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Ontario Teachers’ posts 10.4% gains for 2019, focuses on maintaining certainty

Ontario Teachers’ posts 10.4% gains for 2019, focuses on maintaining certainty

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan posted a net return of 10.4 per cent for 2019, bringing net assets to $207.4 billion. Its $20.2 billion in investment income represents…

Sun Life, Dialogue partner on free virtual care for plan members

Sun Life, Dialogue partner on free virtual care for plan members

Sun Life is partnering with telemedicine platform Dialogue to provide its group benefits plan members with free access to a virtual health-care service during the…

  • By: Staff
  • March 31, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
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Coronavirus, capital calls and liquidity in private market investments

In the current market environment, liquidity is top of mind for pension plans, says Jason Campbell, principal at Eckler Ltd. For example, despite a company’s…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • March 31, 2020 December 13, 2020
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Supporting employees’ workplace health, financial wellness during coronavirus

It’s the only story around these days. COVID-19 — the coronavirus — has broken out all over the world, leading to strain on health-care resources,…

Opportunities for small pension plans in Canada’s lower, middle private-equity market

For smaller pension funds looking to access private equity opportunities, the lower and middle part of the Canadian market should be very attractive, says Tracey…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • March 31, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 07:57
Molson Coors launches paid leave programs during coronavirus

Molson Coors launches paid leave programs during coronavirus

Molson Coors Beverage Co. is providing all its North American employees with access to new paid leave programs during the coronavirus crisis. For employees who…

  • By: Staff
  • March 30, 2020 November 12, 2020
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Unifor decries Co-op’s ‘final offer’ on pension, files unfair labour practices complaint

Unifor decries Co-op’s ‘final offer’ on pension, files unfair labour practices complaint

Recommendations from two provincially appointed special mediators have failed to quell the labour dispute between Federated Co-operatives Ltd. and the union representing its refinery employees. On Sunday, Unifor…

  • By: Staff
  • March 30, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 15:00
Feds introduce 75% wage subsidy to help employers keep staff during coronavirus

Feds introduce 75% wage subsidy to help employers keep staff during coronavirus

The federal government is introducing a 75 per cent wage subsidy for companies of any size, charities and non-profits that have seen at least a 30 per…

  • By: Staff
  • March 30, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 14:45
Institutional investors must look ahead to future ESG issues

Institutional investors must look ahead to future ESG issues

To stay on the cutting edge of environmental, social and governance integration, institutional investors have to expand their focus beyond the factors that are material to a…

  • By: Staff
  • March 30, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 10:00
Ryerson provides virtual lunch and learns, remote work guide for staff during coronavirus

Ryerson provides virtual lunch and learns, remote work guide for staff during coronavirus

Ryerson University is taking a well-rounded approach toward supporting its staff and faculty who are working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak. The university…

Should early access to retirement funds be allowed due to coronavirus?

With many people around the world facing layoffs due to business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus, financial stress is pervasive. In Australia, the government is…

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Will coronavirus push changes to the CAP landscape forward?

With the federal government easing the withdrawal requirements for registered retirement income funds in a bid to alleviate the harm to retirees’ portfolios caused by…

La Presse reducing salaries, employer pension contributions

La Presse reducing salaries, employer pension contributions

La Presse is reducing all of its employees’ salaries by 10 per cent and temporarily lowering the employer’s contribution to the defined contribution pension plan.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 15:45

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…

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,…

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
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