Best of investments in 2014
What do money managers, active management and real assets have in common? Those are the investment stories our readers were interested in the most this…
- By: Staff
- December 31, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:37
Top Stories in News
The outlook for Japan
Japan's Nikkei index has performed well over the past couple of years. In 2013, the index jumped 57% and rose another 7% this year. But…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- December 31, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:19
Alberta amends Employment Pension Plans Regulation
The Government of Alberta amended the Employment Pension Plans Regulation primarily to establish a new moratorium on solvency fund for collectively bargained multi-employer pension plans.
- By: Staff
- December 31, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:41
Pension commuted values expected to rise
The Actuarial Standards Board is proposing new mortality tables be used to calculate pension commuted values for members terminating from DB plans and that could…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:25
Canadians want to pay down debt
Paying down debt remains the top financial priority for Canadians in 2015—the fifth year in a row it has topped the list in the annual…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:21
Capital accumulation plans
Best of pensions in 2014
This year was an interesting one for the pension industry. After enhancing the Canada Pension Plan was put on hold in late 2013, Ontario went…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:04
Final regulations on retiree statements, investment policies released
The Ontario government has filed O. Reg. 235/14, which amends the Pension Benefits Regulation to include provisions on the content and timing requirements for biennial…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:02
Ontario makes changes to workplace laws
Ontario's Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014, is now the law.
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:38
How Smart is Your Portfolio?
The different ways investors are using smart beta strategies
- By: Rolf Agather
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
New plan members rely on balanced, target-date funds
The evolution of 401(k) plan designs has resulted in a significant increase in the use of balanced funds, including target-date funds, by recently hired 401(k)…
- By: Staff
- December 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:37
Bill passed to cap public sector execs’ pay
A bill that would give the Ontario government the power to control compensation of senior executives in the broader public sector, including hard caps, has…
- By: Staff
- December 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:34
CPP benefits rising in 2015
The benefit rates for the Canada Pension Plan are increasing next year, says Employment and Social Development Canada.
- By: Staff
- December 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:47
How to maintain a workplace free of sexual harassment
Over the past several months, the issue of workplace sexual harassment has been in the spotlight and the subject of considerable discussion.
- By: Jodi Gallagher Healy
- December 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:10
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
Canadian DB pension plans return 0.4% in Q1 2026 amid geopolitical tensions: report
The typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- May 6, 2026 May 5, 2026
- 15:00
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
Survey finds average pay increases for Canadian employees reach 3.3%, driven by performance
The mean merit pay increase delivered to Canadian employees in March 2026 was three per cent, with average total increases (measuring all types of pay increases,…
- By: Staff
- May 8, 2026 May 7, 2026
- 09:00