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MSCI urging investment industry to integrate ESG

MSCI urging investment industry to integrate ESG

In an unusual move for an index provider, MSCI Inc. is urging the investment industry as a whole to incorporate environmental, social and governance issues…

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Bank of Canada keeps key rate target on hold, trims growth expectations for 2020

The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent and forecasting a slower-than-expected start for the Canadian…

Hand sanitizers, flu shots touted as employers’ defence against flu

Hand sanitizers, flu shots touted as employers’ defence against flu

As this winter’s flu outbreak intensifies, small U.S. business owners are trying to keep their companies from being overwhelmed by employee absences. At Gold Medal…

Unifor head arrested in union blockade over pension dispute

Unifor head arrested in union blockade over pension dispute

Unifor national president Jerry Dias and 13 other union members were arrested Monday night in Regina after the union blockaded the Federated Co-operatives Ltd. refinery…

Ontario raises threshold for pension plans requiring audited financial statements

Ontario raises threshold for pension plans requiring audited financial statements

Pension plan sponsors in Ontario are celebrating a small win. The government is changing the rules so plans with less than $10 million in assets…

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Caisse part of construction manufacturing group acquisition

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is joining forces with the Marcel Dutil family’s Placements CMI and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ to…

  • By: Staff
  • January 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:35
Oxford Properties, AIMCo planning mixed-use development in Ontario

Oxford Properties, AIMCo planning mixed-use development in Ontario

Oxford Properties Group, the real estate investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. are planning to develop…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 16:00
Younger Canadians more likely to want employer-provided virtual health care: survey

Younger Canadians more likely to want employer-provided virtual health care: survey

About three-quarters (72 per cent) of working Canadians said they’d perceive their employer in a more positive light if it offered virtual care or telemedicine,…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15

Mark Machin becomes new chairman of FCLTGlobal

FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit institute focused on developing research and tools to encourage long-term investing, is appointing Mark Machin, chief executive officer of the Canada Pension…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 10:40
Ontario appeal court rules former IMAX exec may exercise stock options in reasonable period

Ontario appeal court rules former IMAX exec may exercise stock options in reasonable period

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a wrongfully dismissed employee could take advantage of the stock options and restricted share units that vested…

Cadillac Fairview hosts indoor puppy parks on Blue Monday

Cadillac Fairview hosts indoor puppy parks on Blue Monday

Cadillac Fairview Corp. let the dogs out at four of its downtown Toronto office towers to cheer up its employees on Blue Monday, known as…

SEI names new director of investment strategy in Canada

SEI names new director of investment strategy in Canada

SEI Investments Canada Co. is appointing Kendra Kaake as director of investment strategy for its institutional group in Canada. With more than 20 years of…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:30
Caisse part of Quebec-based construction manufacturing group acquisition

Caisse part of Quebec-based construction manufacturing group acquisition

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is joining Placements CMI and Fonds de solidarité FTQ to take on equal ownership of multiple assets from private…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:15

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…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
  • 15:00

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…

  • By: Staff
  • 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,…

  • By: Staff
  • 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.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00

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…

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