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Asset Manager NewsIvanhoé Cambridge And Hines Break Ground On Cibc Square’s Second Tower In Toronto
Phase Two is Underway and Set to Redefine Toronto Through Innovation and Inspiration
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Will inflation throw shade on the Canada bond bull? Ask FTSE Russell Canada
Is there a major inflation risk in 2021 and 2022 for the Canada bond markets as a COVID thaw and pent-up demand could trigger a rise in growth and inflation expectations? Is Canadian credit currently priced to perfection? What impact might the continuation of quantitative easing by the Bank of Canada have on the Canada bond markets?
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Blog | Resolving the Canadian credit conundrum?
Canadian corporate bond yields hit new lows in January, led by the decline in high yield, as the chart below shows. Since the Bank of Canada (BoC) announced its QE programme would include corporate bonds, in April 2020, yields have fallen steadily, despite the COVID pandemic and the deep contraction in the economy in 2020 (now forecast to be 5.5% by the BoC).
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Blog | Canadian equity investors may eat too much home cooking, according to FTSE Russell & Vanguard
New research from global index provider FTSE Russell suggests that Canadian investors may eat too much of their own cooking, and those with a strong home bias in equity investing can improve their diversification by increasing their exposure to international equities.
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Blog | Investors should take a closer look at Canadian MBS, according to FTSE Russell & BMO ETFs
Analysis shared by global index provider FTSE Russell and BMO Global Asset Management at this week’s #InsideETFsCanada annual industry conference examines the potential benefits of allocating toward the Canadian mortgage-backed securities market.
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Canadian credit curve steepens, signalling economic risks
How are Canadian bond markets adjusting to the COVID-19 world? FTSE Russell Global Director of Fixed Income Research Robin Marshall and FTSE Russell Canada Country Head Paul Bowes recently addressed this and other important questions in a webinar for clients and members of the media.
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Hines Leases 105,000 Square Feet At First Tower
Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today the signing of two leases with Symend and Userful at First Tower in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for a total of 105,000 square feet.
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BentallGreenOak’s Perspective Canada Mid-Year 2020 Report
We are living in unprecedented times, marred by escalating economic, political and social tensions that have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As we try to make sense of how the recovery might unfold, we begin by revisiting the themes laid out at the start of the year in Perspective 2020. Many of the themes remain front and centre and in most cases have been amplified. What follows is a chartbook highlighting the underlying trends that will shape the economic outlook and its impact on the commercial real estate market
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BentallGreenOak’s Perspective Canada 2020 Report
Slower economic growth is upon us, but we don’t see an imminent recession with central banks easing monetary policy and a likely handoff to governments for more fiscal stimulus. In this environment, healthy real estate operating fundamentals will continue to attract strong investment capital. Our 2020 Perspective highlights 10 key themes that we think will shape the beginning of a new decade.
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Hines And Waterfront Toronto Break Ground On T3 Bayside Alongside Federal And Provincial Ministers And Mayor John Tory
Hines, the international real estate firm, has begun speculative construction on the workplace component of their Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the groundbreaking of T3 Bayside, which stands for Timber, Talent and Technology. The occasion was commemorated with a small gathering at the site, which included remarks from The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; The Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure; Mayor of Toronto, John Tory and representatives from Hines and Waterfront Toronto.
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Blog | Would you credit it? Canadian high yield and the investment-grade credit anomaly
Risk rally and QE have driven in short-dated Canadian investment grade spreads relative to 7-10 yrs….
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Benchmarking the Canadian mortgage-backed securities market
In this FTSE Russell Product Insight, we profile a new index series—the FTSE Canada NHA MBS 975 Index—which is designed to measure the performance of Canada’s mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market, an important sector of the investment opportunity set in Canada.
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The pros and cons of daily and monthly index rebalancing: Canada
Is it better for a bond index to be able to change every day, or only every month?
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Blog | Canada, climate change & fixed income markets
A new FTSE Russell index measuring the impact of climate change on global fixed income markets is revealing how Canada ranks compared to other developed nations on climate readiness and provides insight into the biggest climate-related risks facing Canadian investors.
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Deka Immobilien acquires city landmark office tower in Edmonton
Deka Immobilien GmbH has purchased an office property in Edmonton, Canada, for around EUR 345 million. The Katz Group and ONE Properties are the sellers. The new building will be added to the portfolio of the open-ended real estate mutual fund Deka-ImmobilienGlobal.
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Trade Deals and Political Realities
Could the USMCA accord among the US, Canada and Mexico, and a potential US-China trade deal get approval from the Democrats-led House of Representatives?
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If you can de-risk now, why wait?!
Pension funds in the US, UK and Canada have transferred nearly $400 billion in pension and longevity risk since 2007. While these countries are the focal point of the market today, the Netherlands has been a vibrant market, and Germany recently opened for pension risk transfer in 2018 with two notable transactions, together worth more than $5 billion. Several other countries will soon follow suit. In 2017, the US and UK set a combined record with nearly $50 billion in total activity3, and 2018 is shaping up to be another outstanding year on both sides of the pond.
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Political Event Risk Raises Stakes for Sudden Price Moves
Major political event risk, ranging from elections in Mexico, Brazil and the U.S., to Brexit and NAFTA negotiations, could swing equity, bond, FX and ags markets.
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NAFTA renegotiations risk and main implications for investors
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trilateral pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico that has been in force since 1994. Negotiations to revamp and modernize it, requested by the U.S., started in August 2017 and are now encountering some issues.
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House View: 2018 Outlook
Our global growth outlook for 2018 is strong. The broad-based, synchronised upswing that began a year ago shows no signs of easing up, with above-trend growth expected to extend from the major G7 economies to the emerging markets in 2018.
