PRI announces award winners
The Principles for Responsible Investment has announced the winners of its inaugural awards. In the category of Active Ownership Project of the Year, Platform Living…
- By: Staff
- September 13, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 10:25
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A practical look at responsible investing at Ontario Teachers’
As environmental, social and governance issues are increasingly recognized as material factors when considering investments and amid growing stakeholder pressure, many options are available for…
- By: Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review
- September 13, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 10:20
Regular exercise leads to better mental-health outcomes: study
Regular exercise does in fact reduce people’s mental-health burden, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. The study examined the relationship between exercise…
- By: Staff
- September 13, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 09:45
80% of employees want financial education at work: survey
While 80 per cent of employees said they want some type of financial education in the workplace, just 58 per cent of employers said they…
- By: Staff
- September 13, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 09:19
Employer pension plans’ assets hits $1.97 trillion: Stats Can
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension plans hit $1.97 trillion in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of five per…
- By: Staff
- September 13, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 09:18
What looking back on the history of an index tells investors
Indexes have been around for decades, but what does all of that accumulated data actually tell investors? The Russell 3000 index, which was created in…
- By: Staff
- September 13, 2019 January 6, 2021
- 09:13
Editorial: Making space for a room of one’s own
At the risk of cementing my reputation as an unapologetic literary nerd (I opened my last editorial with a George Bernard Shaw quote), I’ve always…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- September 13, 2019 March 6, 2021
- 09:00
Head to head: In workplace wellness programs, is it better to use the carrot or the stick?
While employer-provided wellness programs can include incentives or penalties for members, the industry is divided on which tactic is most effective in encouraging employee participation.…
- By: Benefits Canada
- September 13, 2019 March 6, 2021
- 08:59
How De Beers Canada used its EAP to prepare workforce for mine closure
In October 2017, De Beers Canada senior management flew to the company’s remote Victor diamond mine near Attawapiskat, Ont., to tell its employees some tough…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- September 13, 2019 December 11, 2020
- 08:57
Women in Canada’s benefits, pension and investment industries talk career, workplace attire and family
Since Grace Palombo joined Great-West Lifeco Inc. five years ago, she’s seen a shift at the company. Back then, in her role as executive vice-president…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- September 13, 2019 December 11, 2020
- 08:57
A profile of Janice Fukakusa, chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank
Technically, Janice Fukakusa is retired. However, after more than 30 years at the Royal Bank of Canada, where she rose to the rank of both…
- By: Martha Porado
- September 13, 2019 March 6, 2021
- 08:56
What options are available for de-risking DB pension plans?
The 2008 financial crisis is an event that defined benefit plan sponsors won’t soon forget. Roller-coaster markets exposed gaps in their investment strategies, while de-risking…
- By: Linda Bicho-Vachon
- September 13, 2019 December 11, 2020
- 08:55
Which health conditions are impacting benefits plans?
The Health Association of Nova Scotia, which has a number of different employers in its benefits plan, cites rheumatoid arthritis medications as its top drugs…
- By: Alethea Spiridon
- September 13, 2019 March 6, 2021
- 08:54
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