Stable real estate fundamentals combined with attractive valuations are expected to lead to positive returns for Canadian real estate investment trusts (REITs) this year, finds…
Each month, IIROC publishes a list of the floating and tracking error margin rates for Canadian and U.S. index products.
The growth of global GDP will likely pick up in 2015 and 2016 from the pace of the last three years mainly thanks to lower…
Pension plan sponsors have until Feb. 15, 2015, to provide comments to the Actuarial Standards Board about its recent proposal to update Canada’s current mortality…
The House of Commons has passed a bill that would revoke the pensions of politicians convicted of serious crimes.
As companies focus largely on maintaining employee productivity and controlling costs when designing its benefit programs, a survey finds benefit plans can also greatly improve…
The active management environment continued to improve throughout 2014, finds the Russell Canada Active Manager Report.
AstraZeneca has agreed to acquire the rights to Actavis’s branded respiratory business in Canada and the United States for US$600 million ($749 million).
The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan declined 4.9 percentage points to 82.4% in January as the interest rate that determines liabilities…
London Stock Exchange Group has concluded a review of the investment management business of Russell Investments and decided to sell the unit.
Money continues to be a top cause of stress for Americans, finds a survey.
Forty percent of boomers had an unexpected retirement date, according to a BMO Wealth Institute report.
U.S. health insurer Anthem says it was the victim of a "very sophisticated" external cyber attack.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 is set to become the first province in Canada to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces. The provincial government will amend…