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Ottawa needs to clear the path for TBPs: Report

Ottawa needs to clear the path for TBPs: Report

Ottawa needs to change federal tax rules so that they accommodate single-employer target benefit plans, according to a C.D. Howe Institute report.

  • By: Staff
  • March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:53
BCE shifts pension longevity risk to Sun Life

BCE shifts pension longevity risk to Sun Life

BCE has reached an agreement to transfer the longevity risk for $5 billion of pension plan liabilities to Sun Life Financial.

  • By: Staff
  • March 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 15:14
Horizons ETFs appoints co-CEOs

Horizons ETFs appoints co-CEOs

Taeyong Lee, executive chairman of Horizons ETFs, along with Steven Hawkins, chief investment officer of Horizons ETFs, have been appointed co-CEOs of Horizons ETFs.

  • By: Staff
  • March 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 14:44
Most Canadians don’t have savings plans

Most Canadians don’t have savings plans

While Canadians often look for ways to stretch their dollars and save, a Tangerine survey reveals that only 25% of them identify themselves as savers…

  • By: Staff
  • March 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 14:43
Management fees need to improve, say institutional investors

Management fees need to improve, say institutional investors

The majority of institutional investors believe that more needs to be done with regards to the management fees they pay on alternative assets fund investments,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:24
Acadia to join Nova Scotia government pension plan

Acadia to join Nova Scotia government pension plan

Members of Acadia University's pension plan have voted in favour of transferring into the Public Service Superannuation Plan (PSSP).

  • By: Staff
  • March 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:21
Fraud Prevention Month resources

Fraud Prevention Month resources

March is Fraud Prevention Month, when Canadians are encouraged to get informed about fraud and how they can protect themselves.

  • By: Staff
  • March 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:19
Industrial Alliance rebrands

Industrial Alliance rebrands

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. and its subsidiaries have a new look.

  • By: Staff
  • March 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:14
Ontario invests in mental health

Ontario invests in mental health

Ontario is investing $28 million in local mental health and addictions organizations to provide care closer to home for people who are experiencing mental health…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:58
RRSP contributions left to last minute

RRSP contributions left to last minute

Half of Canadians intending to contribute to an RRSP for the 2014 tax year have left it to the final two weeks before the March…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:56
Pay attention to your colon

Pay attention to your colon

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Cancer Care Ontario is on a mission to raise awareness.

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:54
Are target benefit plans secure?

Are target benefit plans secure?

Faced with growing pension risks, do target benefit plans offer security for sponsors?

One on one with Nassim Nicholas Taleb

One on one with Nassim Nicholas Taleb

An exclusive conversation with the influential financial author on how not to be fooled by randomness

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…

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…

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