With oil prices slumping, several Middle Eastern countries began issuing sovereign bonds this year. But amid a year of uncertainty, what opportunities and risk do…
There are obvious social upsides to thinking green when it comes to making investment decisions, but is it worth the cost when buying real estate?…
Nearly 60 top influencers in the benefits, pension and investment industries gathered for a luncheon at the Arcadian Court in Toronto on Oct. 20 to…
When staffers on the comedy show Last Week Tonight joined a new 401(k) plan, they were set to pay 1.69 per cent in administrative expenses,…
It’s amazing how much we talk about the need to accommodate different needs by allowing people to work flexible hours and remotely but we still…
A year and a half ago, Roberta Hardern of St. Albert, Alta., travelled to Los Algodones, Mexico, for dental work. The neighbouring town of Yuma,…
The situation for the City of Saint John’s pension plan didn’t look very good when it converted to a shared-risk arrangement at the beginning of…
Employers across the country are keeping a close eye on New Brunswick, as the province becomes the legal battleground where decisions on the scope of…
How do four hours of housecleaning a month, a baby bonus and a monthly allowance until a child turns five sound as employee benefits? Those…
As concerns over retirement income adequacy mount, the role of plan members in making decisions about their pension investments is a growing concern. Some plan…
Despite pension administrators’ best efforts, missing members are a significant challenge for many plans. With no standardized method for searching for them, plans tend to…
As the fondness for private assets grows among Canadian pension plans, the demand for better analytics and transparency has increased. But with investors facing the…
When 3sHealth wanted to look at its dental plan design, prescription drug deductibles and the impact of new benefit enhancements, the first step was to…
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…