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PSP part of consortium taking majority stake in video-telematics company

PSP part of consortium taking majority stake in video-telematics company

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, along with a consortium of other investors, is acquiring a majority stake in Lytx Inc., a video-telematics company. The…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
Ontario Teachers’ appoints new board member

Ontario Teachers’ appoints new board member

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Cindy Forbes to its board, effective immediately. Currently, Forbes is global chief analytics officer at Manulife Financial Corp.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15

Morneau Shepell selling benefits consulting business to Hub

Morneau Shepell Ltd. is selling its benefits consulting business to Hub International Ltd. The benefits component of Morneau Shepell’s consulting business, which represents about three…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2020 November 23, 2020
  • 09:55
City of Vancouver uses anti-bullying day to promote respectful workplace conduct

City of Vancouver uses anti-bullying day to promote respectful workplace conduct

While Pink Shirt Day started in elementary schools as a way to take a stand against bullying, the City of Vancouver uses the day to encourage a…

SHARE, Groupe Investissement Responsable launching Canadian proxy voting company

Ontario Teachers’ appoints new board member

Cindy Forbes is joining the board of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan effective immediately. Currently, Forbes is the global chief analytics officer for Manulife Financial…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 09:28
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More private equity firms are buying out VC-backed companies

Private equity firms are increasingly buying out venture capital-backed companies, according to a report from Pitchbook. Indeed, between 2000 and 2019, the number of venture…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 09:00
Geopolitics ranked top risk for pension funds: survey

Geopolitics ranked top risk for pension funds: survey

Pension funds view geopolitical risk as the top risk to the financial system, followed by economic risk and climate risk, according to the Global Risk…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • February 28, 2020 February 23, 2021
  • 15:15
Institutional investors want asset managers to up their technology game: report

Institutional investors want asset managers to up their technology game: report

Global institutional investors believe asset managers need to up their technology game if they’re going to win the client-satisfaction war, according to a new report…

  • By: Staff
  • February 28, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15
Coming to work sick tops office pet peeves: survey

Coming to work sick tops office pet peeves: survey

To paraphrase philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: hell is other people trapped in an office together all day long, at least according to the results of a new…

  • By: Staff
  • February 28, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:00

Canada Life partnering with League for flexible benefits plan

Canada Life is entering into an agreement with League Inc. to offer the health technology company’s digital benefits platform alongside its group services. The partnership aims…

  • By: Staff
  • February 27, 2020 August 10, 2021
  • 15:30
Interest rates, trade progress buoy pension plan’s funded status in Q4

Interest rates, trade progress buoy pension plan’s funded status in Q4

The funded status of Segal Group Inc.’s model multi-employer pension plan increased three per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to a new report…

  • By: Staff
  • February 27, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
Not just any dip: Is the coronavirus a buying opportunity or a falling knife?

Not just any dip: Is the coronavirus a buying opportunity or a falling knife?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average started the week by dropping about 1,000 points on Monday. Then on Tuesday, it did it again. For institutional investors…

OPTrust launches sustainable investing, innovation team with capital allocation mandate

OPTrust launches sustainable investing, innovation team with capital allocation mandate

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…

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