Why pension funds should invest in oil companies
Why pension funds should invest in oil companies
- By: Teresa Lee
- April 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Top Stories in News
2015 Group Benefits Providers Report: The benefits of big data
How can access to more—and better—data improve employee benefits?
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- April 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Benefits Canada News
A guide to corporate jargon: 13 handy phrases
Ever talk to an executive and have no idea what he or she is saying? Use our handy guide to corporate jargon to decipher it.
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- April 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
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
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
Private company governance risks pushing institutional investors to use strict guidelines
As an active investor, CPP Investments is leveraging its influence in the venture capital space to ensure it finds the right companies to invest in.…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 12, 2026 May 11, 2026
- 11:00
Oxford Properties appointing Sara Queen head of U.S. business
Oxford Properties, the real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, is appointing Sara Queen as executive vice-president and head of the U.S.,…
- By: Staff
- May 12, 2026 May 11, 2026
- 11:00
Ontario Teachers’ reinvesting in wealth management advisor, BCI selling Louisiana electric utility
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is co-leading an investment partnership with Integrum Holdings LP and Lightyear Capital LLC in wealth management advisory firm Allworth Financial.…
- By: Staff
- May 11, 2026 May 11, 2026
- 15:00
Sounding Board: How to close the mental-health benefits utilization gap in Canadian workplaces
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when organizations create conversations around psychological well-being through campaigns, webinars and internal communications. In the aftermath of…
- By: Oluwayemisi Peters
- May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026
- 09:00
Flight Centre’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards wins supporting benefits communications strategy
Flight Centre Travel Group’s pair of wins at the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards is supporting the employer’s benefits communications strategy by reminding employees of available…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- May 12, 2026 May 11, 2026
- 09:00
57% of Canadian employees with chronic conditions have missed work, reduced hours: survey
More than half (57 per cent) of Canadian employees with a chronic condition have missed work, reduced hours or taken time off due to their…
- By: Staff
- May 11, 2026 May 8, 2026
- 09:00