industrial real estate – 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 Canadian pension funds seeking diversification in real estate at home, abroad: experts https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/canadian-pension-funds-seeking-diversification-in-real-estate-at-home-abroad-experts/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:00:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153307 Significant headwinds in the commercial real estate sector have impacted the number of transactions seen in 2023, leading institutional investors to pursue diversification at home and abroad. The totals for acquisition dispositions of office assets in 2023 were “extremely low” compared to the previous year, says Lewis Gascoigne, an investment consulting principal at Eckler Ltd., […]

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]]> How active management strategies are helping institutional investors amid volatile global marketplace https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-active-management-strategies-are-helping-institutional-investors-amid-volatile-global-marketplace/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:57:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151594 As global markets navigate turbulent economic waters, active management is proving once again to be a lifeline for institutional investors to ensure their portfolios ride out the storm. Pension funds are currently operating amid uncertainty and potential risk, says Ruslan Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. “There are […]

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]]> Innovation, diversification in real estate sector taking institutional investors across the finish line https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/innovation-diversification-in-real-estate-sector-taking-institutional-investors-across-the-finish-line/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:55:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135115 Despite many institutional investors pressing pause on their real estate activities in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, those that keep calm and carry on with a focus on diversification and innovation are poised to emerge as winners. “Real estate values, like other investment vehicles, can vary at different times based on shifting demand […]

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]]> BCI acquiring battery storage company, Caisse buying German logistics facility https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/bci-acquiring-battery-storage-company-ivanhoe-cambridge-buying-german-logistics-facility/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:30:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=132680 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is acquiring a battery storage provider. The investment organization will acquire Eku Energy from Macquarie Asset Management. The company designs electrical storage systems and operates a portfolio of these in projects in Australia, Europe and Japan. In the release, Lincoln Webb, executive vice-president and global head of infrastructure and […]

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]]> CPPIB reinvesting in airport operator, Cadillac Fairview developing Calgary-area industrial site https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-reinvesting-in-airport-operator-cadillac-fairview-developing-calgary-area-industrial-site/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129965 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is increasing its stake in a French airport operator. The investment organization is acquiring a 1.59 per cent share of Aéroports de Paris from the Royal Schiphol Group. The move will grow the CPPIB’s total ownership stake in ADP to about 5.64 per cent. ADP owns and operates three […]

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]]> IMCO investing in digital infrastructure provider, Caisse constructing Boston life sciences facility https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/imco-investing-in-digital-infrastructure-provider-caisse-constructing-boston-life-sciences-facility/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:45:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=128069 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is investing US$450 million in a digital infrastructure provider. DataBank Ltd. operates a portfolio of 74 data centres in France, the U.K. and the U.S. Its facilities are used by commercial clients across a range of sectors. According to a press release, the investment is part of a strategy to […]

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]]> Caisse developing French residential properties, HOOPP expanding U.K. industrial site https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-developing-french-residential-properties-hoopp-expanding-u-k-industrial-site/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:30:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127494 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering a strategic partnership to develop affordable housing in France. The investment organization’s real estate arm, Ivanhoé Cambridge, has signed a partnership agreement with CDC Habitat, a subsidiary of the French sovereign investment fund Caisse des dépôts et consignations. The partnership will develop houses in France’s […]

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]]> HOOPP selling Alberta industrial portfolio, BCI investing in home services franchise group https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/hoopp-selling-alberta-industrial-portfolio-bci-investing-in-home-services-franchise-group/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:30:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127233 The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s subsidiary HOOPP Realty Inc. is selling a portfolio of industrial properties to a real estate investment trust. Under the terms of the deal, Skyline Industrial REIT1 will take ownership of four business parks located in the suburbs of Calgary and Edmonton for $309.25 million. The portfolio, which is more […]

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]]> Caisse to redevelop Quebec City mall, Ontario Teachers’ acquiring Dutch logistics portfolio https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-to-redevelop-quebec-city-mall-ontario-teachers-acquiring-dutch-logistics-portfolio/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:35:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=124815 The real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering a strategic partnership with a Quebec City real estate firm to redevelop a major retail asset it’s held since 2000. Ivanhoé Cambridge and Douville, Moffet et Associés Inc. will collaborate on a project to redevelop Laurier Québec, a 10-hectare shopping […]

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]]> CPPIB doubling-down on Korean industrial real estate, Caisse developing Brazilian rental properties https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-doubling-down-on-korean-industrial-real-estate-caisse-developing-brazilian-rental-properties/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=123987 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is making a second contribution to a real estate joint venture expanding its industrial warehouse portfolio in Korea’s largest metropolitan areas. In 2020, the CPPIB made an initial contribution of US$450 million to the joint venture, which was launched by ESR Cayman, a real estate investment firm. The joint […]

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