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Five things to consider when hiring (or firing) a portfolio manager

Historically pension funds and other investors have tended to select investment managers based on their recent investment performance. This can lead to a pension fund…

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Playing defence when it comes to investment governance

In the world of pensions, endowments and foundations, members of governing boards and investment committees are trusted with oversight of pools of capital with significant…

Constructive dismissal and the corresponding duty to mitigate damages

Constructive dismissal and the corresponding duty to mitigate damages

In a recent case, the Ontario Superior Court found an employee failed to mitigate damages when he refused a return-to-work offer from his employer, with whom he…

  • June 4, 2019 September 13, 2019
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Opportunities and risks in using machine learning in benefits management

Opportunities and risks in using machine learning in benefits management

Given the volume and depth of data available in benefits plans, as well as the complexity of problems to be solved, machine learning and broader…

  • May 28, 2019 September 13, 2019
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Time for more hands-on management of massage therapy benefits?

Most people agree massage offers some therapeutic benefits, such as reduction of muscle tension and pain related to soft tissue strains and injuries. Studies have…

  • May 14, 2019 November 30, 2020
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Improving employees’ financial wellness in fourth industrial revolution

When the World Economic Forum met this year in Davos, Switzerland, it chose a very timely topic: the fourth industrial revolution that’s about to be wrought by automation.…

  • April 30, 2019 November 30, 2020
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Paying attention to employees’ holistic well-being as they approach retirement

Retirement is a time in every employee’s life that evokes a number of emotions: anticipation, excitement, fear, stress, anxiety and relief, among others. The positive…

  • April 23, 2019 November 30, 2020
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Reports highlight social implications of workplace pensions

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
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Craning to see the horizon: Is the bull run in U.S. real estate over

Real estate remains a popular asset class for institutional investors seeking to diversify their sources of real returns. As the economic cycle reaches its late…

  • April 5, 2019 January 10, 2021
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Mindful benefits plan design should consider mental health

Mindful benefits plan design should consider mental health

Mental illness and problems with mental health cost employers $20 billion annually, and it’s the cause of one in every three claims for short- and…

  • April 2, 2019 September 13, 2019
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Investment strategies for frozen DB plans

\Over the course of the last 15 years we have seen an increase in the number of frozen corporate defined benefit plans in Canada. Frozen…

  • April 1, 2019 January 10, 2021
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What do pension benefits guarantee fund changes mean for plan sponsors?

What do pension benefits guarantee fund changes mean for plan sponsors?

Alongside recent reforms to funding rules for Ontario-registered defined benefit pension plans, the Ontario government also made changes to the pension benefits guarantee fund, including improvements…

  • March 26, 2019 September 13, 2019
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The role of incentives in wellness programming

The role of incentives in wellness programming

The mantra “build it and they will come” may have worked in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, but it doesn’t always work with wellness…

  • March 12, 2019 September 13, 2019
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