The OPSEU Pension Trust’s board of trustees has appointed Tim Hannah as its new chair. Having most recently served as vice-chair, he is replacing Vicki Ringelberg, who will…
Sun Life Financial is piloting its new wellness rewards website among its workforce before rolling it out widely to its employer clients. Since the program…
A contentious election in Brazil that’s held the attention of the global investing community came to a conclusion on Oct. 28, 2018, with far-right congressman Jair…
Hub International Ltd. is acquiring Proteus Performance Management Inc. Headquartered in Toronto, Proteus provides specialized pension plan governance and investment consulting to corporate plan sponsors, not-for-profit…
Nearly half (46 per cent) of millennial workers have a mentor, compared with just 27 per cent of employees over age 35, according to a survey…
Willis Towers Watson is acquiring Canadian investment manager Integra Capital Ltd. Following the acquisition, Integra will function as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson and…
Canadian defined benefit pension plans saw a median return of 0.42 per cent in the third quarter of 2018, according to BNY Mellon Asset Servicing’s universe…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp., the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Public Sector Investment Board have closed a previously announced plan to conglomerate their long-term timber…
These days, peace of mind is hard to come by, but the employers at the 2018 Workplace Benefits Awards roundtable centred their discussion around the…
The Canada Revenue Agency has announced that the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan for 2019 will be $57,400, up from $55,900 in…
Thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off the job Thursday to protest what they said was the technology giant’s mishandling of sexual…
On Sept. 25 in Mississauga, Ont., the 2018 Pharmacy Solutions in Drug Plan Management Forum presented five sessions looking at the value that pharmacy brings…
As pharmacists’ scope of practice continues to evolve to meet changing health-care needs, plan sponsors need to leverage these services to improve care and drive…
While type 2 diabetes is generally considered to be a chronic, progressive condition, a recent clinical trial showed that with pharmacist-led therapeutic nutritional intervention, reversal…
Many effective strategies exist when it comes to managing specialty drug costs, but a coordinated approach that takes the financial, clinical and pharmacy elements into…
Although the landscape is set to change dramatically with the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, plan sponsors and members can expect a distinct system for…
A new program that aims to move community pharmacies away from a transactional relationship with payors to a shared accountability for patient health outcomes is…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is making three changes to its team through internal promotions. Steve Saldanha will be managing director of portfolio management and asset…
Employer-provided financial wellness programs have a measurable affect on employees’ retirement readiness, according to a recent study by U.S.-based think-tank Financial Finesse Inc. When employees repeatedly engage…
There was a lot of news to share from the pension, investment, benefits and human resources industries in October. Here are the 10 most popular…
The Trudeau government is seeking to give federally regulated workers more paid personal leave days in a proposal that arrives as Ontario moves to cut…
The OPSEU Pension Trust, together with British private equity firm Three Hills Capital Partners, has invested more than $89 million into ACT Commodities. The Dutch…
Mercer is promoting Louis Gagnon, its chief executive officer for Canada, to U.S. and Canada region president, with Jaqui Parchment moving into his former role. “A…
As part of the Ontario government’s new bill amending the Employment Standards Act, it’s bringing back the option for employers to request a medical note from employees…
The Co-operators Life Insurance Co. is introducing optional medical cannabis coverage for its largest group plan sponsors. While the coverage can be added as an optional provision under…