Whether operating in Canada or the United States, defined contribution plan sponsors are facing the same challenges around demographics, plan design and their employees’ retirement…
In May 2018, more than 76,500 Ontario public service employees received emails from their employer encouraging them to use the federal government’s retirement income calculator.…
Shaw Communications Inc.’s Kristina Humphreys talks financial well-being, plan flexibility and league hockey. Q. What top challenges do you face in your role? A. A…
Download PDF(0.9 MB) Employees with insulin-dependent diabetes deal with significant risks and challenges every day at work. Low blood glucose (hypoglycemia) may result in disorientation,…
While defined contribution plan members want to know they’ll have stable income through retirement with flexibility around accessing their funds, the Canadian market needs to evolve…
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that an airport parking pass provided to a flight attendant by a commercial airline is an employee benefit…
Toronto Uber drivers are joining the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada union to bargain for sick days and vacation days, as well as a guaranteed…
Where are the current financial bubbles and how can investors tell which one is at risk of bursting? “When it comes to the domain of…
Oxford Properties Group, the global real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, released its initial designs for the planned Union Park development…
A thick fog is clouding institutional investors’ efforts to gain clarity on the global market outlook, but certain key themes are peeking through, according to Manulife…
Claims involving mental-health conditions represented 52 per cent of disability insurance claims approved for federal public service employees in 2018, according to a new data from the National…
Almost half (44 per cent) of plan members said they’ve had a benefits claim denied, according to the 2019 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. Among this…
While trade risk continues to plague global economies, India and China are expected to be major emerging market growth drivers, according to State Street Global…
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…
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,…
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…