{"id":989216,"date":"2024-06-01T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/?p=989216"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:43:43","slug":"should-canada-require-its-pension-funds-to-invest-more-domestically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/should-canada-require-its-pension-funds-to-invest-more-domestically\/","title":{"rendered":"Should canada require its pension funds to invest more domestically?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"989216\" class=\"elementor elementor-989216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b16f6b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b16f6b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-42afd074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42afd074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_0_tb_body clearfix  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_team_member_no_image\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chris Flynn, Head of Research,<\/strong><br \/><strong>Keith Ambachtsheer, University of Toronto, KPA Advisory Services,<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance McGill University<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>This report examines the domestic vs. international breakdown of investments for Canadian pension funds, and barriers to domestic investment. It finds the proportion of Canadian listed equity and fixed income holdings is relatively high compared to the global share of Canadian assets, but has come down dramatically in the last ten years. 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