Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate investment arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, in partnership with Texas-based international real estate firm Hines Interests Ltd. Partnership, is breaking ground on a 47-storey office tower in Houston. The building, which is expected to be open in late 2021, already has two anchor tenants. Read: Ivanhoé Cambridge opens Edmonton airport […]
Climate Action 100+ is ramping up its action on climate change by highlighting a further 61 companies for institutional investors to focus on. The group is comprised of 225 global investors with more than US$26 trillion in assets under management, including several Canadian pension funds, such as the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., the British Columbia Municipal […]
The global economy is expected to grow around 3.2 per cent in 2018, in line with last year, but there will be many challenges throughout the remainder of the year, according to AllianceBernstein’s mid-year outlook. The firm noted that while signs point to increasing inflation over the long term, it doesn’t expect to see an exaggerated level […]
From decumulation options to investment choice, capital accumulation plan members face several challenges when they reach retirement. On the decumulation front, many members leave their assets with their final employer’s pension provider, which offers group registered retirement income funds or life income funds with well-managed investment options and lower management fees. As well, an increasing number […]
Some of the world’s major indexes are bringing Saudi Arabia’s public equities into the mix, a move that could alter the landscape for emerging market investments. As of June 2019, MSCI Inc. will include its Saudi Arabia index in the MSCI emerging markets index. The 32 securities from the country will make up a weight of approximately 2.6 per […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s real estate arm is entering into a $1 billion co-investment in a British residential company. Oxford Properties Group, along with real estate investment firm Delancey and its client fund DV4 Ltd., are investing in Get Living, which is looking to build on its current assets of residential properties in […]
The Bank of Canada is set to announce a decision on the target for its overnight rate on Wednesday. Widely expected to be a 25 basis point increase, in line with the hawkish tone of the bank’s latest policy notice, the decision comes amid a backdrop of market and trade volatility. However, Canada’s economy is […]
Globally, sovereign investors have enjoyed the hefty returns stemming from almost a decade of charging equity markets, but they’re set to make major moves into alternatives going forward, according to Invesco’s latest study. The study, which surveyed 126 sovereign investors and central bank reserve managers representing $17 trillion in assets, found an average equity return of 8.7 per […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a stake in Swiss sports data firm Sportradar. The CPPIB is making the acquisition, from Swiss private equity firm EQT Partners and other minor stakeholders, alongside growth equity firm TCV. The stake is valued at about $3.1 billion. “The sports data market, particularly real-time data, is a compelling long-term investment […]
Don’t expect most assets to blow the doors off in the later half of the year, according to the latest investment outlook from GLC Asset Management Group Ltd. The report recommends an overall neutral stance on markets going forward in 2018, calling for one per cent total returns for fixed income and single digits for equity price […]