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Employers’ decumulation duties remain unclear

Employers’ decumulation duties remain unclear

The responsibilities of Canadian DC sponsors during the deculumation phase remain unclear, but they can still help members in a number of ways, experts argue.

Former IIROC CEO appointed to Laurentian’s board

Former IIROC CEO appointed to Laurentian’s board

Laurentian Bank has appointed Susan Wolburgh Jenah to the board of directors.

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 15:49
Caisse selling D.C. hotel

Caisse selling D.C. hotel

Ivanhoé Cambridge, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s real estate subsidiary, has sold the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C., to MetLife for US$180…

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 14:24
CIBC may bid for Russell’s asset management division: Report

CIBC may bid for Russell’s asset management division: Report

CIBC is looking at buying Russell's investment management division, says Bloomberg News.

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 12:10
Savings rates are low in Canada: Rooney

Savings rates are low in Canada: Rooney

Less than two-thirds of Canadians are confident about their financial knowledge, according to Statistics Canada’s Canadian Financial Capability Survey. And that figure hasn’t changed since…

  • By: Katie Keir
  • December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 12:03
2015 outlook: Sunny with a chance of recession

2015 outlook: Sunny with a chance of recession

Diverging global monetary policy will have an impact on every asset class, but poses interesting and diverse opportunities for proactive investors, says the global market…

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:56
Pension funds’ market value continues rising

Pension funds’ market value continues rising

Statistics Canada says the market value of Canadian employer-sponsored pension funds rose for the fourth consecutive quarter, totalling $1.4 trillion at the end of the…

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:49
Great-West Life CFO retiring

Great-West Life CFO retiring

William W. Lovatt, Great-West Lifeco executive vice-president and chief financial officer, plans to retire in mid-2015.

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:47
4 investment tips for 2015

4 investment tips for 2015

The return of volatility—as valuations and investor complacency remain elevated—will make it vital for investors to consider hedging against downside risk and cut back on…

  • By: Staff
  • December 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:37
ORPP falls short: CUPE

ORPP falls short: CUPE

The Ontario government's pension plan falls well short of the universal, DB retirement security Ontarians need, and are being used as a smokescreen for more…

  • By: Staff
  • December 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:30
Industrial Alliance launches drug cost management tool

Industrial Alliance launches drug cost management tool

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services has introduced a drug cost management tool for its group insurance clients.

  • By: Staff
  • December 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:28
Biz success and the older worker

Biz success and the older worker

What’s the impact of older worker in the workplace?

  • By: Brooke Smith
  • December 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:27
RBC GAM names co-CEOs

RBC GAM names co-CEOs

RBC Global Asset Management has appointed Damon Williams and Alex Khein as co-CEOs effective May 1, 2015.

  • By: Staff
  • December 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30

Fondaction appointing Stéphan Morency as president, CEO

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…

  • By: Staff
  • April 8, 2026 April 6, 2026
  • 15:00

Sun Life acquiring two specialized alternative investment managers

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…

  • By: Staff
  • April 7, 2026 April 6, 2026
  • 11:00

Ontario judges’ group sues pension plan sponsor to prevent investments in derivatives

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…

Employers that invest in mental-health care reporting reduced claims, absenteeism: report

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…

  • By: Staff
  • April 8, 2026 April 8, 2026
  • 15:00

Report finds solvency ratio of typical DB pension plan decreased to 100.7% in February

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…

  • By: Staff
  • April 7, 2026 April 6, 2026
  • 11:00

Only 22% of global employees agree their job is secure: survey

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.…

  • By: Staff
  • April 7, 2026 April 6, 2026
  • 09:00