Fading developed markets bilateral aid and U.S. tariff policy is pushing emerging markets debt as an attractive alternative for growing countries, according to Yvette Babb, portfolio manager at William Blair. “Debt levels in emerging markets are, in fact, lower than their advanced country counterparts. . . . Default rates are low, but also recovery rates, […]
The size of the collateralized loan obligation market is revealing an interest pattern in alternative debt investment opportunities, particularly in Europe and the U.S., according to David Lindstone, executive director at Benefit Street Partners Alcentra, which is owned by Franklin Templeton Investments. “It’s about US$1.4 trillion globally at this point, so it’s a very meaningful […]
CPP Investments’ chief executive officer has described the organization as a supertanker, referring to scale — a portfolio approaching $800 billion — and the inability to pivot quickly due to its investments across illiquid assets. “We need to be cognizant of that,” said Derek Walker, the organization’s managing director and head of applied research and […]
The outlier performance of investments in gold can be traced to risk-off activity from central banks around the world, according to Karlan Patel, vice-president and exchange-traded fund investment strategist at State Street Investment Management. “Specifically, it’s Turkey, India, China [and] Poland,” he said during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Investment Innovation Conference. […]
Using journalistic-style investment due diligence can add a differentiated component to a multi-dimensional approach to research, according to Raphael Lewis, head of specialist research at BNY Investments Newton, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Investment Innovation Conference. “There are many interesting and important quantitative, data-related and intelligence-related tools that an investor can […]
Climate-related risks are increasingly reshaping real estate investments, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It found buildings account for 37 per cent of global energy-related emissions and property assets across 34 OECD countries, valued at about US$111 trillion in 2022. The report noted while real estate is a […]
State-owned institutional investors reached a combined US$60 trillion in assets and foreign reserves in December 2025, according to a new report by Global SWF. The total includes assets managed by sovereign wealth funds, public pension funds and central banks, all of which expanded their balance sheets during the year. Sovereign wealth funds surpassed $15 trillion […]
Canadian institutional investors are facing a re-evaluation of what the relationship between the U.S. and Venezuela will look like moving forward, says Christopher Collins, a fellow with the polycrisis program at the Cascade Institute. He sees the emerging U.S. posture as a departure from traditional talking points about engaging the world. “There are a lot […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Jenny Hammarlund as executive managing director of real estate, effective Jan. 5. Hammarlund will be based in London and is responsible with guiding the real estate team’s strategy, portfolio and asset management activities globally, according to a press release. She’ll report to Gillian Brown, chief investment officer of […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is entering a 50/50 €8 billion European data centre partnership with Australian firm Goodman Group. The new business partnership has an initial total capital commitment of €2.2 billion to develop a portfolio of data centre projects in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris. According to a press release, construction on these […]