globalization – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Wed, 01 May 2024 19:25:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 ESG investing can help investors identify, address systemic risks in portfolios https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/esg-investing-can-help-investors-identify-address-systemic-risks-in-portfolios/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139663 Environmental, social and governance investing is a powerful tool that can reveal systemic issues impacting all parts of institutional investors’ portfolios, said Aaron Bennett, chief investment officer of the University Pension Plan, during the 2023 Responsible Investment Association conference last week. Some of these issues can accrue over time — and, when they finally manifest, they can […]

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]]> 2022 Risk Management Conference: Long-term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for emerging market investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/2022-risk-management-conference-long-term-implications-of-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-for-emerging-market-investors/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:48:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=126696 For years prior to the Russia-Ukraine war, there were murmurs about deglobalization as geostrategic tensions grew, nationalism flared worldwide and the coronavirus pandemic stressed global supply chains, said Seth Weingram, senior vice-president and director of client advisory at Acadian Asset Management, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2022 Risk Management Conference. Since the invasion, that discussion […]

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]]> 2022 GIC coverage: Fixed income markets keeping calm, carrying on amid global uncertainty https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/2022-gic-coverage-fixed-income-markets-keeping-calm-carrying-on-amid-global-uncertainty/ Mon, 30 May 2022 12:55:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121074 With increased market volatility due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, central banks in the West looking to tighten monetary policies as the world begins emerging from the coronavirus pandemic and higher, more persistent inflation than anticipated, bond investors are in for a wild ride, said Samantha Klein, lead of institutional business for T. Rowe Price […]

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]]> How will technology change investment landscape going forward? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/technology-changing-nature-of-globalization-and-financial-services/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/technology-changing-nature-of-globalization-and-financial-services/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2020 05:09:39 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/technology-changing-nature-of-globalization-and-financial-services/ While technological change is accelerating at a rapid rate, the financial system isn’t keeping pace, says Campbell Harvey, professor of finance at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Traditional systems make it difficult for those trying to raise capital or invest. Yet new technology is coming to market that can resolve many barriers and dramatically […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/technology-changing-nature-of-globalization-and-financial-services/feed/ 0 How do institutional investors handle risk in a shifting global paradigm? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-do-institutional-investors-handle-risk-in-a-shifting-global-paradigm/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-do-institutional-investors-handle-risk-in-a-shifting-global-paradigm/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2019 04:14:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-do-institutional-investors-handle-risk-in-a-shifting-global-paradigm/ While institutional investors generally take for granted the overall global system in which they operate, these days they simply don’t have that luxury, said Jonathan Hausman, managing director and head of global strategic relationships at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, at an event hosted in Toronto on Wednesday by the Global Risk Institute. “I’d like […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-do-institutional-investors-handle-risk-in-a-shifting-global-paradigm/feed/ 0 Cross-Border Shopping https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/cross-border-shopping/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/cross-border-shopping/#respond Sun, 24 Jun 2018 06:59:22 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/cross-border-shopping/ Experts share views on real estate opportunities in Canada vs. the U.S.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/cross-border-shopping/feed/ 0 When Capital Trumps Borders https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/the-future-of-globalization/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/the-future-of-globalization/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:37:26 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-future-of-globalization/ Amidst rising populism, the realities of labour will keep people moving across borders.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/the-future-of-globalization/feed/ 0 When Time Isn’t of The Essence https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/when-time-isnt-of-the-essence/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/when-time-isnt-of-the-essence/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2017 07:46:17 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/when-time-isnt-of-the-essence/ Marshmallows can teach us all the benefits of long-term thinking.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/when-time-isnt-of-the-essence/feed/ 0 Asia In An Age of Confrontation https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/asia-in-an-age-of-confrontation/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/asia-in-an-age-of-confrontation/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:48:10 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/asia-in-an-age-of-confrontation/ Why it's time to rethink the role of China on the global stage.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/asia-in-an-age-of-confrontation/feed/ 0 Beyond politics: Globalization beneath the headlines https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/beyond-politics-globalization-beneath-the-headlines/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/beyond-politics-globalization-beneath-the-headlines/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:59:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/beyond-politics-globalization-beneath-the-headlines/ Coverage of the 2017 Global Investment Conference Bear Pit.

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