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Fed: Rates to stay ultra low even after inflation picks up

The Federal Reserve announced a significant change Thursday in how it manages interest rates by saying it plans to keep rates near zero even after…

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Mohawk College Foundation joins CAAT’s DBplus

The Mohawk College Foundation is the latest employer to join the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s DBplus. Prior to the move, which…

  • By: Staff
  • August 27, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 09:17
Loyalist College janitors’ new contract includes pension, sick days

Loyalist College janitors’ new contract includes pension, sick days

Janitors working at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ont. have a new ratified contract that includes a pension plan, sick days and a wage increase. The employees,…

  • By: Staff
  • August 27, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 09:00
Mohawk College Foundation moving group RRSPs into DB pension

Mohawk College Foundation moving group RRSPs into DB pension

The Mohawk College Foundation is the latest employer to join the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s DBplus. Prior to the move, which…

  • By: Staff
  • August 27, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 08:45
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Bank of Canada eyes effect on wealth, income distribution in review: Wilkins

The second-in-command at the Bank of Canada said Wednesday that any changes to the underpinning of its monetary policy will be judged against how they…

Mark Carney to head ESG, impact investing at Brookfield

Mark Carney to head ESG, impact investing at Brookfield

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is appointing Mark Carney as vice-chair and head of environmental, social and governance and impact fund investing. Carney is currently the United Nations’ special envoy…

Mark Carney joins Brookfield Asset Management

Mark Carney will lead a team at Brookfield Asset Management focused on investing in positive environmental, social and governance changes, the alternative asset manager said…

Empire Life adding telemedicine to group benefits plans

The Empire Life Insurance Co. is adding telemedicine services to its group benefits plans. Beginning Sept. 1, 2020, all employees whose plan sponsors offer Empire…

  • By: Staff
  • August 26, 2020 November 23, 2020
  • 15:00
Would Quebecers benefit from a higher eligibility age for QPP?

Would Quebecers benefit from a higher eligibility age for QPP?

Quebecers are more likely to start taking benefits from the Quebec Pension Plan at age 60 than other Canadians with their Canada Pension Plan benefits, according…

  • By: Staff
  • August 26, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 10:00
Majority of asset owners satisfied with portfolio performance in 2020 so far: survey

Majority of asset owners satisfied with portfolio performance in 2020 so far: survey

Coming out of the fastest market crash in history, asset owners are cautiously optimistic heading into a vastly changed investment landscape, according to a new…

  • By: Staff
  • August 26, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30
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CFOs overconfident on market predictions: paper

Chief financial officers may be over-confident when it comes to investment forecasts, even when they’ve been proven wrong in the past, according to a new…

  • By: Staff
  • August 26, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 08:29
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A do-it-yourself approach to buy-in annuities

With an aging population of baby boomers and a general trend toward closing defined benefit pensions, many plan sponsors are facing negative cash flow situations.…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • August 26, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 07:43

Caisse’s real estate arm investing in logistics site in Australia

Ivanhoé Cambridge, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s real estate arm, is entering into an agreement with real estate logistics specialist LOGOS Group…

  • By: Staff
  • August 25, 2020 December 5, 2020
  • 15:15

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
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