Strong Q2 equity gains good news for DB plans: report
Canadian defined benefit pension plans recovered some of their losses from the start of 2020 in the second quarter off the back of strong public…
- By: Staff
- July 29, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 07:48
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OMERS appointing Ingrid Chingcuanco as VP, pension operations
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is appointing Ingrid Chingcuanco as vice-president of pension operations. She joined the OMERS nearly eight years ago as director…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
ILPA introduces deal-by-deal agreement template for private equity industry
The Institutional Limited Partners Association is publishing a deal-by-deal model limited partnership agreement and term sheet to serve as a template for the industry. “We…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 10:26
A third of working Canadians worry about job security during pandemic: survey
More than half (58 per cent) of working Canadians said they feel more concerned about their financial situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 09:20
CRA pension bulletin shouldn’t apply to MEPPs, JSPPs, says ACPM
In a letter to the Canada Revenue Agency’s registered plans directorate, the Association of Canadian Pension Management said a new draft bulletin only covers a concern attached…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:15
Survey: Business economists sketch a more hopeful outlook
The economic outlook of U.S. business economists has improved over the past three months, though their sunnier view may be jeopardized by the resurgence of…
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- July 28, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:18
Canadian DB pensions holding about equal weight in stocks, fixed income: PIAC
Canadian defined benefit plan sponsors are holding an almost equal amount of fixed income and equity in their portfolios, according to the Pension Investment Association of Canada’s 2019 asset…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 15:15
CPPIB shedding shares of Canadian gold mine developer
CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is selling 10 million shares in Battle North Gold Corp. The…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
CPPIB Credit shedding shares of Canadian gold mine developer
CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is selling 10 million shares in Battle North Gold Corp.…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 09:16
B.C. launches online tool to process temporary layoff extension applications
British Columbia’s ministry of labour is introducing a new online portal to help the government process applications for temporary layoff extensions more quickly. In late June, the province extended the…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 December 2, 2020
- 09:15
BCI’s QuadReal closes inaugural green bond senior note offering
QuadReal Property Group, the real estate investment arm of the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., has issued $350 million of 1.747 per cent series-2 senior…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 07:46
Canadian DB pension plans see rebound off strong equity gains: reports
Canadian defined benefit pension plans recovered some of their losses from the start of 2020 in the second quarter off the back of strong public…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Expats cite health, well-being as greater priority in pandemic: survey
Among Canadian expatriates who said their future plans have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, 53 per cent said their health and well-being is now…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 November 12, 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…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 09:00
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,…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 08:59
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