trade wars – 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 Survey: University investments saw slower growth in 2019 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/survey-university-investments-saw-slower-growth-in-2019/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/survey-university-investments-saw-slower-growth-in-2019/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2020 04:58:05 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/survey-university-investments-saw-slower-growth-in-2019/ Most U.S. universities made money on their financial investments last year, but their returns were tempered by a global economic slowdown fueled by America’s trade war with China, according to an annual survey of school finance chiefs. The survey, released Thursday, found that college and university endowments returned an average of 5.3 per cent in […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/survey-university-investments-saw-slower-growth-in-2019/feed/ 0 Rising temperatures, global trade collapse, cybercrime top list of extreme risks for investors: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/rising-temperatures-global-trade-collapse-cybercrime-top-list-of-extreme-risks-for-investors-report/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/rising-temperatures-global-trade-collapse-cybercrime-top-list-of-extreme-risks-for-investors-report/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2019 05:41:29 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/rising-temperatures-global-trade-collapse-cybercrime-top-list-of-extreme-risks-for-investors-report/ The top three extreme risks for investors to watch are global temperature change, global trade collapse and cyber warfare, according to a new report by Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute. In the report, extreme risks are considered events that are highly unlikely to occur — but could have a large impact on economic growth […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/rising-temperatures-global-trade-collapse-cybercrime-top-list-of-extreme-risks-for-investors-report/feed/ 0 Trade war fears could hit markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/trade-war-fears-could-hit-markets/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/trade-war-fears-could-hit-markets/#respond Tue, 31 Jul 2018 10:57:08 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/trade-war-fears-could-hit-markets/ Watch equity markets closely as trade tension continues: experts

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