geopolitics – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 18:41:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 U.S.-China business relationship, private credit shaping investments in 2024: IMCO https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/u-s-china-business-relationship-private-credit-shaping-investments-in-2024-imco/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151602 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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]]> Half of global institutional investors believe recession is inevitable: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/half-of-global-institutional-investors-believe-recession-is-inevitable-survey/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148410 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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]]> World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM down 13.7% in 2022: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/worlds-500-largest-asset-managers-aum-down-13-7-in-2022-report/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146283 The value of the total assets under management for the world’s 500 largest asset managers reached US$113.7 trillion as of Dec. 31, 2022, down 13.7 per cent from the previous year, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. In a press release, Jessica Gao, director of the Thinking Ahead Institute, said asset […]

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]]> Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%, keeps door open to more rate hikes https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/bank-of-canada-holds-key-interest-rate-at-5-keeps-door-open-to-more-rate-hikes/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145920 The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent, but hasn’t ruled out future rate hikes as price pressures remain high. “With clearer signs that monetary policy is moderating spending and relieving price pressures, governing council decided to hold the policy rate at five per cent,” said the Bank of […]

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]]> Survey finds 32% of U.S. institutional investors increasing allocations to private assets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/survey-finds-32-of-u-s-institutional-investors-increasing-allocations-to-private-assets/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145677 Nearly a third (32 per cent) of U.S. institutional investors say they plan to increase their private asset allocations over the next two years, primarily due to diversification benefits, lower volatility and the potential to garner higher returns than public markets, according to a new survey by Schroders. The survey, which polled more than 100 […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Event-driven credit helping institutional investors find diamond assets in the rough https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-event-driven-credit-helping-institutional-investors-find-diamond-assets-in-the-rough/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:55:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144082 Institutional investors don’t have to wait for choppy waters to invest in event-driven credit, according to Duncan Farley, portfolio manager on the BlueRay fixed income team at RBC Global Asset Management, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. While the post-pandemic economy has negatively affected several industries, opportunities always exist for investors to […]

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]]> Survey finds 66% of asset owners increasing allocations to private markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/survey-finds-66-of-asset-owners-increasing-allocations-to-private-markets/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145322 Two-thirds (66 per cent) of large institutional asset owners say they plan to increase their allocations to private markets over the coming year, according to a new survey by Mercer. The survey, which polled about 60 global asset owners, found among those planning to increase their private market investments, 50 per cent said they’re pivoting […]

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]]> AIMCo opening first Asia office in Singapore, remains leery of China https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/aimco-opening-first-asia-office-in-singapore-remains-leery-of-china/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143386 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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]]> Survey finds institutional investors expect yuan to achieve reserve currency status https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/survey-finds-institutional-investors-expect-yuan-to-achieve-reserve-currency-status/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143025 Nearly all (93 per cent) institutional investors believe the Chinese yuan is going to become the reserve currency for multiple countries within the next five years, according to a new study by mining firm Tresor Gold. It found a third (30 per cent) of respondents believe the move will prove highly successful, while only two per cent […]

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]]> 2021 IIC coverage: Considerations for pension plan sponsors in a post-pandemic political climate https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/2021-iic-coverage-considerations-for-pension-plan-sponsors-in-a-post-pandemic-political-climate/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:59:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=113831 However long the social, political and economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic may last, humanity and its economic systems have weathered the storm exceptionally well, said David Frum, a political commentator and senior editor at The Atlantic, during the keynote address at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2021 Investment Innovation Conference. “We just put the entire world […]

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