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China taking further steps to open up to foreign institutional investors

The People’s Bank of China announced that it’s opening up its financial markets to foreign investors in several new and quite granular ways. Among the…

Gen-X leaders not promoted as often as millennials, baby boomers: study

Gen-X leaders not promoted as often as millennials, baby boomers: study

Generation X employees in leadership roles are overlooked for promotions at higher rates than their counterparts in other generations, according to a study by Development Dimensions…

  • By: Staff
  • August 1, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
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Fed lowers interest rate for first time since 2008

While many indicators point to the relative health of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is lowering the target range for the federal funds rate…

BCI posts 6.1% return for fiscal year, driven by private assets

BCI posts 6.1% return for fiscal year, driven by private assets

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. posted a combined net return of 6.1 per cent for its fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2019. Adding $2 billion…

  • By: Staff
  • August 1, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 09:00
Feds adding $2.4 million to address workplace sexual harassment

Feds adding $2.4 million to address workplace sexual harassment

The federal government is providing $2.4 million in funding to two organizations that are working to address sexual harassment in Canadian workplaces. These organizations — Legal…

  • By: Staff
  • July 31, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 16:00
Mercer Canada appoints wealth business leader in Vancouver

Mercer Canada appoints wealth business leader in Vancouver

Mercer Canada has appointed Bernard Mercier as partner and wealth business leader for its Vancouver division. In the new role, he’ll be responsible for service…

  • By: Staff
  • July 31, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
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Mercer appoints new partner, Vancouver wealth business leader

Mercer Canada has appointed Bernard Mercier as partner and wealth business leader for its Vancouver division. He’ll be responsible for service offerings as well as…

  • By: Staff
  • July 31, 2019 January 9, 2021
  • 12:49
How institutional investors can capture the return potential of 5G tech

How institutional investors can capture the return potential of 5G tech

The advent of fifth generation cellular technology, 5G for short, has significant implications for institutional investors with patient capital. Many innovative sectors have the capacity…

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Bank of Canada unlikely to follow any Fed interest rate cut: experts

The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut its interest rate Wednesday for the first time in over a decade⁠ — a big step,…

SaskTel union bargaining for mental-health days, domestic violence leave

SaskTel union bargaining for mental-health days, domestic violence leave

Employees at Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. are giving Unifor’s bargaining team a strong mandate to take strike action, if necessary, in the quest for a fair contract.…

Canadian DB plans post median 2.5% return in Q2

Canadian DB plans post median 2.5% return in Q2

Canadian defined benefit plans posted a median return of 2.5 per cent during the second quarter of 2019, according to data by Northern Trust Corp.…

  • By: Staff
  • July 31, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 08:50
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Leveraged buyouts increase chance of bankruptcy: research

Leveraged buyouts have a reputation for creating bankruptcy risk for the company being purchased. “With the recent wave of private equity-backed leveraged buyouts that are…

  • By: Staff
  • July 30, 2019 January 9, 2021
  • 09:59
CPPIB, BCI taking stakes in separate health-care technology companies

CPPIB, BCI taking stakes in separate health-care technology companies

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, along with investment firm EQT Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in Waystar Inc. from Bain Capital valued at $2.7…

  • By: Staff
  • July 30, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:45

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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