geopolitical risk – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/expert-panel-how-institutional-investors-are-adapting-to-a-post-pandemic-global-economy/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154441 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 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/expert-panel-cppib-taking-steps-to-face-shifting-investment-landscape-in-china/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153567 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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Editorial: The more things change https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-the-more-things-change-2/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151398 Well hello there! We may have met during one of Benefits Canada’s and the Canadian Investment Review’s many events throughout the year, but if we haven’t, I’m usually helming our daily online news coverage from behind the scenes, while contributing to the monthly print magazine. You’ll be seeing me in this space for the next few […]

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Mild U.S. recession expected mid-2024, inflation to slow significantly: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/mild-u-s-recession-expected-mid-2024-inflation-to-slow-significantly-report/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151096 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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68% of global employers view talent attraction, economic growth uncertainty as business threats: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/68-of-global-employers-view-talent-attraction-economic-growth-uncertainty-as-business-threats-survey/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150882 More than two-thirds of global employers view the lack of key talent and uncertain economic growth (68 per cent for both) as the top threats to their businesses, according to a survey by Russell Reynolds Associates. The survey, which polled more than 2,500 global board directors, C-suite leaders and next-generation leaders, found 62 per cent of […]

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: How institutional investors can optimize academic research to mitigate risk, generate alpha https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-how-institutional-investors-can-optimize-academic-research-to-mitigate-risk-generate-alpha/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:57:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148584 The University of California San Diego’s Kroner Center for Financial Research is examining four research areas that can assist institutional investors in determining successful strategies that mitigate risk and generate alpha, said its executive director Michael Melvin, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in November. The think tank’s advisory council, which is comprised […]

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Equities, fixed income assets generating real returns in volatile market regime https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-equities-fixed-income-assets-still-generating-real-returns-in-volatile-market-regime/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:56:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149959 Institutional investors are preparing for a bumpy return risk space where volatility is higher for all assets and real returns are much lower than what has been the norm over the past 10 years, said Robertas Stancikas, a senior research associate of institutional solutions at AllianceBernstein, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in […]

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Valuation reviews helping institutional investors navigate equity market uncertainties https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-valuation-variance-putting-pressure-on-institutional-investors/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:47:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149008 For institutional investors, valuation reviews will be critical in navigating equity market uncertainties, said Amy Chang, managing director and head of active global fundamental at the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in November. “I think this focus on business quality and looking at individual opportunities is […]

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Rising bond yields, frontier markets top of mind for institutional investors in 2024: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/rising-bond-yields-frontier-markets-top-of-mind-for-institutional-investors-in-2024-expert/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149387 The progression of bonds and frontier markets over the long term will be top of mind for institutional investors in the coming year, according to Andrew Forsyth, senior vice-president of institutional investment services at Franklin Templeton. Fixed income may be in the good graces of institutional investors again as higher bond yields lead the way […]

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2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Geopolitical tension making its presence felt among institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2023-top-40-money-managers-report-geopolitical-tension-making-its-presence-felt-among-institutional-investors/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:56:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146949 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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