Investment professionals worldwide expect the global economy to grow at just 2% in 2015, finds the CFA Institute 2015 Global Market Sentiment survey.
Global exchange-traded product assets are expected to double to US$6 trillion ($7 trillion) over the next five years, BlackRock predicts.
Pension wealth advanced to $2.85 trillion at the end of 2013, up 11.4% from 2012, says Statistics Canada.
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo have agreed to buy network equipment maker Riverbed Technology for US$3.6 billion ($4.2…
In our last post, we looked at two of the myths surrounding target benefit plans (TBPs). This time, we look at myths involving unions’ opposition…
A consortium led by private equity firm BC Partners has reached a deal to acquirer retailer PetSmart for about US$8.7 billion ($10.1 billion).
One way employers can stay on top of their drug spending is to understand how Canada’s medication prices are formed and to educate their employees…
Aon Hewitt has announced the Canadian launch of a new tool designed to help DB plan sponsors more effectively understand longevity.
More than eight in 10 Canadians aren’t worried about their level of personal debt, finds a new CIBC poll.
Manulife Asset Management Private Markets has entered into an arrangement with Allianz to co-invest up to $1 billion in U.S. real estate.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Autorité des Marchés Financiers have raided the Montreal offices of Amaya Gaming Group Inc., Canaccord Genuity and Manulife Financial.
Decumulation is a trending topic in the pension and broader financial services industries. A Google search on decumulation (and variants) and retirement filtered on Canadian…
A majority of Canadian employers with DC plans say retirement readiness has become a major issue for their employees and for their organizations.
Fondaction and the Bâtirente and Fondaction Combination is appointing as Stéphan Morency as president and chief executive officer, effective April 13, 2026. He was previously…
Sun Life Financial Inc. is acquiring the remaining interests in global real estate investment management advisor BGO and global alternative credit investment manager Crescent Capital…
Ontario’s provincially appointed judges are taking their own pension plan to court to prevent the fund from investing in derivatives. In a notice of application…
For every dollar invested in integrated mental-health coverage and care, $1.50 is returned through lower mental-health claims by year two, even before accounting for the…
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased on a solvency basis but increased on an accounting basis in the month…
Just a fifth (22 per cent) of global employees strongly agree their job is safe from elimination, according to a new survey by ADP Inc.…