farmland – 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 SHEPP diversifying portfolio with alternatives, less dependence on equities https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/shepp-diversifying-portfolio-with-alternatives-less-dependence-on-equities/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:56:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148351 Before Janet Jule joined the Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan as its chief investment officer in 2015, the pension plan sponsor started adding a wider variety of assets to its portfolio, emphasizing diversification and lowering its dependence on equities. Indeed, like many other plan sponsors, the SHEPP’s investment strategy is increasingly incorporating more alternative asset […]

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]]> Pension funds playing defence amid coronavirus crisis https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:32:11 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ Despite several bumps in the decade since the 2008/09 financial crisis, the swift and brutal crash in global equity prices when the coronavirus was declared a pandemic sent pension investors reaching for their playbooks to implement defensive strategies to mitigate the damage. “People have worked very hard at just acting on the set strategies that […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/feed/ 0 Coronavirus accelerating long-term secular trends in farmland https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/coronavirus-accelerating-long-term-secular-trends-in-farmland/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/coronavirus-accelerating-long-term-secular-trends-in-farmland/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:34:56 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/coronavirus-accelerating-long-term-secular-trends-in-farmland/ While the coronavirus crisis is impacting many real assets, people still require food and therefore still require farmland. The asset class is a stable one and a long-term diversifier, says Bernice Miedzinski, president of StarBridge Capital Ltd., noting the current low-interest rate environment is challenging. “Even thinking about a plain vanilla strategy, investing in Canadian […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/coronavirus-accelerating-long-term-secular-trends-in-farmland/feed/ 0 PSP buying permanent water rights in Australian orchards https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/psp-investments-buying-water-rights-to-australian-orchard/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/psp-investments-buying-water-rights-to-australian-orchard/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 08:04:08 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/psp-investments-buying-water-rights-to-australian-orchard/ The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is buying 89,085 megalitres of permanent water rights from Olam Orchards Australia Pty Ltd. for a total of A$490 million. “Our agreement with Olam Orchards Australia is consistent with our strategy to partner with best-in-class operators who take the long-term view and to invest in high-quality agricultural assets globally,” […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/psp-investments-buying-water-rights-to-australian-orchard/feed/ 0 Investing in Timberland and Farmland https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/investing-in-timberland-and-farmland/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/investing-in-timberland-and-farmland/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2015 04:26:58 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/investing-in-timberland-and-farmland/ A look at innovation in the landscape.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/investing-in-timberland-and-farmland/feed/ 0 Canadian Plans Buy the Farm https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/canadian-funds-buy-the-farm/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/canadian-funds-buy-the-farm/#respond Mon, 14 May 2012 12:52:21 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/canadian-funds-buy-the-farm/ Caisse and bcIMC commit to TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture LLC to invest in farmland in the United States, Australia and Brazil.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/canadian-funds-buy-the-farm/feed/ 0 Pensions Favour Farmland https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pensions-favour-farmland/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pensions-favour-farmland/#respond Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:06:34 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pensions-favour-farmland/ Allocations soar among big U.S. funds.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pensions-favour-farmland/feed/ 0 Pension Funds Boost Allocations Farmland https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-boost-allocations-farmland/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-boost-allocations-farmland/#respond Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:43:00 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pension-funds-boost-allocations-farmland/ Billions of dollars moving into farmland as hedge against inflation.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-boost-allocations-farmland/feed/ 0 Growing Season for Investment in Agriculture https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/growing-season-for-investment-in-agriculture/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/growing-season-for-investment-in-agriculture/#respond Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:51:52 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/growing-season-for-investment-in-agriculture/ Study shows investors can reap rewards from Canadian farmland.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/growing-season-for-investment-in-agriculture/feed/ 0 Reality check https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/3869/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/3869/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:38:18 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/3869/ Real assets held up during the credit crisis—how will they fare post-crisis?

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