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Plan sponsors, private payers can work together to help employees with rare diseases access novel treatments

It’s important for private payers and employers to be nimble and innovative to support plan members seeking access to novel drugs and treatments by addressing…

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Survey finds two-fifths of U.S. employees didn’t receive a raise in the last year

Two-fifths of U.S. employees say they didn’t receive a raise in the last year and those who did received raises that were 25 per cent…

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  • January 19, 2024 January 19, 2024
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on how the federal government should ensure its new Canadian Dental Care Plan doesn’t displace existing employer-sponsored dental coverage was the most-read story…

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  • January 19, 2024 January 18, 2024
  • 09:00

Decision raises questions about dependent contractors’ entitlement to reasonable notice

A recent Canada Industrial Relations Board decision has raised questions about the threshold that individuals must meet to be considered dependent contractors who are therefore…

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68% of global employers view talent attraction, economic growth uncertainty as business threats: survey

More than two-thirds of global employers view the lack of key talent and uncertain economic growth (68 per cent for both) as the top threats…

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  • January 19, 2024 January 18, 2024
  • 09:00

Ontario Teachers’ co-sponsoring new Indian renewable energy fund, OPTrust considers selling stake in Spain transport infrastructure company

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is co-sponsoring a new India-based infrastructure investment trust holding assets in the renewable energy space. The new fund raised US$165…

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  • January 18, 2024 January 18, 2024
  • 11:00

PIAC focusing on pension solvency uniformity, CAPSA risk management guidelines in 2024

The Pension Investment Association of Canada will concentrate its legislative advocacy efforts on funding reform in 2024, including for an overhaul of long-term, minimum funding…

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Some institutional investors asking fund managers to release capital before committing to more funding

Some institutional investors are telling private equity managers they’ll only commit to upcoming fund raises if their capital tied up in old funds is released,…

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  • January 18, 2024 January 17, 2024
  • 09:00

Coverage of the 2023 Investment Innovation Conference

The era of predictable monetary policy and global co-operation is over. In this new epoch, defined by sweeping government intervention, geopolitical realignment and environmental catastrophe,…

2023 Investment Innovation Conference: How emerging medical technology is disrupting traditional health-care investments

Innovations in medical technology in the next 10 years could unlock a new dawn of health investments that will make the last decade look slow…

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: The importance of proprietary data in technology, AI investments

When investing in technology companies with artificial intelligence capabilities, it’s important that institutional investors ensure these entities own — or have relationships with large internet…

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: ETFs playing larger role in institutional investors’ active strategies

Over the last year, the volatile interest rate period has increased demand for fixed income exchange-traded funds among institutional investors, said Robert Forsyth, head of SPDR…

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: How institutional investors can optimize academic research to mitigate risk, generate alpha

The University of California San Diego’s Kroner Center for Financial Research is examining four research areas that can assist institutional investors in determining successful strategies that…

Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report

The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…

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  • March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
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47% of Canadian employees relying on workplace benefits to improve well-being: report

Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re interested in improving their well-being and plan on using workplace benefits to do so, according…

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  • March 28, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong…

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…

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  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report

A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.…

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  • March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
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New York State Common Retirement Fund curbing oil and gas investments

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is restricting its exposure in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including divesting a portion of its investment…

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  • March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00