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Q&A with the City of Mississauga’s Elena Shiganova

The City of Mississauga’s acting senior manager of total rewards talks virtual health care, pension communications and spending time with family. Q. What top challenges…

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Coronavirus accelerating long-term secular trends in farmland

While the coronavirus crisis is impacting many real assets, people still require food and therefore still require farmland. The asset class is a stable one…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • August 14, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 08:34
Canadian salary increase budgets dropping in 2020: survey

Canadian salary increase budgets dropping in 2020: survey

Organizations in all Canadian provinces and territories are seeing a drop in their salary increase budgets for 2020, according to a new survey by WorldatWork.…

  • By: Staff
  • August 13, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:18
Bloomberg launching proprietary ESG scores

Bloomberg launching proprietary ESG scores

Institutional investors looking to score potential investments on environmental, social and governance factors now have a new option. Bloomberg is launching its own set of ESG…

  • By: Staff
  • August 13, 2020 November 11, 2020
  • 08:45
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Is there a sweet spot for risk limits?

Looking at public equity market charts for the year so far, many form a V-shape. In these V-shaped situations of rapid decline followed almost immediately…

  • By: Staff
  • August 13, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 07:45

Former Starbucks Canada employee suing for unpaid OT on behalf of store managers

A former Starbucks Canada employee is suing the company for unpaid overtime for himself and other store managers. Trevor Hopman is the lead plaintiff in…

UTAM receives high scores in UN’s principles for responsible investing

UTAM receives high scores in UN’s principles for responsible investing

The University of Toronto Asset Management Corp. has received its highest scores in the United Nations’ principles for responsible investing’s annual assessment of its approach…

  • By: Staff
  • August 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
Rare disease drugs strategy, standard coverage in CLHIA’s 2020 budget wish list

Rare disease drugs strategy, standard coverage in CLHIA’s 2020 budget wish list

The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is recommending the federal government develop a strategy for high-cost drugs for rare diseases, potentially by harmonizing catastrophic drug coverage…

  • By: Staff
  • August 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
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A look at private equity investing in DC plans

Much debate remains about whether private equity is an appropriate option for members of capital accumulation plans. Canada’s neighbours to the south have been examining…

  • By: Staff
  • August 12, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 09:48
Private equity has potential to boost DC plan investments

Private equity has potential to boost DC plan investments

Much debate remains as to whether private equity is an appropriate option for members of capital accumulation plans. Canada’s neighbours to the south have been…

  • By: Staff
  • August 12, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 09:30
Yes, Canadian pension plans actually do outperform their global peers: study

Yes, Canadian pension plans actually do outperform their global peers: study

While Canadian pension plans hold a quiet confidence, it turns out they actually do outperform their international peers when it comes to asset performance and…

  • By: Staff
  • August 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15

Starbucks launching digital wellness app for staff, family members

Starbucks Canada is partnering with Morneau Shepell Ltd. to make LifeWorks available to all 24,000 Canadian employees and their family members. The digital wellness platform and…

  • By: Staff
  • August 12, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 08:45

Is China’s economic recovery sustainable?

China’s V-shaped economic recovery continued for a fourth consecutive month in June, led by strong domestic demand. And if the novel coronavirus remains under control,…

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