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Workers determined to retire during market turmoil may turn to alternative income sources

Workers determined to retire during market turmoil may turn to alternative income sources

While some defined contribution pension plan members may push their retirement plans back because of market turmoil caused by the coronavirus, others won’t be willing…

  • By: Staff
  • June 5, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 08:45
IMCO adding to investment in European bandwidth infrastructure company

IMCO adding to investment in European bandwidth infrastructure company

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is adding €250 million to its previous investments in euNetworks Group Ltd., a European bandwidth infrastructure company. The cash injection is…

  • By: Staff
  • June 4, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
Green Shield Canada offering chronic pain management app to plan members

Green Shield Canada offering chronic pain management app to plan members

Green Shield Canada is partnering with ManagingLife Inc. to offer the software developer’s Manage My Pain app at no cost to benefits plan members for…

  • By: Staff
  • June 4, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Feds and eight provinces sign new MJPP agreement

Feds and eight provinces sign new MJPP agreement

The federal government and several provinces are signing a new agreement regarding administration and regulation of multi-jurisdictional pension plans. The provincial governments of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario,…

  • By: Staff
  • June 4, 2020 March 29, 2023
  • 10:15

Financial wellness programs should stress capability, not just literacy: webinar

With many Canadians dealing with financial stress, employers are uniquely positioned to help, but their financial wellness programs must go beyond just literacy. “[Everyone] has heard the term…

How can pension plans position for potential deflationary or inflationary scenarios?

How can pension plans position for potential deflationary or inflationary scenarios?

With so much uncertainty on the horizon, should pension plan sponsors be preparing to operate in a deflationary or inflationary environment? In the short term,…

Will the four-day workweek become the norm post-coronavirus?

Will the four-day workweek become the norm post-coronavirus?

If employee productivity increases by two per cent per year for the next decade, Canadians could enjoy a four-day workweek without giving up income or…

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
Guardian Capital acquiring majority interest in U.S. investment manager

Hub acquiring Toronto- and Calgary-based benefits consultancies

Hub International Ltd. is acquiring Usefulideas, an employee benefits and group retirement consultancy based in Toronto. Joanne Rose, the organization’s principal and senior benefits consultant,…

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2020 February 23, 2021
  • 15:15

Caisse releases 2019 annual report

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has released its annual report, highlighting the results previously announced on Feb. 20, including a return of…

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 10:07
Investors calling for board oversight of human rights risk at Alphabet

Investors calling for board oversight of human rights risk at Alphabet

A group of more than 80 global investment managers with a combined $10 trillion in assets under management is calling on Alphabet Inc. to implement…

Webinar: Current health-care policies impacting private drug coverage

Webinar: Current health-care policies impacting private drug coverage

On May 12, Benefits Canada hosted a webinar to discuss the pharmaceutical industry’s efforts during the coronavirus crisis, as well as some key policy issues…

Caisse, CPPIB building on investment in engineering firm

Caisse, CPPIB building on investment in engineering firm

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are investing in WSP Global Inc., an engineering and design services firm,…

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:40
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Coronavirus pummels certain real estate assets, bolsters others: report

While real assets have traditionally served institutional investors well during times of economic stress, the ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic are starting to take their…

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 08:40

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