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Scotiabank, Sun Life form partnership for private investments

Scotiabank clients will get access to SLC's private asset strategies

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Robo platform for private market investments launching this week

Toronto-based Obsiido plans to launch a service for advisors later this year

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Blackstone officially opens Canadian office in Toronto

Move comes as interest grows in alternative assets

  • By: Mark Burgess
  • September 27, 2023 September 27, 2023
  • 11:52
Businessmen are skeptical looking at stock market charts.

Private credit funds going evergreen with eye on retail market

A global survey finds managers are considering more liquid funds

  • By: Mark Burgess
  • September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023
  • 12:49
Danger on horizon

Fitch sees alt managers weathering the storm

Locked-in capital, robust fees and dry powder should help firms ride out market stress

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IOSCO warns of hidden risks in private loan markets

Regulators propose best practices for market players

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Product news: CI releases private market fund-of-funds

Plus, Horizons makes changes to its asset allocation suite

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SEC ramps up hedge fund regulation

New rules aim to improve transparency, investor protection in private fund market

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Alt managers set to benefit from banks’ retreat

Rising demand for private credit will boost alt funds' fortunes, Fitch says

Office vacancies could peak next year as companies solidify hybrid plans: report

A Colliers survey said more than half of companies have finalized their hybrid work policies

Hedge funds intensified March 2020 market turmoil: report

BoC research found that hedge funds joined the selling action in bond markets

  • By: Staff
  • August 1, 2023 August 1, 2023
  • 16:18

Toronto’s downtown office vacancy rate inched up in the second quarter: report

Avison Young said it expects availability and vacancy to continue rising in the short term

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Product news: Fidelity partners with Brookfield on private real estate

Plus, Evolve offers a more tech-heavy Nasdaq

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Hybrid work could amount to US$800-billion hit to office real estate: McKinsey

Office attendance in major global cities is still 30% lower than in 2019, report says

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Global regulators target investment funds’ liquidity issues

FSB, IOSCO issue policy proposals to address redemption challenges

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Private credit faces stress test: Moody’s

With factors that drove growth now in reverse, sector confronts array of headwinds

BMO releases all-in-one private markets fund in push to simplify access

New fund for accredited investors provides access to four private asset classes

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Lenders, investors face rising commercial real estate risks

Credit ratings, outlooks under pressure as challenges mount for U.S. commercial property sector

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SEC lawsuits against crypto companies raise questions about industry’s future

The lawsuits are the latest in an ongoing tussle between government and the crypto industry

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Ontario Teachers’ to move real estate division in-house

John Sullivan will retire from Cadillac Fairview in November

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Feds name three managers for $400-million social finance fund

Fund managers will receive money over the next five years to make social finance investments

Businessmen are skeptical looking at stock market charts.

Asset managers make private market push with retail investors in mind

More products are becoming available but due diligence is key

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U.S. banking crisis creates opportunities for private credit

Rising rates are also making room for private lenders, according to a pair of reports

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Feds launch hearing into role of financial firms in rental housing

The move follows pledges to review housing as an asset class

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Investing in real assets amid banking turmoil

Smaller commercial real estate may be more vulnerable to stricter lending after SVB