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CPPIB leaders honoured at WXN awards

CPPIB leaders honoured at WXN awards

The Women’s Executive Network, or WXN, has announced Canada’s most powerful women top 100 award winners and Patrice Walsh-Watson of the Canada Pension Plan Investment…

  • By: Staff
  • November 28, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 08:22
Global health benefits costs expected to rise slightly in 2020: survey

Global health benefits costs expected to rise slightly in 2020: survey

With employer-provided health benefits costs expected to increase globally in 2020, mental and behavioural conditions are predicted to become more common over the next five…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
Caisse taking stake in fighter pilot training company, CPPIB in Latin American fitness chain

Caisse taking stake in fighter pilot training company, CPPIB in Latin American fitness chain

Alongside other investors, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in Top Aces Inc., an airborne training services provider. The Quebec-based company, which was founded…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Express Scripts Canada rolls out medication non-adherence detection program

Express Scripts Canada rolls out medication non-adherence detection program

Express Scripts Canada is launching a medication non-adherence, early-detection program in 2020 to identify plan members who are most likely to cease taking their prescription medications.…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:45
What headwinds do stocks face going into 2020?

What headwinds do stocks face going into 2020?

While public equities appear to be holding steady, at least for the moment, certain longer-term indicators could give institutional investors cause for concern. “Growth is…

Canadian plan sponsors say employee expectations for benefits are changing

Canadian plan sponsors say employee expectations for benefits are changing

While nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of Canadian plan sponsors believe their benefits plans meet current workforce diversity needs, 87 per cent noted employee expectations…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15
How employers are supporting employees’ financial literacy

How employers are supporting employees’ financial literacy

It’s no surprise that FreshBooks takes its employees’ financial literacy seriously. The Toronto-based accounting software firm regularly holds lunch-and-learn workshops and hosts subject manner experts…

AIMCo appoints new board member

The Alberta Investment Management Corporation has appointed Roger Renaud to its board of directors. Most recently, Renaud was president for Canada and global chief operating…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2019 December 13, 2020
  • 08:42
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OMERS-led consortium buys French fibre wholesale operator

A joint-venture formed in 2019 by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, along with Altice, Allianz Capital Partners and AXA Investment Managers’ real assets division,…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2019 December 13, 2020
  • 08:40
Salary, flexibility rank highest among global gen Z employees: survey

Salary, flexibility rank highest among global gen Z employees: survey

More than half (54 per cent) of global generation Z employees ranked pay as the most important consideration when applying for their first full-time job, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 26, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
OCIO market showing signs of maturity: study

OCIO market showing signs of maturity: study

The outsourced chief investment officer market could be reaching its natural maturity, according to a new survey by Cerulli Associates Inc. Globally, OCIO assets under…

  • By: Staff
  • November 26, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:45
Ontario case could clear up questions on limitation periods in LTD claims

Ontario case could clear up questions on limitation periods in LTD claims

The Ontario Court of Appeal is poised to hear a case that could clear up the conflicting jurisprudence regarding the point at which limitation periods…

MSCI makes ESG rating tool available to public

MSCI makes ESG rating tool available to public

MSCI is making its ratings on environmental, social and governance issues publicly available off the back of growing interest from numerous stakeholders. This move is…

  • By: Staff
  • November 26, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 08:41

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