When the Task Force on Financial Literacy released its recommendations a few years ago on how to make Canadians better understand financial concepts, this prompted…
Dublin-based Endo International has made an unsolicited bid to acquire Salix Pharmaceuticals for about US$11 billion.
Many executives may be undervaluing a perk their workforce wants most, suggests a survey by Accountemps.
The U.S. retirement savings crisis continues to worsen and the typical working household still has virtually no retirement savings, finds a National Institute on Retirement…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested US$200 million ($253 million) in Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) Limited.
A few months after allowing an activist investor to join its board of directors, BNY Mellon is facing another challenger.
As much as 70% of costs and 80% of the incidence of chronic disease are preventable (per The New England Journal of Medicineand the World…
While the majority of American millennials are starting early when saving for retirement, most aren’t saving enough now in order to enjoy a comfortable retirement…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec's real estate subsidiary, Ivanhoé Cambridge, has purchased a London office building for about £170 million ($324.8 million).
David Scandiffio will be joining CIBC as president and CEO of CIBC Asset Management, effective April 6.
The Harper government is proposing a new retirement benefit to help stave off old-age financial hardship for some of Canada’s most severely disabled soldiers, addressing…
While 44% of Alberta organizations expect their total number of employees to increase over the next six months, a Human Resources Institute of Alberta report…
The market value of Canadian employer-sponsored pension funds grew 1.7% in the third quarter, marking the fifth consecutive quarterly increase, says Statistics Canada.
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.…
It’s that time of the year when the larger Canadian public pension funds share their 2025 results. Every year, this reporting period leads to comparisons…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Feifei Wu as senior managing director of investment technology and applied intelligence, effective immediately. In the role, Wu…
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…
Employers are facing growing pressure on their benefits plans as financial stress shapes how employees access care, use coverage and experience health outcomes across life…
An article on British Columbia’s updated pension standards, including the introduction of auto-escalation for defined contribution pension plans, was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past…