commercial real estate – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 AIMCo co-investing in Vancouver high rise, Caisse in sustainability fund https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/aimco-co-investing-in-vancouver-high-rise-caisse-in-sustainability-fund/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:10:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108864 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is co-investing in a commercial high-rise building in downtown Vancouver. Ownership in the 15,000 square-metre building will be shared with a fellow investor, Toronto-based commercial real estate and asset management firm Starlight Investments. Following the purchase, the building will continue to be occupied by employees of the federal government, which […]

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]]> PSP accepts new partner in Boston scientific research centre joint venture https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/psp-accepts-new-partner-in-boston-scientific-research-centre-joint-venture/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:45:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108559 The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is accepting a new partner into a joint venture that is building a new scientific research centre in Boston’s Seaport District. New York-based investment management company KKR and Co. Inc. reached a deal with PSP Investments and WS Asset Management Inc. to become an investor in a joint venture […]

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]]> CPPIB invests in India’s top e-commerce company, Caisse in India’s bio-tech labs https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/cppib-invests-in-indias-top-e-commerce-company-caisse-in-indias-bio-tech-labs/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:50:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=103859 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $1 billion in Amazon.com Inc.’s chief rival in the Indian e-commerce sector. The Flipkart Group, which was founded in 2007, boasted the largest share of India’s e-commerce market in 2020, significantly ahead of its closest rival Amazon. The CPPIB investment is part of a total US$3.6 billion funding round for […]

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]]> CPPIB investing in West Bengal mall, OTPP selling British biscuit company https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-investing-in-west-bengal-mall-ontario-teachers-selling-british-biscuit-company/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=101431 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing 5.6 billion Indian rupees (about $93 million) to secure a 49 per cent equity stake in a regional retail centre in Kolkata, located in West Bengal. The nine-hectare mall will be a joint venture between the CPPIB and Phoenix Mills Ltd. Construction will begin this year in […]

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]]> Value creation may be new cap rate compression in real estate investment https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/value-creation-may-be-new-cap-rate-compression-in-real-estate-investment/ Thu, 27 May 2021 14:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=101156 As the era of cap rate compression draws to a close, how can institutional investors maintain the outsized returns they’ve enjoyed for over a decade? Over the past 15 years, the growing popularity of real estate in institutional investment portfolios has increased against the backdrop of a sustained decline in yields, called cap rate compression. […]

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]]> Institutional investing in 2021: looking towards the future https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/colin-ripsman/institutional-investing-in-2021-looking-towards-the-future/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:23:41 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/institutional-investing-in-2021-looking-towards-the-future/ Last year offered up one of most tempestuous investment environments in recent memory, and this year looks to be equally dynamic. It will be increasingly important for pension investment committees to be proactive and flexible in the management and oversight of their portfolios. Those that can quickly assess and respond to fundamental economic shifts will […]

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]]> Pension funds playing defence amid coronavirus crisis https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:32:11 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ Despite several bumps in the decade since the 2008/09 financial crisis, the swift and brutal crash in global equity prices when the coronavirus was declared a pandemic sent pension investors reaching for their playbooks to implement defensive strategies to mitigate the damage. “People have worked very hard at just acting on the set strategies that […]

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]]> Managing a real estate portfolio amid the coronavirus crisis https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/managing-a-real-estate-portfolio-amid-the-coronavirus-crisis/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:47:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/managing-a-real-estate-portfolio-amid-the-coronavirus-crisis/ While the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on many asset classes, institutional investors in real estate face a unique set of challenges. Firstly, the shutdown of non-essential businesses has put many tenants in a position where they can’t afford rent, forcing their investor landlords to decide how to react. Institutional investors are […]

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]]> Pensions, Private Buyers Head to the Malls https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pensions-private-buyers-head-to-malls/ Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:51:51 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pensions-private-buyers-head-to-malls/ Big investors power growth in commercial real estate.

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