Faith and fixed income in defined benefit pension investment
Canadian pension funds invest in emerging market debt. So why aren’t Islamic bonds, or sukuk, on the table?
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- April 6, 2015 August 1, 2023
- 07:00
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DC Plan Summit 2015: Delving into the decumulation dilemma
How to handle the payout phase is one of the most important issues facing DC plan sponsors today. Benefits Canada’s 2015 DC Plan Summit delved…
- By: Jacqueline Louie
- April 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Capital accumulation plans
The case for CAPs
Capital accumulation plans (CAPs) already help 2.4 million Ontario workers save for a good retirement and can largely solve the under-saving gap. The proposed Ontario…
- By: Thomas Reid
- April 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 14:11
Does anyone like the proposed ORPP?
Both labour and businesses say there are flaws with the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan in its current form.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- April 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 13:10
Public servants receive pension overpayments
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador made pension overpayments to more than 400 public servants.
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:55
Federal budget scheduled for later this month
Finance Minister Joe Oliver has promised the books will be balanced when he tables his federal budget on April 21.
- By: Canadian Press
- April 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:27
Pension plans’ funded status dips
The solvency position of Canadian pension plans dipped slightly in the first quarter of 2015.
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:17
Health/wellness
How to celebrate National Employee Benefits Day
National Employee Benefits Day is being celebrated in Canada and the United States today.
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:12
Money managers bullish on equities, alternatives
Despite their continued uncertainty over the outlook for global economic improvement in 2015, a Towers Watson survey finds fund managers remain optimistic about investments in…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:05
Stress keeps workers at home
Fifty-two percent of employees say the main reason for the last time they missed work was not because of illness, finds a Morneau Shepell survey…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:41
Pension plan solvency falls to lowest level since 2013
The health of Canadian DB pension plans has continued to decline in 2015, according to Aon Hewitt.
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:18
AIMCo’s approach to investing
Dale MacMaster insists his job is not that different from picking securities for a personal portfolio, reports Canadian Business.
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:48
Valeant completes Salix acquisition
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has completed the previously announced acquisition of Salix Pharmaceuticals.
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:21
Caisse, CPP Investments named in New Zealand fintech workers’ class action
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are named in a US$4.6 billion class action by the employees of a New Zealand-based software company. About 200…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2026 April 1, 2026
- 09:00
AIMCo returns 7.5% in 2025 amid private market headwinds
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 7.5 per cent for 2025, underperforming its benchmark return by 2.7…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026
- 15:00
Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors: report
Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation…
- By: Kyle Duggan, the Canadian Press
- March 31, 2026 March 31, 2026
- 11:00
84% of employers say AI impacting succession planning: survey
More than eight in 10 (84 per cent) employers say artificial intelligence is starting to affect their succession planning, according to a new survey by…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026
- 15:00
Survey finds Canadians estimate they need an average of $976,835 to retire
Canadian plan members reported a significant drop in the amount they believe they need to retire — from roughly $1.4 million in 2023, 2024 and…
- By: Sonya Singh
- April 2, 2026 April 1, 2026
- 09:00
Manitoba to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces
Manitoba is set to become the first province in Canada to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces. The provincial government will amend…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026
- 09:00