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LinkedIn, Microsoft embracing flex-work policy for post-pandemic life

LinkedIn, Microsoft embracing flex-work policy for post-pandemic life

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, LinkedIn Corp. and its parent company Microsoft Corp. are removing the asterisk around what the 21st century workplace will look…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020
  • 15:15
CPPIB ups U.K. logistics allocation, PSP invests in Paris real estate

CPPIB ups U.K. logistics allocation, PSP invests in Paris real estate

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is allocating an additional £300 million of equity to investments in the U.K.’s logistics sector. The investment is taking…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:00

Canadian DB pensions return 3.13% as markets rebound: report

Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted a median 3.13 per cent return for the third quarter of 2020, following a strong market rebound, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020
  • 09:23
Canadian DB pensions return 3.13% as markets rebound

Canadian DB pensions return 3.13% as markets rebound

Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted a median 3.13 per cent return for the third quarter of 2020, following a strong market rebound, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 09:15
BCI and partners’ real estate fund completes $805 million closing, PSP invests in insurance-linked strategy

BCI and partners’ real estate fund completes $805 million closing, PSP invests in insurance-linked strategy

A real estate fund created by the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., QuadReal Property Group and RBC Global Asset Management Inc. is receiving $805 million…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 09:10
B.C.-based janitors win benefits, wage boost in first collective agreement

B.C.-based janitors win benefits, wage boost in first collective agreement

Bee-Clean Building Maintenance janitors in British Columbia ratified their first collective agreement on Monday, winning employer-paid health and dental benefits, paid sick days and a wage boost. …

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020
  • 09:00
Coalition of experts creating roadmap for implementing VPLAs

Coalition of experts creating roadmap for implementing VPLAs

The Global Risk Institute is bringing together experts from various institutions to build a roadmap for implementing variable payment life annuities to achieve lifetime income…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:45
BCI and partners’ real estate fund in $805M closing, PSP in insurance-linked strategy

BCI and partners’ real estate fund in $805M closing, PSP in insurance-linked strategy

A real estate fund created by the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., QuadReal Property Group and RBC Global Asset Management Inc. is receiving $805 million in equity…

  • By: Staff
  • November 4, 2020 November 4, 2020
  • 15:00
B.C.’s NDP developing benefits, pension supports for gig workers

B.C.’s NDP developing benefits, pension supports for gig workers

On the heels of winning re-election in British Columbia, the New Democratic Party’s work is just beginning, particularly in delivering on its promise to extend…

Caisse invests in fence and railing products company

Caisse invests in fence and railing products company

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is partnering with private equity firm TorQuest Partners to invest in fence and railing products company Barrette…

  • By: Staff
  • November 4, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 09:02
Employers focusing on engagement, mental health of remote workers

Employers focusing on engagement, mental health of remote workers

Employers are increasingly focusing on the engagement and mental health of employees working remotely as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, according to a webinar hosted…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 4, 2020 November 4, 2020
  • 09:00

Stock markets wobble on uncertainty in U.S. election

U.S. stock futures and markets around the world are mostly holding steady or ticking higher in early Wednesday trading, but only after spinning through an…

CPP maximum pensionable earnings to rise in 2021

CPP maximum pensionable earnings to rise in 2021

The maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan for 2021 are increasing to $61,600, from $58,700 in 2020. The new ceiling was calculated according to a CPP…

  • By: Staff
  • November 4, 2020 November 4, 2020
  • 08:45

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
  • 08:58