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Questions over ORPP remain

Questions over ORPP remain

The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan is scheduled to be implemented in about two years, yet there are still many questions about the plan that remain…

DB more cost-efficient than DC

DB more cost-efficient than DC

A report finds that U.S. DB pension plans are a far more cost-efficient means of providing retirement income as compared to individual DC accounts.

  • By: Staff
  • December 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:31
Quebec passes pension reform bill

Quebec passes pension reform bill

Quebec's National Assembly passed a bill into law on Thursday that will reform the province's municipal pensions.

  • By: Staff
  • December 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 08:34
Two new directors at Teachers’

Two new directors at Teachers’

A former Bank of Canada official and an investment expert have both been appointed to the board of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

  • By: Staff
  • December 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 08:28
Bad hiring decisions can have a ripple effect

Bad hiring decisions can have a ripple effect

As expensive as it is to replace a bad hire, the money isn't what concerns employers most.

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 17:03
O’Reilly to run OPTrust

O’Reilly to run OPTrust

The board of trustees of OPTrust has chosen Hugh O'Reilly as president and CEO of the organization, effective Jan. 5, 2015.

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 15:29
Replacement income levels fall

Replacement income levels fall

Despite strong stock market returns over the past year, replacement income levels generated by capital accumulation plans haven't increased.

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:32
PSP, Crestpoint buy up real estate

PSP, Crestpoint buy up real estate

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Crestpoint Real Estate Investments, which is part of the Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group, have formed a…

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:01
How hedge fund managers will attract new clients

How hedge fund managers will attract new clients

As institutions invest less in traditional hedge funds, managers are considering new products to attract investors, says EY’s 2014 global hedge fund and investor survey.

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:52
Two appointed at Rotman ICPM

Two appointed at Rotman ICPM

Rob Bauer has been appointed to a five-year term as executive director of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management.

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:43
Age-based drug plans outdated: Report

Age-based drug plans outdated: Report

Provinces with age-based drug coverage should switch to income-based plans to head off serious financial pressure over the next few decades, says a C.D. Howe…

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:18
Why It’s Time For a Fourth Pillar

Why It’s Time For a Fourth Pillar

Why the three pillars of Canada's retirement system don't add up.

  • December 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 17:04
What retirement savings crisis?

What retirement savings crisis?

Enhancing the Canada Pension Plan isn’t required because Canadians have saved enough, say Ian Lee, assistant professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton…

Canadian DB pension plans’ median solvency ratio decreases to 123% in Q1: report

The median solvency ratio among Canadian defined benefit pension plans was 123 per cent as of March 31, according to a new report by Mercer…

  • By: Staff
  • April 9, 2026 April 9, 2026
  • 09:00

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

JPMorgan Chase expanding talent pool through neuroinclusion strategy

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is targeting untapped talent through its neuroinclusion strategy, says Nyamusi Lee, the company’s executive director of neuroinclusion strategies. “Long-term growth and…

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

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…