Bâtirente grows AUM, pension membership in 2019
Quebec-based pension fund Bâtirente reached $764.3 million in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2019, an increase of 15.6 per cent on the previous…
- By: Staff
- June 18, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 08:45
Latest news in Benefits Canada Archive
Foodora workers vote to join Canadian Union of Postal Workers
While Foodora announced in April that it’s shutting down its Canadian operations, its Toronto and Mississauga drivers, nevertheless, have voted to join the Canadian Union of Postal…
- By: Staff
- June 17, 2020 December 2, 2020
- 15:15
OPSEU members latest to join OPTrust Select
Workplaces represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union are among the latest employers to join the OPSEU Pension Trust’s defined benefit plan, OPTrust Select.…
- By: Staff
- June 17, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Bank of Canada has no immediate intentions to raise interest rates, Macklem says
Canada’s new top central banker says the Bank of Canada has no intention to raise interest rates given the current economic circumstances created by the…
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 17, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 10:59
Private equity exits slowed drastically in wake of coronavirus
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to rock the global economy, private equity exits have largely come to a halt since mid-March, according to a report…
- By: Staff
- June 17, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 09:36
Downside protection strategy saves LAPP $1.9 billion
The volatility caused by the coronavirus pandemic made the first quarter of 2020 rough for many Canadian defined benefit pension plans. In early June, the…
- By: Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review
- June 17, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:00
Feds extending CERB by eight weeks
The federal government is extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for an additional eight weeks to support Canadians who haven’t been able to find employment as provinces start…
- By: Staff
- June 16, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:30
New study highlights value of pharmacogenetic-guided drug treatment
The results of a new study highlight the value of tailoring drug treatment to an individual’s genetic makeup. The pharmacogenetics clinical trial study by Green…
- By: Staff
- June 16, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Slack allowing employees to work from home permanently
Slack Technologies Inc. is offering its employees the option to work from home permanently, along with extending its coronavirus-related office closures past Sept. 1. In a blog post,…
- By: Staff
- June 16, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
How will technology change investment landscape going forward?
While technological change is accelerating at a rapid rate, the financial system isn’t keeping pace, says Campbell Harvey, professor of finance at Duke University’s Fuqua…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- June 16, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 09:09
Five workplace changes that should stay post-coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has been disruptive for all and sadly, devastating and difficult for many. In the pandemic’s early days, we saw a great deal…
- By: Kim Siddall
- June 16, 2020 February 5, 2021
- 08:45
Charles Emond, Jean Raby to co-chair Investor Leadership Network’s CEO council
The Investor Leadership Network is appointing Charles Emond, president and chief executive officer of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and Jean Raby, CEO of Natixis…
- By: Staff
- June 16, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:45
Canada Life thanks staff with two paid days off, prepares for return to work
As the Canada Life Assurance Co. prepares a phased approach for returning to the office, the insurer is thanking its more than 11,000 employees with…
- By: Staff
- June 15, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Optima Global Health partnering with MindBeacon for online CBT
Optima Global Health is partnering with MindBeacon to offer its online cognitive behavioural therapy service to plan sponsors. “Mental health is more important than ever…
- By: Staff
- June 15, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
Employee well-being growing area of post-pandemic focus for employers: survey
While 72 per cent of Canadian employers said they’ll make minimal or no changes to their benefits coverage in 2021, 21 per cent are planning…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- June 15, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:30
How the OPB mixes guidance, support and advice to optimize pension member decisions
Pension plan members are buffeted from all sides by information on retirement options — some reliable, some not — especially now that the coronavirus pandemic…
- By: Martha Porado
- June 15, 2020 November 26, 2020
- 09:00
Employer pension plan asset values grows 2.3% in Q4 2019
The market value of assets in Canadian employer-sponsored pension plans rose to $2.09 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2019, up 2.3 per cent from…
- By: Staff
- June 12, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 15:15
Desjardins partners with Obesity Canada to keep Canadians healthy
Desjardins Insurance is joining Obesity Canada’s partnership program, which leverages resources from Canadian organizations to fund obesity research, education and advocacy initiatives. Marc Bertossini, director…
- By: Staff
- June 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
How Ontario Teachers’ is harnessing insights around pension member pain points
In seeking to better serve its plan members, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has been on a journey to change its strategic thinking to access…
- By: Martha Porado
- June 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 10:00
Vestcor Corp. returns 11.76% in 2019, updates pension admin system
Vestcor Investment Management Corp. returned 11.76 per cent in 2019, with total assets under management rising to $18.5 billion, according to its 2019 annual report.…
- By: Staff
- June 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:30
How are global retirement systems faring in the wake of coronavirus?
A new paper is evaluating how global retirement systems are faring in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and what reforms will be required to facilitate…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- June 12, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:15
IMCO sells stake in Spanish electricity provider
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario has sold its interest in Spanish electricity provider Viesgo to funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. Prior the sale,…
- By: Staff
- June 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:45
Do institutional investors have to choose between divestment and engagement?
For institutional investors, the debate still rages over whether to divest from a company they find to have problematic practices where environmental, social and governance…
- By: Staff
- June 11, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
CLHIA names Jean-François Chalifoux new board chair
The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is appointing Jean-François Chalifoux, chief executive officer of SSQ Life Insurance Co. Inc., as the new chair of its…
- By: Staff
- June 11, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
DB regulations a bad fit for target-benefit plans, MEPPs: report
Canada’s pension regulations have been designed to govern defined benefit plans and are a bad fit for target-benefit and multi-employer pension plans, according to a…
- By: Staff
- June 11, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:30