Do index products accurately track markets?
Each month, IIROC publishes a list of the floating and tracking error margin rates for Canadian and U.S. index products.
- By: Staff
- February 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:19
Top Stories in News
Global growth to pick up in 2015 and 2016: Expert
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…
- By: Staff
- February 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:36
Deadline nears for commenting on new pensioner mortality table
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…
- By: Staff
- February 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:31
Bill to revoke politicians’ pensions passes
The House of Commons has passed a bill that would revoke the pensions of politicians convicted of serious crimes.
- By: Staff
- February 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:28
Costs, employee productivity top priorities for benefits programs
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…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:12
More active managers outperform
The active management environment continued to improve throughout 2014, finds the Russell Canada Active Manager Report.
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:10
AstraZeneca buying respiratory drugs from Actavis
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).
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:09
Funded status of U.S. pensions declines
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…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:08
Russell Investments for sale
London Stock Exchange Group has concluded a review of the investment management business of Russell Investments and decided to sell the unit.
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:51
Money stress weighs on employees’ health
Money continues to be a top cause of stress for Americans, finds a survey.
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:30
Many boomers don’t retire when planned
Forty percent of boomers had an unexpected retirement date, according to a BMO Wealth Institute report.
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:20
Health insurer hacked
U.S. health insurer Anthem says it was the victim of a "very sophisticated" external cyber attack.
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:07
Pfizer to buy Hospira
Pfizer has agreed to buy Hospira for about US$17 billion ($21.3 billion) to boost its portfolio of injectable drugs and biosimilars.
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:45
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
Expert panel: Canadian institutional investment model needs a re-examination built on purpose
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…
- By: Eduard van Gelderen
- May 7, 2026 May 7, 2026
- 11:00
Ontario Teachers’ appointing Feifei Wu as senior managing director, investment technology and applied intelligence
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…
- By: Staff
- May 7, 2026 May 6, 2026
- 11:00
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
Report finds financial stress shaping health claims across all employee age groups
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…
- By: Staff
- May 8, 2026 May 8, 2026
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
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…
- By: Benefits Canada
- May 8, 2026 May 7, 2026
- 09:00