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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
About 4.7 million Canadians who don’t usually work from home did so during the week of March 22, according to a new survey by Statistics…
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is appointing Bob Aziz as its new chief operating officer and Michael Kelly as its chief legal and corporate affairs officer. In…
While the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on many asset classes, institutional investors in real estate face a unique set of challenges.…
With providers of dental and paramedical services closed, many aspects of the benefits plans are seeing reduced use. But drug plan spending is continuing unabated — and…
Provincial and federal regulators are beginning to roll out relief measures for defined benefit pension plan sponsors, ranging from administrative filing extensions to freezes on…
While equity markets took substantial hits as the coronavirus pandemic arrived in North America, technology and health-care companies have performed well and are set to…
Manulife Financial Corp. is lending a hand to group benefits plan sponsors in light of the tight financial situation many businesses are in due to…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan are purchasing 40 per cent of the shares of Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo…
Before the coronavirus pandemic, 20 per cent of BMO Financial Group’s 45,000 employees were working from home on a fairly regular basis. Since March, that’s jumped…
The Canada Life Assurance Co. is cutting its health insurance premiums for its employer-sponsored benefits plans to support small- and medium-sized businesses facing hardship as…
The federal government is halting solvency special payments for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans until the end of 2020. The moratorium on payments under…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is making a number of personnel changes as part of its response to the economic challenges. “At…
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is taking on the Provincial Judges’ Pension Plan as its latest client. The pension plan is joining with $420…
Coined by Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan, “the medium is the message” proposes that a medium, rather than the content it carries, is what shapes and…
Globally, many pension funds are divesting from carbon and fossil fuels, while others are staying the course and focusing on financial value and their fiduciary…
Provincial Aerospace Ltd. is helping its employees’ careers take flight with its tuition assistance program and professional development initiatives. The aerospace firm and regional airline,…