valuations – 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 Are markets being driven by FOMO? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/are-markets-being-driven-by-fomo/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 07:50:18 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/are-markets-being-driven-by-fomo/ As central banks stepped into the market to fund operating losses, the ability to raise capital has usurped the natural function of markets: price discovery, says Rob Almeida, investment officer and global investment strategist at MFS Investment Management. Many companies have experienced an epic year raising capital because both good and bad businesses have been […]

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]]> Coronavirus: a true test of partnership for private equity firms https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/coronavirus-a-true-test-of-partnership-for-private-equity-firms/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 03:37:23 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/coronavirus-a-true-test-of-partnership-for-private-equity-firms/ As the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the way businesses operate, investors around the world have been able follow daily market gyrations in real time to see how public companies are being impacted and what the crisis is doing to valuations. What has been perhaps less visible is how private equity firms have responded to the […]

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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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]]> When Real Estate Opportunities Are Hard to Find https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/when-real-estate-opportunities-are-hard-to-find/ Sun, 22 Oct 2017 08:48:27 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/when-real-estate-opportunities-are-hard-to-find/ Think real estate is overvalued? Then you need to take a closer look...

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]]> The Pitfalls of Return Forecasting https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-pitfalls-of-return-forecasting/ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 01:54:54 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-pitfalls-of-return-forecasting/ Many metrics have poor predictive powers. So what's the right approach?

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