REIT – 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 Caisse makes first infrastructure equity investment in Spain, CPPIB to sell stake in London real estate https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/caisse-makes-first-equity-infrastructure-investment-in-spain-cppib-to-sell-stake-in-london-real-estate/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 08:52:59 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/caisse-makes-first-equity-infrastructure-investment-in-spain-cppib-to-sell-stake-in-london-real-estate/ The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is buying a portfolio of 73 photovoltaic plants from Q-Energy Ltd., the first step in creating a new platform in Spain that seeks to aggregate further renewable assets. The transaction will be finalized in the coming months, after which Q-Energy will continue to provide comprehensive management of […]

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]]> Opportunities for institutional investors in an aging society https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/opportunities-for-institutional-investors-in-an-aging-society/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 04:54:17 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/opportunities-for-institutional-investors-in-an-aging-society/ While an increasingly aging society will certainly affect the future of retirement savings and health care in Canada, this growing demographic shift may also offer an opportunity for institutional investors. “Within a decade or two, the largest single household cohort will be seniors,” says James McKellar, director of the Brookfield Centre in Real Estate and […]

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]]> CPPIB, AIMCo team up with industrial REIT to acquire U.S. logistics real estate https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-aimco-team-up-with-industrial-reit-to-acquire-u-s-logistics-real-estate/ Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:57:34 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/cppib-aimco-team-up-with-industrial-reit-to-acquire-u-s-logistics-real-estate/ The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. and the WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust are joining forces to aggregate a portfolio of U.S. industrial properties in key logistics markets. “The combination of AIMCo and CPPIB’s scale and sophistication creates a long-term opportunity that will meet the needs of our clients and stakeholders,” said […]

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]]> To shop or drop: Retail investing in the wake of Sears’ demise https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/demise-of-sears-canada-latest-pressure-for-investors-watching-how-retail-sector-will-adapt/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 04:58:14 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/demise-of-sears-canada-latest-pressure-for-investors-watching-how-retail-sector-will-adapt/ When Sears Canada Inc. announced it was going to liquidate its stores in 2017, the chain’s demise was a big concern for pension plan members worried about a big deficit in the company’s defined benefit plan. But also among the parties affected were some of Canada’s largest pension funds, which own more than two dozen […]

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]]> High-dividend REITs a good alternative to fixed income: report https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/high-dividend-reits-a-good-alternative-to-fixed-income-report/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 04:00:03 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/high-dividend-reits-a-good-alternative-to-fixed-income-report/ The prices of global real estate investment trusts will likely rise in 2018, reaching returns of between eight and 10 per cent, according to a report by Timbercreek Asset Management Inc. “We hear everyday about the continued highs that equities make and continued momentum and the concerns around valuations: Can this keep going?” says Corrado Russo, senior managing director […]

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]]> Why are real assets so popular? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/why-are-real-assets-so-popular-with-investors/ Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:00:33 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/why-are-real-assets-so-popular-with-investors/ Why pension plans are straying from equities and bonds and moving into homes and highways

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]]> How to use a buffer to manage liquidity risk https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/how-to-use-a-buffer-to-manage-liquidity-risk/ Thu, 12 Mar 2015 07:04:21 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-to-use-a-buffer-to-manage-liquidity-risk/ In a previous post, I examined how to assess the liquidity requirements of a pension fund at the total fund level. In this post and the next one, I’ll explore two different methods for managing the liquidity risk of a fund of direct (less liquid) investments.

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]]> Investment options for the yield hungry https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/investment-options-for-the-yield-hungry/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:35:19 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/investment-options-for-the-yield-hungry/ In today’s macro environment fraught with confusing cross-currents, real estate has continued to show investors its flexibility and mettle. In particular, mezzanine debt, global real estate investment trusts (REITs) and build-to-core strategies hold great potential.

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]]> Investor interest in Canadian real estate continues https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/investor-interest-in-canadian-real-estate-continues/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:41:53 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/investor-interest-in-canadian-real-estate-continues/ The continued strength in Canada's real estate industry, along with the expectation of low interest rates in the medium term, should provide added appeal for investors looking for income-producing commercial real estate properties, according to a new report from BMO Economics.

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]]> REITs: A good idea? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/reits-a-good-idea/ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:20:30 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/reits-a-good-idea/ The real estate investment trust (REIT) market in Canada continues to grow and develop. Does this signify an investment opportunity for institutional investors? A REIT is an investment vehicle structured to enable trust income to flow through to investors in the form of dividends and return of capital without incurring taxes at the trust level. […]

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