Green Urban Development: The Impact Investment Strategy of Canadian Pension Funds

Autor: Maaike Van Bragt, Quentin Spehner, Sebastien Betermier, Alexander Beath, Yuedan Liu
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: SSRN Electronic Journal.
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3853175
Popis: This paper investigates the investment strategy that large Canadian pension funds implement in the private real estate market. Even though they manage just 6% of global pension assets in our data, Canadian pension funds are responsible for 60% of the total value of direct real estate deals involving a pension fund. Their portfolio strategy combines global asset diversification with a local impact strategy that consists of internally developing and greening urban properties. Using a common benchmarking methodology across funds, we show that this strategy delivers superior performance net of fees and drives the green development of major city centers.
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