Two employers from British Columbia’s not-for-profit sector are joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s DBplus. Effective Oct. 1, 53 full-time and…
Pandemic-related shifts in how people shop, sending more people into cyberspace than a physical space, means central banks must speed up work on creating their…
The Canadian workforce is still undecided on the longevity of the shift to working from home, but across the border U.S. employers are increasingly making…
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario are establishing a new committee to review both regulators’ approaches…
Medavie Blue Cross is launching a new drug management solution that will offer broader drug coverage while aiming to lower costs for group benefits plan…
Willis Towers Watson is appointing Tony Rooke as director of climate transition risk in the organization’s climate and resilience hub. In the new role, Rooke will…
With U.S. stock prices exceeding pre-coronavirus highs and credit spreads nearly as tight as before the pandemic, investors are signalling overconfidence in the market, says…
Despite a decline in mental health and well-being since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Canadians are still hesitant to access support, according to Morneau Shepell…
The Canadian Investment Review launched the first annual Pension Leadership Awards in 2020 to recognize and award leading plan sponsors across several categories who are…
Mercer Canada is appointing Kimm Maugeri as its new human resources leader. With over 20 years of experience in HR, with a focus on diversity and inclusion,…
For the first time, organizations are publicly endorsing the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance’s stewardship principles. To date, the endorsers include the Alberta Investment Management…
A third (33 per cent) of employees said they’re more burned out on the job these days compared to 2019, according to a new survey by…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is buying a portfolio of 73 photovoltaic plants from Q-Energy Ltd., the first step in creating a…
On average, one in three Canadians will be disabled for 90 days or more at least once before they reach age 65, according to the…
The impact of powerful trends, including aging populations and growing debt levels in the world’s largest economies, has been somewhat mitigated in recent years by…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling its 50 per cent interest in the first phase of a real estate development in London, England. Phase…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is hiring Amit Prakash as its first chief investment strategy officer. “The CISO will specifically focus on ensuring that AIMCo’s…
A third (33 per cent) of institutional investors that haven’t yet incorporated environmental, social and governance factors into their investment decisions said they’re considering it, according…
Morneau Shepell Ltd. is expanding into the growing telemedicine market to provide Canadian benefits plan members and their families with more convenient access to digital health-care…
While the Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging the Newfoundland and Labrador government to introduce legislative amendments to facilitate pension unlocking in cases of financial hardship,…
To recognize frontline, hourly employees for their service during the coronavirus pandemic, Lowe’s Canada is paying a discretionary bonus to all eligible full-time, part-time and seasonal…
The governor of the Bank of Canada said managing the risks from the pandemic is more critical than ever and it is key to a…
Quebec is one step closer to allowing employers to introduce target-benefit pension plans. On Wednesday, Eric Girard, Quebec’s minister of finance, tabled Bill 68, which was…
More than two-thirds (67 per cent) of working Canadians said they’d use video chat, web or telephone-based health support to consult with a mental-health practitioner,…
One in four women in the U.S. are either considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workplace entirely, according to a new report by McKinsey & Company and…