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Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy

bmcgovern — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:12 +0000

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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Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

bmcgovern — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:44 +0000

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong is a positive move. It highlights a shift in the CPPIB’s approach to China, which previously saw the Canadian pension fund fend off accusations that its past investment activity in […]

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CPPIB cuts 10% of staff in Hong Kong office: report

bmcgovern — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:00:07 +0000

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is cutting roughly a dozen employees at its Hong Kong office, according to a report by Bloomberg. It said staff had recently been informed of the dismissals and the CPPIB would transfer the portfolios of the impacted employees to other investment teams. Following these cuts, there will be roughly […]

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U.S.-China business relationship, private credit shaping investments in 2024: IMCO

bmcgovern — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:25 +0000

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario believes an increasingly icy dynamic between the U.S. and China could lead to heightened volatility for institutional investors this year, says Nick Chamie, the IMCO’s chief strategist and senior managing director of total portfolio and capital markets. “If we’re no longer zeroing in on maximizing economic efficiency, we’re no longer […]

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Mild U.S. recession expected mid-2024, inflation to slow significantly: report

bmcgovern — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:00:48 +0000

Institutional investors could face a mild economic recession in the U.S. at the end of the first half of 2024, according to a new report from Amundi Asset Management. It projected the global economy to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2024, with U.S. growth estimated at just 0.8 per cent, down from 2.4 per […]

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MPs calling on government to bar pension funds from investing in Chinese companies linked to human rights abuses

lbailey — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:00:46 +0000

The House of Commons Special Committee studying Canada-China relations is calling on the federal government to bar Canadian pension funds from investing in Chinese companies linked to human rights abuses or that pose a threat to national security. In a report released last month, the special committee noted the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and […]

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Half of global institutional investors believe recession is inevitable: survey

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:00:44 +0000

About half (51 per cent) of global institutional investors believe a recession is inevitable, a sentiment that runs strongest in the U.K. (67 per cent) and North America (62 per cent), according to Natixis Investment Managers’ 2024 outlook survey. The survey, which polled 500 institutional investors in 27 countries, also found among those expecting a […]

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Editorial: Workplaces continuing to evolve to support employee, employer struggles

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:06 +0000

There’s a lot going on in the world right now. Across the globe, geopolitical tensions are more elevated than they’ve been in decades, while the day-to-day lives of average people closer to home continue to be upended by the overarching threats of high inflation and interest rates, as well as the unrelenting cost-of-living crisis. The […]

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2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Geopolitical tension making its presence felt among institutional investors

bwolfe — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:56:56 +0000

By the time Nick Chamie graduated with his first degree in economics in 1992, the Berlin Wall had already fallen and the Soviet Union had ceased to exist. Still, Chamie — now the chief strategist and senior managing director at the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario — explains that, as he began making his way in the […]

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AIMCo opening first Asia office in Singapore, remains leery of China

Sadie Janes — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:00:43 +0000

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is opening its first Asian office, but the Edmonton-based investment organization says it will steer well clear of China to focus instead on markets with less geopolitical risk. The official opening of the AIMCo’s new Singapore office marks the first foray into the Asia-Pacific region for one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, with $158 billion of assets under management as of 2022. Evan Siddall, chief executive officer of the AIMCo, […]

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