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EMPEA appointing CPPIB’s Suyi Kim to board of directors

EMPEA appointing CPPIB’s Suyi Kim to board of directors

The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association is appointing Suyi Kim, head of Asia Pacific at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, to its board of…

  • By: Staff
  • July 3, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Ontario appeal court ruling marks substantial shift in enforcement of termination clauses

Ontario appeal court ruling marks substantial shift in enforcement of termination clauses

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that where one provision of a termination clause doesn’t meet minimum statutory requirements, it renders the entire clause…

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Should institutional investors be concerned over surge in U.S. corporate bond supply?

The increase in U.S. corporate debt issued in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak could be a warning signal to credit investors, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • July 3, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 08:56

Webinar: Expanding access to high-quality health care with telemedicine

Health and productivity is affected by a lack of access to care, according to Dr. Hanif Jamal, Canadian medical director at Teledoc Health, during a webinar…

Plan sponsors, members want more benefits plan support for chronic conditions: survey

Employers are increasingly interested in seeing more support for chronic disease and chronic pain management in their benefits plans, according to the 2020 Sanofi Canada health-care…

  • By: Staff
  • July 3, 2020 November 23, 2020
  • 08:45
DB pension plan funding recovers in Q2 after rough Q1: reports

DB pension plan funding recovers in Q2 after rough Q1: reports

In the second quarter of 2020, the funded positions of defined benefit plans recovered almost half of the losses incurred during the coronavirus crash of…

  • By: Staff
  • July 3, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:30
PSP investing in Italian real estate, CPPIB in education group

PSP investing in Italian real estate, CPPIB in education group

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is establishing a long-term strategic partnership with property and infrastructure firm Lendlease Corp. to develop an urban regeneration project in…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Addressing racism as an employer must begin with listening

Addressing racism as an employer must begin with listening

Organizations all over the world are pledging their commitments to anti-Black racism as global protests over the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many others,…

Most U.S. DC plans aren’t pausing or reducing contributions during coronavirus: survey

Most U.S. DC plans aren’t pausing or reducing contributions during coronavirus: survey

The majority of U.S.-based defined contribution pension plan sponsors said they haven’t felt the need to pause or reduce contributions during the coronavirus pandemic, according…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2020 November 26, 2020
  • 09:15
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Are activist investors strategically leaking plans to institutional investors?

It appears some institutional investors are aware of activist campaigns before they become public, according to new research. A working paper by three assistant professors…

Plan sponsors want to send targeted health communications, but members still wary: survey

More than three-quarters (79 per cent) of plan sponsors said they’re interested in their benefits providers sending targeted communications to plan members, according to the 2020…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2020 November 23, 2020
  • 09:00
Nova Scotia’s PSSP reports 98.5% funded status, halts indexing

Nova Scotia’s PSSP reports 98.5% funded status, halts indexing

Nova Scotia’s Public Service Superannuation Plan reported a 98.5 per cent funded status as of Dec. 31, 2019 and said it will halt cost-of-living adjustments for retirees for the…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 08:45
Webinar: 2020 CAP Member Survey: Retirement savings, financial well-being in the era of coronavirus

Now is the time to fix capital accumulation plans

The collapse in the equity markets has damaged capital accumulation plan retirement accounts. Governments need to level the playing field between defined benefit plans and…

  • July 2, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 08:17

Editorial: Mental-health support from a corporate, national and gendered perspective

This year marks Benefits Canada’s fifth annual Mental Health Issue, an initiative introduced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic as employers ramped up their…

Head to head: Are employers responsible for employee mental health in an uncertain economic environment?

In these uncertain times, there are strategic opportunities to implement mental-health polices, programs and services that provide tangible benefits for both employers and employees. Rebecca…

How Pratt & Whitney’s winning mental-health program supports employees, strengthens leadership

Known as ‘Inspire,’ Pratt & Whitney Canada’s health and well-being program has evolved since its launch in November 2020, growing with employees’ changing needs, using…