real estate investing – 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 Feds seeking to boost domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors: budget https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/feds-seeking-to-boost-domestic-investments-by-canadian-institutional-investors-budget/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154356 In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is being tasked to lead an organization that will identify priority investment opportunities in the country for the more than $3 trillion held by […]

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]]> Demand for data centres rising as institutional investors seek to diversify real estate portfolios: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/demand-for-data-centres-rising-as-institutional-investors-seek-to-diversify-real-estate-portfolios-expert/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154283 Data centres are becoming an important asset for institutional investors seeking to diversify their real estate portfolios. The data centre asset class was valued at an estimated US$301.8 billion as of 2023, according to researcher P&S Intelligence, which also noted the value is expected to increase to US$622.4 billion by the end of 2030. Indeed, […]

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]]> Trusteed pension funds’ assets valued at $2.2TN in Q1 2023: StatsCan https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/trusteed-pension-funds-assets-valued-at-2-2tn-in-q1-2023-statscan/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144972 The value of Canadian trusteed pension funds’ assets rose by $40.9 billion — roughly two per cent — in the first quarter of 2023 to $2.2 trillion, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. Within trusteed plans, public sector assets grew five per cent to $1.7 trillion, while private sector assets increased to $451 billion. Total revenue decreased […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Resiliency of commercial office real estate keeping remote working ‘doom loop’ at bay https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-resiliency-of-commercial-office-real-estate-keeping-remote-working-doom-loop-at-bay/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:49:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137351 The commercial office real estate doom loop that was expected from the growth in remote working hasn’t really caught on, according to Victor Couture, assistant professor of economics at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver School of Economics, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. Remote work is almost certainly here to stay, which is why […]

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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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]]> 2022 DBIF coverage: DB plan sponsors urged to consider value-add of REITs during economic downturns https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/2022-dbif-coverage-db-plan-sponsors-urged-to-consider-value-add-of-reits-during-economic-downturns/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:58:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131236 In the current market, institutional investors should consider increasing allocations to real estate and real estate investment trusts, said Joseph Shaw, managing partner and head of institutional sales at Hazelview Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum.  In the past decade, the average defined benefit pension plan’s allocation to real estate has risen, […]

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]]> 2022 GIC coverage: Embedding DEI into business practice removes blind spots, barriers for institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2022-gic-coverage-embedding-dei-into-business-practice-removes-blind-spots-barriers-for-institutional-investors/ Mon, 30 May 2022 12:48:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120885 Diversity, equity and inclusion is a business imperative that has a direct impact on institutional investors’ overall performance. While investors can have the best strategy and all the capital in the world, human capital is critical to executing the organization’s vision and generating returns, said Sunita Mahant, senior director of legal affairs and head of […]

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]]> Real estate investments balloon as future of retail, office sectors remain up in the air https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/real-estate-investments-balloon-as-the-future-of-retail-office-sectors-remain-up-in-the-air/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 04:55:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=96483 Like many pension experts, Peter Ballon, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s global head of real estate, will have the early days of March 2020 seared into his memory for many years to come. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, grinding domestic and international travel to a halt, he — like the rest of the […]

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