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As at June 30, 2021
Fiera Real Estate Canada
The Canadian division of Fiera Real Estate is an investment management company that provides direct real estate investment opportunities to institutional investors, foundation and endowment clients, and high net worth investors.
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As part of Fiera Capital‘s alternative asset offerings, Fiera Real Estate is a team of experienced real estate practitioners backed with the kind of support that empowers it to offer innovative solutions to its clients’ investment challenges.
We are an entrepreneurial team working within an institutional framework. At the heart is a culture of innovation, integrity and ownership at every level.
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Headline | September 21, 2021
Canadian Apartment Investment Conference : Fiera Real Estate to be represented on multiple panels
Tune in to this year’s Canadian Apartment Investment Conference where three of our team members will be representing Fiera Real Estate in sharing thought leadership regarding the multi-residential market. On September 22 and 23, Erin Shirley-Wong, Vice President, Asset Management, Paul Macchione, Vice President, Investments, and Richard Dansereau, President and Global Head of Real Estate will explore different facets of the apartment market.
Headline | September 7, 2021
Pension Risk Strategies Webinar : Managing Risks for Pension Fund Investors in Today’s Market
With the end of the summer comes the return of webinars. Join us on September 9th at the Pension Risk Strategies webinar where Eve Makarova, Defined Contribution Delegated Growth Leader at Mercer (Canada) Limited and Blair McCreadie, Head of Canadian Real Estate at Fiera Real Estate will share their knowledge and insights on risk management and delegation.
Whitepaper | August 18, 2021
Canadian Real Estate Market Update – Q2 2021
The Bank of Canada is maintaining its extraordinary forward guidance on the path for the overnight rate. According to the Bank of Canada’s April 2021 projection, the expected…
Headline | August 3, 2021
Contributing to a Sustainable Future: Fiera Capital Joins the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
Fiera Capital Corporation (“Fiera Capital” or the “Company”) (TSX: FSZ), a leading independent asset management firm, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (the “initiative”), committing to work proactively towards the goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner and to support broader efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Headline | July 16, 2021
New multi-residential development project for Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund
Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund (the "Fund") and its partner, PC Urban, are proud to announce their second multi-residential development transaction in Victoria, BC in 2021: Esquimalt.
Headline | June 24, 2021
Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund and Fiera Real Estate Industrial Fund acquired a new industrial portfolio
Both the Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund (‘CORE Fund’’) and Fiera Real Estate Industrial Fund (‘’Industrial Fund’’) have closed on a 100% interest in a 944,000 square foot portfolio of five new generation industrial assets in Brantford, ON, well located in proximity to Highway 403. The properties are spread across 58.4 acres, resulting in a low 37.1% site coverage.
Headline | June 18, 2021
Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund acquires a new asset
The CORE Fund and its partner, Canahahns Company Limited, have recently closed on a multi-residential apartment located in Mississauga, Ontario. The property is located in the Port Credit neighbourhood with close proximity to the GO Station. The building contains 82 total suites with in-place rents that are well below market.
Headline | June 14, 2021
Kim Nguyen to speak at the Investor Communication in 2021 webinar
On Thursday, June 17, join us for a special Canada-focused webinar hosted by Juniper Square where Kim Nguyen will be discussing the different trends in investor relations and communication in private equity and what's on the horizon.
Headline | June 11, 2021
Fiera Real Estate Industrial Fund expands with the acquisition of the Burlington Industrial Portfolio
The Fiera Real Estate Industrial Fund has closed on a 100% interest in a small bay, multi-tenant industrial portfolio composed of five buildings on four legal parcels totaling 178,000sf.
Headline | June 9, 2021
Land and Development conference : Richard Dansereau to speak at the Closing Roundtable
As the Land and Development conference is coming to an end, tune in to the Closing Roundtable to listen to Richard Dansereau exchange his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of the land and development market for the second half of 2021 and beyond.
Headline | June 7, 2021
Land and Development conference : listen to Kathy Black's view on the future of commercial real estate
On June 9, 2021, tune in to the Canadian Real Estate Forums’ Land and Development conference to listen to Kathy Black, Vice President, Development, provide a view into her personal and professional world at the «Developer one-on-one» session. This conversation will offer insights and strategic thinking on what the future holds for the commercial real estate market, investments, and the complexity behind planning, design, approvals to construction.
Headline | May 27, 2021
Edmonton Real Estate Forum : Erin Shirley to discuss the effect of e-commerce on the industrial real estate market
On May 27, 2021, Erin Shirley-Wong, Vice President, Asset Management, will discuss about the effects of COVID-19 on the e-commerce activity and the higher than normal growth in online shopping and how it helped build a strong industrial real estate market in Edmonton at the Edmonton Real Estate Forum.
Whitepaper | May 21, 2021
Canadian Real Estate Market Update - Q1 2021
As populations get inoculated and larger parts of the economy reopen, the powerful revitalization in confidence should unleash massive amounts of pent-up demand, particularly as savings remain extraordinarily…
Headline | May 11, 2021
Montreal Real Estate Forum : Richard Dansereau to discuss the impact that ESG has on the industry
On Thursday, May 13, Richard Dansereau, President and Global Head of Real Estate, will speak at the Montreal Real Estate Forum in the session titled Invest to Drive Change: How ESG is Transforming the Investment Landscape. In this session, panelists will have the chance to share insight into their views on sustainable, responsible, and impact investing, which is increasingly attracting the attention of managers of major investment funds.
