commercial real estate – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 20:20:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Demand for data centres rising as institutional investors seek to diversify real estate portfolios: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/demand-for-data-centres-rising-as-institutional-investors-seek-to-diversify-real-estate-portfolios-expert/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154283 Data centres are becoming an important asset for institutional investors seeking to diversify their real estate portfolios. The data centre asset class was valued at an estimated US$301.8 billion as of 2023, according to researcher P&S Intelligence, which also noted the value is expected to increase to US$622.4 billion by the end of 2030. Indeed, […]

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]]> Caisse returns 7.2% for 2023, driven by bonds, equities https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/caisse-returns-7-2-for-2023-driven-by-bonds-equities/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152268 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a net return of 7.2 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $434 billion. The investment organization’s year-end report said public equities returned 17.7 per cent in 2023, driven by large U.S. technology stocks as well as growth stocks and the Caisse’s large […]

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]]> How active management strategies are helping institutional investors amid volatile global marketplace https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-active-management-strategies-are-helping-institutional-investors-amid-volatile-global-marketplace/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:57:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151594 As global markets navigate turbulent economic waters, active management is proving once again to be a lifeline for institutional investors to ensure their portfolios ride out the storm. Pension funds are currently operating amid uncertainty and potential risk, says Ruslan Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. “There are […]

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]]> Three Canadian pension funds’ investments among the biggest mergers, acquisitions deals in Q4 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/three-canadian-pension-funds-investments-among-the-biggest-mergers-acquisitions-deals-in-q4-2023-report/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151213 A joint venture that saw the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Blackstone Inc. acquire a 20 per cent stake in a senior mortgage loan portfolio from the failed Signature Bank for US$1.2 billion was the biggest mergers and acquisitions transaction in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence. […]

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]]> OMERS evaluates sale of LifeLabs, CPPIB sells stake in software company https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-sells-stake-in-visma-buys-portion-of-commercial-real-estate-asset-joint-venture/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150939 The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is considering the sale of LifeLabs Inc., according to a report by The Globe and Mail. A spokesperson for the infrastructure arm of the OMERS said the investment organization has held preliminary negotiation talks with “multiple potential buyers” but is currently not in any late-stage discussions. The report said […]

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]]> Global REITs expected to outperform in 2024 due to lack of supply, resilient corporate valuations: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/global-reits-expected-to-outperform-in-2024-due-to-lack-of-supply-resilient-corporate-valuations-report/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150323 After two years of underperformance, global real estate investment trusts are expected to outperform in 2024 due to a decline of supply and resilient corporate valuations, according to a new report from Hazelview Investments. It found global REITs saw a turnaround rally of 18.9 per cent over the last two months of 2023, leading the […]

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]]> Climate, cybersecurity risks increasing for federally regulated pension plans: OSFI outlook https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/climate-cybersecurity-risks-increasing-for-federally-regulated-pension-plans-osfi-outlook/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145548 Climate and cybersecurity are the leading risk factors concerning Canadian pension plan administrators, according to a pension lawyer. Susan G. Seller, a pension and benefits lawyer at Bennett Jones LLP, adds third-party arrangements and commercial real estate risks round out the most pressing categories for federally regulated pension plans. “We’re living in a time where […]

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]]> Caisse investing in artificial intelligence, OMERS backing property services firm https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-investing-in-artificial-intelligence-omers-backing-property-services-firm/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:30:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143967 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in Vooban, a Quebec-based supplier of applied artificial intelligence services. The investment will aid Vooban’s growth through expansion plans in Ontario and the U.S, according to a press release, which noted the company currently has 135 employees, but is planning to expand by 30 per cent. The […]

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]]> Office real estate investments, valuations declined in 2022: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/office-real-estate-investments-declined-in-2022-report/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143232 Investments in office real estate, as a part of total transaction activity, declined by 20 per cent in North America and 50 per cent in Europe and Asia-Pacific in 2022, according to a new report by TD Global Investment Solutions. It found while global office transaction cap rates rose over the past year, private asset […]

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]]> Self-storage investments offer real estate alternative amid general sector struggles https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/self-storage-investments-offer-real-estate-alternative-amid-general-sector-struggles/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142726 Institutional investors are opening the door to the self-storage category to find some relief from a turbulent year in real estate. According to data published in July by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, self-storage is leading a pack of real estate categories disrupting the balance from traditional options in real estate investments […]

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