UTAM pension portfolio sees 13% return for 2019
The University of Toronto Asset Management Corp. has earned a 13 per cent return on its pension portfolio for 2019, and a 12.9 per cent…
- By: Staff
- April 27, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:43
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Nova Scotia Teachers’ returns 12.36%, issues cautions about coronavirus impact
The Nova Scotia Teachers’ Pension Plan is bracing for the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on its assets as it reported a 78.2 per cent funded…
- By: Staff
- April 27, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:45
CPPIB part of development joint venture in South Korea
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, alongside Dutch pension fund ASG and asset manager ESR Cayman Ltd., has entered into a new strategic agreement to…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
A tough first quarter for Canadian pension managers’ pooled funds
It’s no surprise that Canadian pension funds had a rough first quarter of 2020 and the latest data from Morneau Shepell Ltd.’s universe of pension…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 15:00
CAAT pension plan returns 16% in 2019, well-positioned to weather coronavirus storm
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a strong 2019, delivering a 16 per cent return, net of investment management fees, while…
- By: Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review
- April 24, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 09:00
Retraite Quebec introduces temporary measures for DB pensions
Retraite Quebec is implementing two temporary easing measures to help supplemental pension plan administrators during the coronavirus outbreak. The measures involve extending deadlines for certain…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 15:20
North American companies making total rewards cuts as pandemic extends: survey
North American employers are attempting to strike a balance between supporting employees and reducing costs during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey by Aon.…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 15:00
CRA introduces calculator to help employers with wage subsidy applications
The federal government has introduced a special calculator to further encourage employers to re-hire workers using the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The calculator is on the Canada…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 14:50
What opportunities does the oil glut offer Canadian pension portfolios?
With crude oil futures contracts crashing through the floor into negative territory at the beginning of the week, what opportunities are opening up for institutional…
- By: Martha Porado
- April 23, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 10:20
BMO highlights health supports for staff during coronavirus
BMO Financial Group is highlighting a number of its health supports for employees during the coronavirus pandemic. The bank is hosting conference calls with physicians…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 23, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 09:50
More Canadian insurers reducing benefits plan premiums
Alberta Blue Cross, Green Shield Canada, iA Financial Group and Medavie Blue Cross are the latest insurers to reduce benefits plan premiums during the coronavirus…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:45
OMERS considering shared-risk indexing, expanded eligibility to non full-time workers
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s sponsors corporation board is considering two plan design changes: the introduction of shared-risk indexing and the expansion of pension…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
RBC, Wello partner on virtual health care access for Canadian employers
The Royal Bank of Canada is expanding its partnership with telemedicine platform Wello to give Canadian businesses and their employees access to virtual health care during…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 14:45
OMERS considering shared-risk indexing and expanding eligibility to non full-time workers
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System sponsors corporation board is considering two plan design changes: the introduction of shared-risk indexing and the expansion of pension…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 11:47
Unions across job sectors crying out for increased safety measures
Unions across the country are pushing for further measures to keep their members safe, whether they stock the frozen food section in a grocery store…
- By: Staff with files from Canadian Press
- April 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 10:00
35% of Canadians expect to lose their jobs in the next four weeks: Stats Can
More than a third (35 per cent) of Canadians said they expect to lose their job or the main source of self-employment income in the next four weeks…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 09:30
Morningstar to acquire Sustainalytics
Two big players in the investment research space are joining forces. Morningstar Inc., a U.S.-based independent research firm is fully acquiring Sustainalytics, a Dutch-domiciled firm…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:39
How can pension plans ensure diversity of thought at the board table?
Much attention has been paid to surface-level diversity in the boardroom, but what about diversity of thought? “Groupthink describes faulty decision-making,” says Rahul Bhardwaj, president…
- By: Cassandra Williamson-Hopp
- April 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:33
Will China come out of pandemic stronger in institutional investors’ eyes?
Even amid the global chaos created by the coronavirus pandemic, China is too big an economy for institutional investors to ignore. A recent report by Greenwich…
- By: Martha Porado
- April 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Morneau Shepell, Lift partner on virtual fitness programs
Morneau Shepell Ltd. and fitness app Lift are partnering to add artificial intelligence-based fitness programs and live coaches to Morneau Shepell’s LifeWorks well-being platform. Through the…
- By: Staff
- April 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
Equitable Life offering premium relief on health, dental benefits
Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Canada is offering premium relief for all of its traditional and myFlex group plans for health and dental benefits. Since…
- By: Staff
- April 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:15
How to help CAP members now and in the future
In this time of pandemic, a lot has been shared about the woes of defined benefit pension plans, but members of capital accumulation plans are…
- By: Jean-Daniel Côté
- April 21, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 08:30
Can employees’ subjective ages impact their savings behaviour?
In 2018, a 69-year-old man named Emile Ratelband in the Netherlands lost a legal fight to change his birth date to 20 years earlier, arguing…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 21, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 07:54
Q&A: Oil prices go negative. What does that mean?
The world is awash in oil, there’s little demand for it and we’re running out of places to put it. That in a nutshell explains…
- By: Cathy Bussewitz, the Associated Press
- April 21, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 07:40
Employers taking many approaches to leave, benefits during coronavirus pandemic
Canadian employers are taking varied approaches to leave, compensation and benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey by Aon. The survey, conducted…
- By: Staff
- April 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:30