In the third quarter of 2018, Canadian defined benefit pension plans reached their highest solvency ratio of any quarter since November 2000, according to Mercer’s latest…
Canadian company BOSSC Inc. is launching a new version of its human resources management software, which aims to help employers manage employees from recruitment to off-boarding. The…
Manulife Financial Corp.’s short-term disability claims related to mental health have decreased since it boosted its benefits to employees last year. In January 2017, Manulife…
While more than half (53 per cent) of investment managers believe the business case for developing a diverse workforce is either strong or very strong, many…
Members of Torstar Corp.’s eight defined benefit pension plans have agreed to merge with the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan. Starting Oct. 1, 2018,…
The challenging questions for institutional investors going into the last months of 2018 will be how much further global trade tensions will rise and the subsequent…
The pension and retirement savings was once again the growth leader in the life and health insurance industry in 2017, according to the Canadian Life…
The idea that health, drug and retirement benefits draw in top executive talent is overly simplistic and worth delving into deeper, according to Jonathan Foster, vice-president…
The current political climate in the United States is so divisive that a fifth (20 per cent) of Americans want discussions about politics censored at…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed an agreement promising to divest from the tobacco industry as part of a wider pledge supported by multiple global…
iA Financial Group is introducing an online enrolment tool for its group benefits members. The tool, which can be accessed through a smartphone, tablet or computer,…
Due to the elimination of the unfunded liability of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s insurance fund, premium rates for employers will be reduced by almost…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, together with its investment partner Tishman Speyer Properties, is selling a mixed-use property in the west end of London.…
Both institutional investors and the companies they take stakes in must innovate to take meaningful action on climate change, says Hugh O’Reilly, president and chief executive…
While the financial sector is more likely poised for steady, sustainable growth than it was 10 years ago, worrying trends provide hints about what may cause…
A coalition comprised of dozens of federal and provincial health-care organizations, including providers, patient groups, academics, health practitioner unions and professional associations, have teamed up…
Among Canadians who have missed work due to disability, 30 per cent cited mental illness, according to a new survey by RBC Insurance. The survey,…
The Canadian Alliance of Nuclear Workers is calling on the federal government to allow employees to remain members of the public service defined benefit pension plan.…
The gig economy might not be the new frontier for North America’s workforce after all. From Uber to TaskRabbit to YourMechanic, so-called gig work has…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is partnering with a New York-based asset manager to invest in equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations. The partnership…
One of Neiman Marcus Group Ltd.’s debtholder believes the company could be in default based on a transaction involving the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Marble…
Canadian employees can expect very slightly higher salary increases in 2019, compared to 2018, according to Aon’s 2018/19 salary planning report. The survey, based on…
Three-quarters of Canadian employees have taken time off work for a medical appointment, according to a survey by virtual health-care company Wello. The survey, which polled 1,500 Canadian workers,…
Rural and suburban postal workers across the country celebrated Thursday after an arbitrator ordered Canada Post to pay them more — much more — as part of a…
SSQ Life Insurance Co. Inc. will provide plan sponsors with the option of covering medical marijuana beginning Jan. 1, 2019, The move is in relation…