Editorial: Saying goodbye to another challenging year
Since this month’s editorial is my farewell (for just five months) as I prepare for the birth of my second child at the end of…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 15, 2023 December 14, 2023
- 09:00
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Head to head: Is it time for DC plan sponsors to quit the balanced fund?
One defined contribution plan sponsor sings the praises of the traditional balanced fund, while another outlines a different option that better matches risk levels according…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 15, 2023 December 14, 2023
- 08:59
A look at Capital One Canada’s inclusive parental leave, time off programs
Inclusivity has long been a priority at Capital One Canada and its employee leave programs are no exception. As a result of this focus, the…
- By: Sadie Janes
- December 15, 2023 December 14, 2023
- 08:58
2023 CAP Suppliers Report: How are CAPs evolving to meet the financial needs of different generations?
With more than 40,000 employees across the country, Amazon Canada is a microcosm of the wider national workforce. Comprising five generations, the online retailer’s workers…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 15, 2023 December 14, 2023
- 08:57
SHEPP diversifying portfolio with alternatives, less dependence on equities
Before Janet Jule joined the Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan as its chief investment officer in 2015, the pension plan sponsor started adding a wider…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 15, 2023 December 14, 2023
- 08:56
Would Brazil’s new bond work in Canada?
RendA+, an innovative bond instrument in Brazil, is serving as a relatively safe asset for defined contribution pension plans and lowering retirement risk, especially for…
- By: Sadie Janes
- December 15, 2023 December 14, 2023
- 08:55
Q&A with Metrolinx’s Lisa Ritchie
The organization’s vice-president of talent acquisition and total rewards discusses promoting careers to equity-deserving communities, a new menopause policy and the stability of joining a…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 15, 2023 December 14, 2023
- 08:54
Editorial: Workplaces continuing to evolve to support employee, employer struggles
There’s a lot going on in the world right now. Across the globe, geopolitical tensions are more elevated than they’ve been in decades, while the…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 09:00
Head to head: Is there an ideal income replacement ratio at retirement?
While one expert says replacement rates vary with income and age, another argues the longstanding 70 per cent benchmark doesn’t actually work. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, director…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 08:59
How Hootsuite is encouraging employees to reconnect with new return-to-office program
In order to support in-person collaboration while maintaining flexibility, Hootsuite Inc. is encouraging employees to reconnect with their co-workers through its new Perch Days program.…
- By: Sadie Janes
- November 17, 2023 November 20, 2023
- 08:57
2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Geopolitical tension making its presence felt among institutional investors
By the time Nick Chamie graduated with his first degree in economics in 1992, the Berlin Wall had already fallen and the Soviet Union had ceased…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 08:56
How are pandemic reverberations affecting disability management programs, workplace accommodations?
About a year before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Algonquin College updated its disability management program. The timing set the Ottawa-based college up for…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 08:54
TTC Pension Plan on track to remove surprises from risk assessment
In the institutional investment sector, risk management means thinking about a lot of doom and gloom, but for Danny Ip, the job is more about…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 17, 2023 December 7, 2023
- 08:53
Editorial: Celebrating winning employers shines a light in dark times
As we come to the end of another year, we continue to confront an uncertain geopolitical landscape, with wars raging on and leaders tangled in…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 09:00
Head to head: What’s riskier right now: investments in private equity or public equity?
One academic argues in favour of public equity’s transparency in a volatile economy, while another looks to private equity’s future gains. Yuanshun Li, associate professor,…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 08:59
How Waterloo Regional Health Network leadership unified retirement benefits under the HOOPP to ensure equity across its workforce
When Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital merged in April 2025, leaders weren’t just bringing together two sites and two cultures, they also…
- By: Sonya Singh
- December 12, 2025 December 14, 2025
- 08:58