The majority (90 per cent) of Canadian employers now offer at least one non-insurance benefit such as paid time off, employee assistance programs or flexible working, according…
The Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled on Tuesday that Foodora Canada couriers are dependent contractors and have the right to unionize. The ruling, which sets…
The issue of whether long-term disability claims are arbitrable or matters for the court, which has plagued Ontario’s hospital sector for over a quarter of…
BBB-rated corporate bonds are becoming a bigger part of the Canadian market, according to an analysis by FTSE Russell. In particular, at the end of…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed a US$300-million deal investment deal with New Gold Inc. Under the agreement, the pension fund will acquire a…
The gross income replacement levels for a typical capital accumulation plan have decreased by more than 10 per cent during the past 11-year bull market, according to…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is closing a $125 million financing deal with Meridian Credit Union Ltd. The investment takes the form of subordinated private debt…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is closing a $125 million financing deal with Canadian credit union, Meridian. The investment takes the form…
Freedom 55? It’s looking more like Freedom 70 for some Canadians, but there are strategies that working baby boomers, generation Xers and millennials can employ…
While the OPSEU Pension Trust has been focused on responsible investing for some time, it’s bringing its sustainability activities to the next level with the…
In any industry, conferences are a great opportunity for continuing education and connecting with others — such as the 20-plus conferences hosted by Benefits Canada each…
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System posted an 11.9 per cent return for 2019. The net return added $11.5 billion in value to the pension fund,…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec World, through its investment in DP World, has completed the purchase of Fraser Surrey Docks. The closing…
Along with more traditional asset classes like fixed income or private equities, litigation finance is another area for pension funds to keep on their radars.…
Research and ratings firm Sustainalytics is launching a set of environmental, social and governance indicators aimed at helping investors with security selection, portfolio construction, risk…
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that Bell and its related companies, including Bell Canada, Bell Media Inc., Expertech Network Installation Inc. and Bell…
When it comes to private equity investments, there’s a business case for multi-manager co-investment funds versus single-manager primary funds, according to research by Capital Dynamics.…
Lawyers Financial has inked a deal with the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan to offer law firms the chance to join the CAAT’s DBplus. The…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is strengthening its partnership with Lendlease Group in the U.K.’s built-to-rent sector with an agreement to invest in a…
A former federal government employee is launching a proposed $10-million class action lawsuit against Sun Life over how the insurer calculated cost-of-living increases on long-term disability benefits…
With environmental, social and governance issues top of mind for many pension plan investors, modern slavery is one concern to keep on the radar. Historically,…
As millennials enter their prime working years many are actively saving for their retirements, according to a new report by Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust.…
The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec missed its benchmark portfolio last year due to lacklustre performance of real estate and infrastructure assets and…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec posted a 10.4 per cent return for 2019, well surpassing its 2018 annual return of 4.2 per cent.…
The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is asking the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board to include workplace-related factors when it sets maximum prices for medications.…