alternatives investments – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Expert panel: A checklist for a credible climate plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/expert-panel-checklist-for-a-credible-climate-plan/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=122439 Pension plan sponsors can’t ignore the financial risks of climate change or respond to them with half-baked approaches that allow companies to continue pumping out pollution. To be credible, comprehensive and complete, strategies protecting Canadians’ retirement savings from the unprecedented risks of the climate crisis must include several key elements. A Paris-aligned commitment The Paris Agreement […]

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]]> CPPIB ends fiscal year with 6.8% return, despite final quarter contractions https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/cppib-ends-fiscal-year-with-6-8-return-despite-final-quarter-contractions/ Thu, 19 May 2022 16:30:38 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121712 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board generated returns of 6.8 per cent during its fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2022. The institutional investor’s assets grew by $42 billion, rising from $497 billion to $539 billion. The $42 billion increase in net assets consisted of $34 billion in net income and $8 billion in net […]

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]]> Caisse, PSP entering real estate joint ventures; CPPIB partnering with green consultancy https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/ivanhoe-psp-entering-real-estate-joint-ventures-cppib-hiring-green-consultancy-firm/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=115274 Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is entering a new joint venture to construct multifamily rental units in Chile. The deal, reached with Greystar Real Estate Partners, will focus on build-to-rent properties in Santiago, the nation’s capital and largest city. In a press release, Adriano Mantesso, […]

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]]> Canadian employer pension plans’ asset value rebounds to $2.12 trillion: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/canadian-employer-pension-plans-asset-value-rebounds-to-2-12-trillion-report/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=94908 The market value of assets held by Canadian employer pension plans increased to $2.12 trillion in the third quarter of 2020, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. It found while private sector assets saw a year-over-year increase of 4.6 per cent to $654.3 billion, public sector assets nearly reached $1.47 trillion. Stocks posted the largest increase at […]

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