenhushing — the withholding of sustainability milestones and other environmental investment goals by institutional investors and investee companies — is a trend that could already be on the way out, says Mary Jane McQuillen, head of environmental, social and governance investing at ClearBridge Investments, a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments. The effects of greenhushing are expected […]

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]]> Reliance on premium technology stocks limiting diversification for institutional investors: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/reliance-on-premium-technology-stocks-limiting-diversification-for-institutional-investors-expert/ Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155670 Institutional investors are limiting portfolio diversification through overexposure to a selected group of U.S. technology stocks, says Alec Murray, senior vice-president and head of equity client portfolio managers at Amundi Asset Management. Since the beginning of 2023, he says, public equities have offered strong returns largely due to the performance of a concentrated group of technology […]

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]]> BCI sells $1 billion worth of private equity holdings to investment firm https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/bci-sells-1-billion-worth-of-private-equity-holdings-to-investment-firm/ Wed, 15 May 2024 19:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155613 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is selling more than US$1 billion worth of private equity funds to Ardian, a France-based independent private equity investment company, according to reporting by Bloomberg. Although it’s unclear which assets the BCI intends to sell, last June, Bloomberg also reported the investment manager was considering the sale of roughly $2 […]

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]]> Caisse invests $200 million in Quebec-based apparel firm, CPPIB buys energy company for US$6.2 billion https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-invests-200-million-in-quebec-based-apparel-firm-cppib-buys-energy-company-for-us6-2-billion/ Thu, 09 May 2024 19:00:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155446 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Gildan Activewear Inc. have reached an agreement that will see the Montreal-based apparel manufacturer issue $200 million in senior unsecured notes on a private placement basis to the investment organization. Gildan will issue notes with an annual interest rate of six per cent and will mature […]

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]]> ETF assets held by institutional investors reach US$56 billion in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/etf-assets-held-by-institutional-investors-reach-us56-billion-in-2023-report/ Thu, 09 May 2024 15:00:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155378 Institutional investors in North America owned US$56 billion worth of exchange-traded fund assets at the end of 2023, a 22 per cent increase year over year, according to a new report by S&P Global. The report, based on financial disclosures from U.S. and Canadian pension funds, endowments and foundations and sovereign wealth funds, found the […]

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