North America – 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 Opportunities for small pension plans in Canada’s lower, middle private-equity market https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/opportunities-for-small-pension-plans-in-canadas-lower-middle-private-equity-market/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 03:57:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/opportunities-for-small-pension-plans-in-canadas-lower-middle-private-equity-market/ For smaller pension funds looking to access private equity opportunities, the lower and middle part of the Canadian market should be very attractive, says Tracey McVicar, a partner at CAI Capital Partners, referring to businesses with $3 million to $10 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Institutional investors with bigger pools of […]

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]]> North American stock markets set record highs after China cuts tariffs in half https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 03:20:10 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/ North American stock markets marched to record highs Thursday on dissipating virus risks and China saying it would cut tariffs on U.S. imports in half. After two risk-on days, investors have sunk more money into defensive sectors such as telecommunications, consumer staples, real estate investment trusts, gold and utilities in both Canada and the U.S. […]

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]]> Sovereign Wealth Funds Dominate Private Debt Space https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/sovereign-wealth-funds-dominate-private-debt-space/ Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:47:33 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/sovereign-wealth-funds-dominate-private-debt-space/ New research by Prequin shows rise of state-owned investors.

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]]> Smart Beta on the Rise https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/factor-investing-continues-to-climb/ Thu, 25 May 2017 05:42:39 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/factor-investing-continues-to-climb/ Asset owners increase exposure to factors.

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