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Jaqui Parchment
Expert panel: How employers can support workers amid rising inflation
The modern economy is highly uncertain, with inflation and rising interest rates cutting into bottom lines everywhere. Employers are nervous as the cost of capital…
- September 13, 2022 September 12, 2022
- 09:00
Investing in low-carbon economy will pay off for pension plans
We are now in Month 14 of the coronavirus pandemic. For institutional investors like pension plans, this pandemic and its consequences highlight the reality of…
- April 27, 2021 April 30, 2021
- 09:00
Benefits Canada Experts
Rayaz Khan
Expert panel: Publicity placing employees in false light could lead to legal issues
The possible legal ramifications of publicity placing a current or past employee in a false light is an issue employers should keep in mind in…
- January 11, 2022 January 21, 2022
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The ins and outs of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy one year on
On the heels of the World Health Organization declaring the novel coronavirus a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, Canada's federal government rolled out several…
- March 30, 2021 April 6, 2021
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Uber case about arbitration clause, not classification of employees
In June, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Uber Technologies Inc. v Heller, dismissing an appeal of a decision by the Ontario…
- September 8, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 08:45
A legal update on the government’s CEWS and CERB programs
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many complicated issues for employers. Prudent employers should ensure they're aware of the resources that may be available during this…
- April 14, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 08:30
Benefits Canada Experts
Janet Rabovsky
Expert panel: Unclear road ahead for institutional investors in 2022
As has been the case for the past couple of years, we're ending 2021 with as many questions as answers. On the surface, economic conditions…
- December 27, 2021 December 14, 2021
- 09:00
Institutional investors taking closer look at Bitcoin, gold amid inflation fears
Almost 16 months since the global coronavirus pandemic was first declared, there's now yet another thing for institutional investors to worry about — the possibility…
- June 29, 2021 July 8, 2021
- 09:00
Is value investing still relevant in a volatile market?
Back in December 2018, I wrote an article asking whether it was a good time for pension plan sponsors to revisit value investing. At that time, public…
- October 6, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:45
What are the implications for pension funds coming out of coronavirus crisis?
Last August, I wrote about whether central banks were creating a financial bubble with their coordinated easing programs intended to spur economic growth and/or lift inflation.…
- May 5, 2020 November 12, 2020
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Benefits Canada Experts
Jaqui Parchment
Expert panel: How to get, keep top talent amid labour crunch
For months, Canadian employers have been creaking under the strain of a labour crunch. Finding top talent has always been one of leaders’ most pressing…
- November 30, 2021 November 29, 2021
- 09:00
Expert panel: Equal access to benefits, digital transformation among keys to return to work
COVID-19 cases are dropping and vaccine counts are rising. The economy is reopening and we can expect to be back at the office soon. But…
- July 27, 2021 July 26, 2021
- 09:00
How employers can rethink benefits, rewards amid the coronavirus crisis
Employee benefits and total rewards planning have always been a critical element of business planning, but never more so than during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.…
- December 8, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 09:00
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…
- July 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:45
Benefits Canada Experts
Claude Marchessault
Expert panel: A look at retiree benefits and the current health-care system
Many employees may be dreaming of a carefree retirement following many years in the trenches — but they'll likely have to keep dreaming if they…
- July 20, 2021 July 21, 2021
- 09:00
Is B.C.’s pension governance structure a ticking time bomb?
For years, a major public sector pension governance time bomb has been hidden in plain sight. But it may be too late to alert the bomb squad;…
- November 10, 2020 February 5, 2021
- 08:45
Reports highlight social implications of workplace pensions
A report published by the Canadian Public Pension Leadership Council in February 2019 offers compelling evidence about the broad benefits of workplace pension plans. The report,…
- April 16, 2019 September 13, 2019
- 08:30
Governance lessons from B.C.’s public sector pension plans
While retirement income security is top of mind for many Canadians, British Columbia’s public sector pension plans are noteworthy models that can be emulated by sponsors…
- August 15, 2018 September 13, 2019
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