recession – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 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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]]> Mild U.S. recession expected mid-2024, inflation to slow significantly: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/mild-u-s-recession-expected-mid-2024-inflation-to-slow-significantly-report/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151096 Institutional investors could face a mild economic recession in the U.S. at the end of the first half of 2024, according to a new report from Amundi Asset Management. It projected the global economy to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2024, with U.S. growth estimated at just 0.8 per cent, down from 2.4 per […]

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]]> 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum: Can institutional investors expect a recession in 2024? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-defined-benefit-investment-forum-can-institutional-investors-expect-a-recession-in-2024/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149933 The “most widely anticipated recession in history” could arrive in 2024, said Eric Lascelles, chief economist at RBC Global Asset Management, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum in December. “This is still an environment in which higher rates are exerting quite a profound drag on economic growth, […]

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]]> Expert panel: What does 2024 hold in store for the pension industry? https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/gavin-benjamin/expert-panel-what-does-2024-hold-in-store-for-the-pension-industry/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149607 With the arrival of the new year, there are three topics that will be important for pension plan sponsors, members and other industry stakeholders in 2024. The economy and financial markets At the end of 2023, the Canadian economy and the financial markets were still feeling the after-effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Read: Expert panel: […]

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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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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Public real estate markets offer significant upside during high inflation https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-public-real-estate-markets-offer-significant-upside-during-high-inflation/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:57:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143479 The underlying conservatism of public real estate investment markets can provide an inflation-proof cushion for institutional investors in uncertain times, said Corrado Russo, managing partner and head of global securities at Hazelview Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. Indeed, with debt levels of only 32 per cent, public markets are more conservatively […]

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]]> Majority of U.S. DB pension plan sponsors expect to divest liabilities over next 4 years: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/majority-of-u-s-db-pension-plan-sponsors-expect-to-divest-liabilities-over-next-4-years-survey/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144604 Nine in 10 (89 per cent) U.S. defined benefit pension plan sponsors say they’re expecting to completely divest their plan liabilities in roughly four years, according to a new survey by MetLife Inc. The survey, which polled 250 DB plan sponsors, found nearly all (94 per cent) said the financial impacts of volatility and related risks […]

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]]> Employers play crucial role in supporting employees’ savings amid rising cost of living: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/employers-play-crucial-role-in-supporting-employees-savings-amid-rising-cost-of-living-expert/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144495 As Canadians struggle to save amid the rising cost of living, employers play a crucial role in facilitating savings options for their employees, says Doug Crowe, vice-president of RBC Group Advantage, the Royal Bank of Canada’s group retirement division. “The first important step employers can make is deciding to sponsor a group savings plan for employees, which […]

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]]> Office real estate investments, valuations declined in 2022: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/office-real-estate-investments-declined-in-2022-report/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143232 Investments in office real estate, as a part of total transaction activity, declined by 20 per cent in North America and 50 per cent in Europe and Asia-Pacific in 2022, according to a new report by TD Global Investment Solutions. It found while global office transaction cap rates rose over the past year, private asset […]

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]]> Survey finds fewer Canadians working from home permanently in 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/survey-finds-fewer-canadians-working-from-home-permanently-in-2023/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:00:38 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142664 Fewer Canadians are working from home permanently in 2023, according to a new survey by Aviva Canada. Just 19 per cent of survey respondents said they’re doing so, compared to 27 per cent in 2022. However, the percentage of Canadian employees who said they’re working hybrid a few days each week increased to 29 per […]

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