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More than half institutional investors using smart beta strategies: survey

More than half (58 per cent) of institutional investors surveyed have implemented smart beta strategies, according a recent survey from FTSE Russel. This represents a…

  • By: Staff
  • June 12, 2019 January 9, 2021
  • 09:21
Plan sponsors, members interested in cannabis, pharmacogenetics: survey

Plan sponsors, members interested in cannabis, pharmacogenetics: survey

Plan sponsors and members are increasingly interested in making non-core benefits like pharmacogenetic testing and medical cannabis part of their plans, according to the 2019…

Encon Group adding virtual care to group benefits plan

Encon Group adding virtual care to group benefits plan

Encon Group Inc. is bundling a virtual doctor consultation service into its group health-care product. The insurance provider is collaborating with digital health startup Maple…

  • By: Staff
  • June 12, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 08:45
Great-West Life partners with PaymentEvolution on employee benefits quoting service

Great-West Life partners with PaymentEvolution on employee benefits quoting service

Employee benefits offerings from the Great-West Life Assurance Co. are now available on PaymentEvolution, a health and dental plan quoting service for small- and medium-sized…

  • By: Staff
  • June 11, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
PSP posts 7.1% return for fiscal 2019

PSP posts 7.1% return for fiscal 2019

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board reported a net return of 7.1 per cent at the end of its last fiscal year, ending March 31,…

  • By: Staff
  • June 11, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
Only 30% of employees satisfied with pay transparency: survey

Only 30% of employees satisfied with pay transparency: survey

Money matters are top of mind among North American employees, according to new research by Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.  The research found workers in Canada and the…

  • By: Staff
  • June 11, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Gaps persist in plan sponsor, member views on benefits: Sanofi

Gaps persist in plan sponsor, member views on benefits: Sanofi

While just half (49 per cent) of plan members said changes were made to their benefits plan in the past two years, 72 per cent of…

Active management paying off at CPPIB, not as much at PSP

Active management paying off at CPPIB, not as much at PSP

While taking an active approach to investment management is paying off for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s actively…

When women thrive, organizations thrive, even in a disrupted economy

When women thrive, organizations thrive, even in a disrupted economy

Whose jobs are put most at risk by artificial intelligence and automation? Common wisdom says it’s men, particularly blue collar men whose jobs are primarily…

Hub acquires B.C.-based Porchlight Financial

Hub acquires B.C.-based Porchlight Financial

Hub International Ltd. is acquiring Porchlight Financial. Located in Vancouver, Porchlight Financial has been offering group retirement plan consulting for 25 years. It specializes in plan member advisory services, financial wellness…

  • By: Staff
  • June 11, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 08:30

Global Fixed Income Report 2019: Canadian Defined Benefit Landscape

Download PDF(0.9 MB) After a decade of post financial crisis monetary policy easing, fixed income markets are confronting many disruptive forces: interest rate and inflation…

  • June 11, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 07:00
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Are you overlooking culture as a competitive edge?

Although culture is a differentiator in determining successful investment management firms of the future, only a few asset managers measure and actively manage their culture,…

BCI invests in U.K. insurance broker

BCI invests in U.K. insurance broker

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp., together with private equity firm Preservation Capital Partners, is investing in BMS Group Ltd., the U.K.-based brokerage arm of Minova Insurance…

  • By: Staff
  • June 10, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 09:48

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