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Investment column: The three main types of hedge funds

Investment column: The three main types of hedge funds

Understanding the three main types of hedge funds and where pension funds should invest

The evolution of annuities

The evolution of annuities

The evolving annuity: where it’s been and where it’s going

Conference coverage: Managing drug costs effectively

Conference coverage: Managing drug costs effectively

Drug plan stakeholders discuss cost management and patient needs at the 2014 Toronto Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum

Frontlines

News, Insights, Trends

  • By: Staff
  • February 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
Pension trends: Is phased retirement an option for your employees?

Pension trends: Is phased retirement an option for your employees?

As more retirees remain on the job, companies should consider phased retirement arrangements

Four emerging markets investment trends

Four emerging markets investment trends

What do bonds, obesity, clean energy and young people have in common? They’re all opportunities—and risks—for pension investors

How to help employees with substance abuse

How to help employees with substance abuse

HR professionals can play a role in addiction and mental health issues

Investment trends: How smart beta can help with de-risking

Investment trends: How smart beta can help with de-risking

Smart beta indexes can be a useful de-risking tool

How can pension funds cope with a low interest rate environment?

How can pension funds cope with a low interest rate environment?

Interest rates in Canada will likely remain low for an extended period of time, as the Bank of Canada (BoC) appears in no rush to…

How to improve DC pension communications

How to improve DC pension communications

Get creative with DC communications by focusing on member behaviour.

Why Canada’s pension funding regime needs an overhaul

Why Canada’s pension funding regime needs an overhaul

Canada’s pension legislators need to fix the pension solvency funding system to reflect current realities

  • By: Ian Edelist
  • January 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00

Breakdown: Quiz whiz

So you read this issue of Benefits Canada, but were you paying attention? Take our pop quiz and find out!

Frontlines

News, Insights, Trends

  • By: Staff
  • January 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00

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