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Pandemic boosting relevance of financial wellness offerings: survey

Pandemic boosting relevance of financial wellness offerings: survey

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. employers were beefing up their financial well-being offerings and starting to see positive results, according to a new survey…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30
University Pension Plan names Barbara Zvan inaugural president, CEO

University Pension Plan names Barbara Zvan inaugural president, CEO

The University Pension Plan’s board of trustees has named Barbara Zvan as the inaugural president and chief executive officer of the UPP. Established on Jan.…

  • July 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:45
Scotiabank to increase workforce diversity, combat racial discrimination in workplace

Scotiabank to increase workforce diversity, combat racial discrimination in workplace

Scotiabank is launching a series of initiatives to increase its workforce diversity and eliminate racial discrimination in the workplace. The bank is using its recently…

  • By: Staff
  • July 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:16
CPPIB appointing new board director, Caisse new head of liquid markets

CPPIB appointing new board director, Caisse new head of liquid markets

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is adding Boon Sim to its board of directors. Sim held senior leadership roles at Singapore-based investment house Temasek International…

  • By: Staff
  • July 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
How plan sponsors can make the new normal better than ever

How plan sponsors can make the new normal better than ever

Over the past few months, we’ve all had to deal with the challenges of social distancing and self-isolation. Some people have faced the extra pressure…

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How will coronavirus affect real estate investing long term?

Institutional investors are grappling with the long-term implications of how the coronavirus pandemic will affect demand for various real estate sectors. Many real estate assets…

Liberals revise wage subsidy, ease eligibility to boost takeup

The federal government is easing eligibility rules for the government’s emergency wage subsidy and changing the amounts businesses can receive. The government had been under pressure…

OMERS investing in Australian electricity firm, CPPIB in North American food company

OMERS investing in Australian electricity firm, CPPIB in North American food company

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is acquiring a 19.99 per cent stake in TransGrid, an Australian electricity infrastructure company. The organization’s high-voltage transmission network…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
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OMERS acquiring stake in Australian electricity infrastructure company

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is acquiring a 19.99 per cent stake in TransGrid, an Australian electricity infrastructure company. The organization’s high-voltage transmission network…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 11:27
ACPM calling for CAP automatic enrolment, escalation features

ACPM calling for CAP automatic enrolment, escalation features

The Association of Canadian Pension Management is calling on the Ontario government to consider amending the Employment Standards Act and the Pension Benefits Act to…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 10:00

Webinar: Overall health key to employee well-being during, after pandemic

In this unprecedented time, it’s more evident the physical, psychological and financial components of health are all interconnected, said Charmaine Alexander, senior disability management advisor…

How have investment factors performed during the coronavirus stock market turmoil?

How have investment factors performed during the coronavirus stock market turmoil?

During 2020’s second quarter rebound, U.S. equities saw stronger performance than other developed markets like the U.K. and the rest of Europe. However, during the…

iA Financial Group launching mental-health support for group benefits plan members

iA Financial Group is launching a service for its group plan members to target major mental-health issues that contribute to absenteeism and disability claims. The…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2020 November 23, 2020
  • 09:15

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
  • 08:58