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Selection Group launches virtual care for staff during coronavirus

Selection Group launches virtual care for staff during coronavirus

Quebec retirement complex developer Selection Group is giving its employees and residents free access to a virtual care app during the coronavirus crisis and for…

Sounding Board: Governments must ease burden on pension plans in era of coronavirus

Sounding Board: Governments must ease burden on pension plans in era of coronavirus

Canadians, like many around the world, have watched from the sidelines as interest rates have plummeted and the markets have dropped significantly over the past…

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Institutional investors increasing focus on renewables in infrastructure investments

When it comes to global infrastructure investments, Canadian pension funds are at the forefront. In fact, seven Canadian institutional investors made the list of the…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 09:04

U.S. pensions eyeing probability of domestic recession

U.S. pension plan sponsors see a decent chance of a U.S. recession as a result of the spread of the coronavirus. Indeed, according to recent…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:00
The impact of coronavirus on DB pension funding status, asset mix

The impact of coronavirus on DB pension funding status, asset mix

With asset deterioration due to drops in equity markets and a decrease in long-term government bond yields causing an increase in solvency liabilities, pension funds…

Ontario establishes tax deferrals, special payments to support employers, workers

Ontario establishes tax deferrals, special payments to support employers, workers

Ontario employers suddenly concerned about cash flow in the wake of the coronavirus will see some relief from measures announced by the provincial government in…

Feds adding $2,000 benefit for Canadians out of work due to coronavirus

Feds adding $2,000 benefit for Canadians out of work due to coronavirus

The federal government will provide a $2,000-per-month taxable benefit for up to four months for Canadians who have been financially impacted by the coronavirus. The…

  • By: Staff
  • March 25, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
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The impact of coronavirus on pension funding status, asset mix

With asset deterioration due to drops in equity markets and a decrease in long-term government bond yields causing an increase in solvency liabilities, pension funds…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • March 25, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 14:23
Employer responsibilities around benefits, pension provision during coronavirus

Employer responsibilities around benefits, pension provision during coronavirus

As many employers are forced to temporarily lay off employees due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, what does that mean for the provision…

Sounding Board: When is coronavirus considered work-related?

Sounding Board: When is coronavirus considered work-related?

With the World Health Organization declaring the novel coronavirus a pandemic, Canadian employers should prepare for the worst and plan how to respond to various…

Ontario Teachers’, partner acquire ownership stake in Australian water company

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, alongside Morrison & Co. on behalf of the Utilities Trust of Australia, is acquiring the Infrastructure Fund’s ownership stake in…

  • By: Staff
  • March 25, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:50
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Private equity sees robust investment, boosted by buyout funds: report

Worldwide private equity fundraising hit US$692 billion in 2019, surpassing the asset class’s peak in 2007. Private equity activity trended towards fewer but larger funds…

  • By: Staff
  • March 25, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:39
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Moving beyond a naive definition of value investing

Stock picking with the right process and the right temperament works. And, contrary to popular claims, value investing is not dead. Those who claim it…

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
  • 08:58