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Is the 9-to-5 workday a thing of the past?

Is the 9-to-5 workday a thing of the past?

As lockdown restrictions begin to lift and companies co-ordinate their return-to-work processes, more than half (55 per cent) of Canadian employees said they’d prefer to…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Pandemic boosting relevance of financial wellness offerings: survey

Pandemic boosting relevance of financial wellness offerings: survey

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. employers were beefing up their financial well-being offerings and starting to see positive results, according to a new survey…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30
University Pension Plan names Barbara Zvan inaugural president, CEO

University Pension Plan names Barbara Zvan inaugural president, CEO

The University Pension Plan’s board of trustees has named Barbara Zvan as the inaugural president and chief executive officer of the UPP. Established on Jan.…

  • July 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:45
Scotiabank to increase workforce diversity, combat racial discrimination in workplace

Scotiabank to increase workforce diversity, combat racial discrimination in workplace

Scotiabank is launching a series of initiatives to increase its workforce diversity and eliminate racial discrimination in the workplace. The bank is using its recently…

  • By: Staff
  • July 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:16
CPPIB appointing new board director, Caisse new head of liquid markets

CPPIB appointing new board director, Caisse new head of liquid markets

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is adding Boon Sim to its board of directors. Sim held senior leadership roles at Singapore-based investment house Temasek International…

  • By: Staff
  • July 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
How plan sponsors can make the new normal better than ever

How plan sponsors can make the new normal better than ever

Over the past few months, we’ve all had to deal with the challenges of social distancing and self-isolation. Some people have faced the extra pressure…

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How will coronavirus affect real estate investing long term?

Institutional investors are grappling with the long-term implications of how the coronavirus pandemic will affect demand for various real estate sectors. Many real estate assets…

Liberals revise wage subsidy, ease eligibility to boost takeup

The federal government is easing eligibility rules for the government’s emergency wage subsidy and changing the amounts businesses can receive. The government had been under pressure…

OMERS investing in Australian electricity firm, CPPIB in North American food company

OMERS investing in Australian electricity firm, CPPIB in North American food company

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is acquiring a 19.99 per cent stake in TransGrid, an Australian electricity infrastructure company. The organization’s high-voltage transmission network…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
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OMERS acquiring stake in Australian electricity infrastructure company

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is acquiring a 19.99 per cent stake in TransGrid, an Australian electricity infrastructure company. The organization’s high-voltage transmission network…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 11:27
ACPM calling for CAP automatic enrolment, escalation features

ACPM calling for CAP automatic enrolment, escalation features

The Association of Canadian Pension Management is calling on the Ontario government to consider amending the Employment Standards Act and the Pension Benefits Act to…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 10:00

Webinar: Overall health key to employee well-being during, after pandemic

In this unprecedented time, it’s more evident the physical, psychological and financial components of health are all interconnected, said Charmaine Alexander, senior disability management advisor…

How have investment factors performed during the coronavirus stock market turmoil?

How have investment factors performed during the coronavirus stock market turmoil?

During 2020’s second quarter rebound, U.S. equities saw stronger performance than other developed markets like the U.K. and the rest of Europe. However, during the…

iA Financial Group launching mental-health support for group benefits plan members

iA Financial Group is launching a service for its group plan members to target major mental-health issues that contribute to absenteeism and disability claims. The…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 November 23, 2020
  • 09:15
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CPPIB buys shares of North American speciality food company

Premium Brands Holdings Corp., which owns a broad range of food manufacturing and distribution businesses operating throughout the U.S. and Canada, has completed a private…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 08:11
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BCI’s QuadReal launches green bond framework

QuadReal Property Group, the real estate investment arm of the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., is launching a green bond framework. The framework is for…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 07:38
Just 4% of global employees want to return to office full time: survey

Just 4% of global employees want to return to office full time: survey

While 33 per cent of global employees said they want to return to the physical workplace full time after the coronavirus pandemic in April, that…

  • By: Staff
  • July 17, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
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How coronavirus will affect real estate investing long term

Institutional investors are grappling with the long-term implications of how the coronavirus pandemic will affect demand for various real estate sectors. Many real estate assets…

Women’s participation in labour force reaches lowest level in three decades: study

Women’s participation in labour force reaches lowest level in three decades: study

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed women’s participation in the labour force down to its lowest level in three decades and rebounding won’t be easy, according…

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Is the importance of quantitative analysis growing in wake of coronavirus?

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, in-person visits by institutional investors have been drastically reduced, temporarily short circuiting qualitative due diligence and leading to slightly more reliance…

Sounding Board: Ground is shifting, benefits plans must focus on individuals

Sounding Board: Ground is shifting, benefits plans must focus on individuals

The pandemic changed our world and our jobs overnight and stretched compassion, empathy and flexibility to the limit. There has never been a better time…

Blessing in disguise? DC pension plan sponsors not changing much in response to coronavirus

Blessing in disguise? DC pension plan sponsors not changing much in response to coronavirus

While it’s likely a small mercy that defined contribution plan members, by and large, didn’t have knee-jerk reactions to recent market turbulence, plan sponsors have…

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What’s keeping ESG rankings so convoluted?

Morningstar Inc. is taking aim at the disparate ESG disclosure requirements still hampering the investment industry. In a recent report, Morningstar explored some of the…

  • By: Staff
  • July 17, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 08:15
‘New reality’ of workplace includes virtual health care, enhanced mental-health support: survey

‘New reality’ of workplace includes virtual health care, enhanced mental-health support: survey

The coronavirus pandemic is dramatically affecting workplaces, employers and employees across Canada, according to a new survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.…

  • By: Staff
  • July 16, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 15:15
Siemens allowing ‘mobile working’ permanently for many workers

Siemens allowing ‘mobile working’ permanently for many workers

Industrial conglomerate Siemens is allowing more than 100,000 of its employees to work away from the office for two or three days a week on…