U.S. – 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 CPPIB investing in U.S., Italian telecommunications operators https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-aimco-reinvesting-in-telecommunications-provider-caisse-adds-investing-partner-in-ancillary-travel-operator/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152910 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is joining an investment group acquiring Italian telecommunications provider NetCo. The investment organization will acquire a 17.5 per cent stake of the company for up to $2.9 billion. The deal, which also includes Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co. (a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority), Italian infrastructure fund F2i […]

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]]> U.S.-China business relationship, private credit shaping investments in 2024: IMCO https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/u-s-china-business-relationship-private-credit-shaping-investments-in-2024-imco/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151602 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario believes an increasingly icy dynamic between the U.S. and China could lead to heightened volatility for institutional investors this year, says Nick Chamie, the IMCO’s chief strategist and senior managing director of total portfolio and capital markets. “If we’re no longer zeroing in on maximizing economic efficiency, we’re no longer […]

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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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]]> 45% of U.S. DC plan sponsors considering adding emergency savings options in 2024: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/45-of-u-s-dc-plan-sponsors-considering-adding-emergency-savings-options-in-2024-survey/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151009 More than two-fifths (45 per cent) of U.S. defined contribution pension plan sponsors say they’re considering implementing emergency savings features, according to a survey from MFS Investment Management. The survey, which polled 1,000 DC plan members and more than 140 plan sponsors, found nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of plan sponsors said they’d take […]

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]]> OMERS evaluates sale of LifeLabs, CPPIB sells stake in software company https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-sells-stake-in-visma-buys-portion-of-commercial-real-estate-asset-joint-venture/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150939 The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is considering the sale of LifeLabs Inc., according to a report by The Globe and Mail. A spokesperson for the infrastructure arm of the OMERS said the investment organization has held preliminary negotiation talks with “multiple potential buyers” but is currently not in any late-stage discussions. The report said […]

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]]> Caisse invests US$100M in U.S. subscription commerce platform, backs supply chain solutions acquisition https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-invests-us100m-in-u-s-subscription-commerce-platform-backs-supply-chain-solutions-acquisition/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150104 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing US$100 million in subscription commerce platform company AppDirect. This marks the second investment from the Caisse resulting in a total US$180 million invested so far in the San Francisco-based company, according to a press release, which noted AppDirect has grown between 22 per cent and […]

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]]> Study finds healthier funding status for DB plans raising interest in LDI strategy reviews https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/study-finds-healthier-funding-status-for-db-plans-raising-interest-in-ldi-strategy-reviews/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148635 U.S.-based defined benefit pension plan sponsors are increasingly looking to assess their liability-driven investment strategies as they reach fully funded statuses, according to a new study by Coalition Greenwich and commissioned by Franklin Templeton. The study found nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of pension plan sponsors reported funding ratios of 100 per cent or higher, […]

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]]> Caisse investing in artificial intelligence, OMERS backing property services firm https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-investing-in-artificial-intelligence-omers-backing-property-services-firm/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:30:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143967 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in Vooban, a Quebec-based supplier of applied artificial intelligence services. The investment will aid Vooban’s growth through expansion plans in Ontario and the U.S, according to a press release, which noted the company currently has 135 employees, but is planning to expand by 30 per cent. The […]

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]]> Cybersecurity concerns spark U.S. executive order blocking investments in Chinese tech https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/cybersecurity-concerns-spark-u-s-executive-order-blocking-institutional-investments-in-chinese-tech/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142409 As U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order obstructing the departure of domestic capital from venture and private capital into China, it’s raising a red flag for institutional investors interested in significant returns from the advanced technology space. The executive order, which took effect earlier this month, branded the production of semi-conductors, quantum computers […]

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