Headline | May 7, 2021
New development project for the Fiera Properties Real Estate Investment Fund II
Fiera Real Estate, alongside Plan A Immobilier, is proud to announce its latest acquisition and development of an industrial site totalling approximately 150,000 square feet located within the Greater Montreal Area, in the city of Boisbriand.
Headline | May 6, 2021
Montreal Real Estate Forum: Listen to Jean-Phillipe Dubé's take on this industrial market
On Wednesday, May 12, tune in to the Montreal Real Estate Forum webcast to listen to Jean-Philippe Dubé, Senior Vice-President, Development, discuss the industrial market's comeback over the past four years.
Headline | April 9, 2021
Kathy Black to discuss the impact of construction cost, government policies and more on development at the Vancouver Real Estate Forum
On April 15, as a panellist in the A cross-section of development session of the 2021 Vancouver Real Estate Forum, Kathy Black, Vice President, Development, will be discussing the impact of construction cost, government policies, and how the pandemic has impacted design.
Video | March 19, 2021
Real Estate Emerging from the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for real estate fundamentals in the short-term; however, three key macro-economic trends were accelerated that will increase Canadian real estate values…
Whitepaper | February 26, 2021
Canadian Real Estate Market Update - February 2021
In this first instalment of the Market Update series, the Fiera Real Estate’s Strategy, Planning and Analytics team explores the Canadian real estate conditions, the current state of…
Headline | February 23, 2021
Blair McCreadie to discuss growth in equity capital deployments into real estate at RealCapital Conference
Join us on February 24, 2021, at Canada Real Estate Forums’ RealCapital Conference where Blair McCreadie will tackle the concept of growth in equity capital deployments into real estate assets and development.
Headline | February 19, 2021
Rick O’Dell to explore optimal capital structures at Real Capital Conference
On February 24, find out more about optimal capital structures with Rick O’Dell as he explores this concept in today’s interest rate environment. He will be participating as a panelist on The CFO Perspective session hosted by the Canadian Real Estate Forum’s Real Capital Conference.
Whitepaper | February 3, 2021
2020 ESG report
The events of the past year have led to unprecedented times that continue to change rapidly month to month. While it is unclear how long the COVID-19 pandemic…
Headline | February 16, 2021
Richard Dansereau appointed President and Head of Global Real Estate
Fiera Real Estate is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Dansereau to the position of President and Head of Global Real Estate. With more than 35 years of experience in the real estate industry, Richard Dansereau will lead Fiera Real Estate’s global business.
Headline | February 11, 2021
Peter McFarlane discusses the residential and commercial real estate activity at Altus Group’s National State of the Market 2021
Tune in to Altus Group’s National State of the Market 2021 exclusive webcast on Thursday, February 18. As one of the panellists, Peter McFarlane will discuss the residential and commercial real estate activity in major markets across Canada, including regional perspectives around some of the successes and challenges we've seen in the market amid a global pandemic.
Headline | February 5, 2021
Two Fiera Real Estate Funds Rank at the Top of MSCI/REALPAC Index
Fiera Real Estate is proud to announce the strong performance of the Fiera Real Estate Industrial Fund (“FREIF”) and the Fiera Real Estate CORE Fund LP (“CORE Fund”) compared against the benchmark, the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Quarterly Property Fund Index (“PFI”). The FREIF ranked first of the nine contributing funds for both Q4 and the full year of 2020 while the CORE Fund ranked second for Q4 and third for the full year.
Headline | February 4, 2021
Fiera Real Estate is pleased to announce the appointment of Erin Shirley-Wong to the position of Vice President, Asset Management
Fiera Real Estate is pleased to announce the appointment of Erin Shirley-Wong to the position Vice President, Asset Management. In this role, Erin will be responsible for the asset management of Fiera Real Estate funds, including supervision of third-party property management, preparation of annual operating budgets, and approval and execution of capital spending and leasing programs.
Headline | February 1, 2021
Peter Cuthbert discusses results and trends as panellist at the Canada Real Estate Investment Forum
On February 2, 2021, Peter Cuthbert will be a panelist at the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Real Estate Investment Forum where he will discuss the investment return results of the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Quarterly Property Index and comment on key real estate research trends of the last 12 months including the impact of COVID-19 on the market, responsible investments, pricing, and more.
Headline | January 27, 2021
Peter Cuthbert to step down from his role as President & Head of Global Real Estate
After an 8-year tenure with Fiera Real Estate, Peter Cuthbert has decided to step down from his role as President and Global Head of Fiera Real Estate. Peter has been an important member of the Fiera Real Estate team, first as Fund Manager and over the last few years focused on his leadership role as a member of the Investment Committees of a number of the Fiera Real Estate funds. In addition to his continued involvement as an independent Investment Committee member, Peter will ensure a gradual transition of his other roles and responsibilities.
Headline | January 20, 2021
Canadian Commercial Real Estate Industry Offers Support to National Vaccination Efforts
Fiera Real Estate will be part of REALPAC’s initiative to support the national vaccination rollout through providing government and health networks across Canada with the free use of vacant commercial space as vaccination sites.
