The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting a nine per cent return for the fiscal year ending Mar. 31, 2018, a slight drop from its 12.4…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is providing more than $481 million of seed lending to Australian-based Challenger Investment Partners Ltd., a global fixed income and real…
With former Sears Canada Inc.’ employees set to see a 30 per cent reduction in their pension benefits beginning Aug. 1, Benefits Canada looks back…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is investing $140 million in Brazilian private equity firm IG4 Capital’s FIP Iguá, the controlling shareholder of water and sewage holding company Iguá…
The Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. finished 2017 with $11.5 billion in assets between the Public Service Superannuation Plan and the Teachers’ Pension Plan, according to its annual…
Reimbursing benefits, accessing dental plans and designating death benefit beneficiaries are among the most important unresolved issues from a decade of recommendations by Veterans Affairs…
There was a lot of news to share from the pension, investment, benefits and human resources industries this month. Here are the 10 most popular…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. and the WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust are joining forces to aggregate a portfolio of U.S.…
Manulife Financial Corp. is launching a medical marijuana program in partnership with Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. this fall. The program, which will be available for participating…
Some 71 per cent of global employers have a defined wellness program for their employees, according to a new report by the Top Employers Institute. The survey, which…
The vast majority (91.8 per cent) of British Columbia’s government employees were covered by a registered pension plan in 2017, compared to just 17.7 per…
A lack of benefits, including medical, dental and disability, is the biggest challenge of working in the gig economy, according to a new survey by BMO Wealth Management.…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has appointed Eduard van Gelderen as senior vice-president and chief investment officer. In the new role, van Gelderen will lead PSP’s…
Many Canadians are challenged to overcome barriers to retirement planning, such as the perception that the process is too lengthy, complicated and overwhelming. But if…
Unifor members employed by three Ontario casinos have voted to ratify new three-year contracts that include improvements to their pension plans. Unifor members from Local 1090…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Encino Energy are acquiring Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Utica shale oil and gas assets in Ohio for $2.6 billion. Through the jointly-formed Encino…
With the Trump administration continuing to take aim at its major trading partners, institutional money managers are warning investors to anticipate more volatility in equity markets. “A…
Very few American pension funds are incorporating environmental, social and governance issues, according to a new survey by NEPC Investment Consultants. Just 12 per cent of…
The real solution for missing pension plan members is the establishment of a regime that allows plan sponsors to turn over unclaimed balances to a public…
Federal officials overseeing billions in benefit payments to millions of Canadians are hoping artificial intelligence can resolve ongoing snags in the system. The government is…
Delta Air Lines Inc. employees in Canada, represented by the United Steelworkers union, have ratified a new five-year contract, which includes maintaining their defined benefit plan…
More than 80 per cent of eligible Siemens Canada employees are now shareholders in the company. The global industrial manufacturing firm recently distributed a total…
The majority of small business owners in Ontario want the government to scrap or delay the Canada Pension Plan enhancements, according to a new survey by…
With a bill before parliament aiming to amend the Canada Labour Code as it pertains to harassment and violence in federally regulated workplaces, the government is…
Green Shield Canada has appointed Zahid Salman as its new president and chief executive officer. In the new role, which is effective Sept. 4, 2018,…