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Canada Life to acquire Retirement Advantage

Canada Life to acquire Retirement Advantage

Great-West Life Assurance Co.’s European subsidiary the Canada Life Group Ltd. is acquiring financial services provider Retirement Advantage. Based in Britain, Retirement Advantage was created…

  • By: Staff
  • August 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 14:30
Could Bank of Canada framework help find missing pension members?

Could Bank of Canada framework help find missing pension members?

Plan administrators are eyeing the Bank of Canada’s current system that holds unclaimed bank balances for individuals as a possible solution to dealing with missing…

Sun Life to look at effectiveness of pharmacogenetics on plan members

Sun Life to look at effectiveness of pharmacogenetics on plan members

Sun Life Financial will be offering plan members on short- and long-term disability leave for depression or anxiety the chance to take part in a…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • August 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Suggested Alberta fees for some common dental procedures almost double B.C. rates

Suggested Alberta fees for some common dental procedures almost double B.C. rates

Last Thursday, the Alberta Dental Association and College released a fee guide that lists dental procedures and their suggested fees for the first time since 1997.…

  • By: Staff
  • August 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Ontario labour law amendments add separate leave for domestic, sexual violence

Ontario labour law amendments add separate leave for domestic, sexual violence

Ontario’s standing committee on finance and economic affairs has passed a number of amendments to a bill aimed at boosting the province’s workplace standards legislation,…

  • By: Staff
  • August 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:30
Drug giant boosts parental leave with new global minimum

Drug giant boosts parental leave with new global minimum

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson Inc. is enhancing its parental leave benefits in every country in which it operates. The company is giving new parents a minimum…

  • By: Staff
  • August 24, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:00
New DB pension proposals in Quebec, Ontario tackle annuity purchases

New DB pension proposals in Quebec, Ontario tackle annuity purchases

New draft regulations published in Quebec this summer address policies around annuity purchases for defined benefit pension plans for the first time. Industry stakeholders have…

Hicks Morley appoints new chair of pension, benefits group

Hicks Morley appoints new chair of pension, benefits group

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP has appointed Stephanie Kalinowski as the new chair of its pension, benefits and executive compensation group. With nearly 20…

  • By: Staff
  • August 23, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
Institutional investors turning to equities, global markets in 2021

When the mispricing is right

One of the 2017 Global Investment Conference speakers takes a look at event-driven alpha opportunities.

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Minding the gap

Private debt moves into areas where banks have been shut out.

New N.B. public pension investment manager returns 6.2% in 2016

New N.B. public pension investment manager returns 6.2% in 2016

Vestcor Investment Management Corp. has posted a 6.16 per cent overall investment return for the year ending Dec. 31, 2016. Formerly known as the New…

  • By: Staff
  • August 23, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
CPP at age 65 is affordable, for now

CPP at age 65 is affordable, for now

Employees’ retirement plans are affected by how long they stay in the workforce. Whether or not they work past 65 often depends on government policy,…

Workers would take pay cut, reduced vacation to work flexibly: survey

Workers would take pay cut, reduced vacation to work flexibly: survey

Nearly a third (29 per cent) of employees would take a pay cut to work flexibly, while 22 per cent would take reduced vacation time…

  • By: Staff
  • August 23, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00

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