Millennials more cautious with investments
Millennials are less focused on maximizing growth for their retirement assets than baby boomers, according to a survey.
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:46
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National Bank offering VRSPs
National Bank has obtained approval to offer voluntary retirement savings plans to all employers, employees, individuals and professional associations in Quebec.
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:44
CIBC launches new funds, adds team members
CIBC Asset Management has expanded its pooled fund offering for institutional investors and added four new people to its team.
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:39
McNamara moves to Manulife
Manulife Asset Management Private Markets has named Michael J. McNamara as senior managing director and global head of real estate investments.
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:37
Small businesses worry about ORPP
Ontario small business owners are feeling vulnerable to the introduction of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:26
Allianz CEO to step down
The CEO of Allianz, Michael Diekmann, plans to step down in May 2015.
- By: Staff
- October 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:46
PIMCO fund sees jump in withdrawals
Investors withdrew an estimated US$23.5 billion from the Pacific Investment Management Company Total Return Fund in September.
- By: Staff
- October 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:17
High-cost prescription drug claims double
The number of high-cost prescription drug claims that Canada's private insurers covered for Canadians with fully-insured supplementary health insurance plans doubled in the Canadian Drug…
- By: Staff
- October 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:58
Funded status of Canadian pension plans dips
The solvency position of Canadian pension plans dipped in the third quarter of 2014, according to Mercer.
- October 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:56
Active strategies will make a comeback: Brandes
Investor interest over the next five years will gradually shift back towards active strategies.
- By: Dean DiSpalatro
- October 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:28
Cook-Bennett to chair ICD
The Institute of Corporate Directors has appointed Gail Cook-Bennett as chair-elect of its board.
- By: Staff
- October 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:24
Bristol-Myers Squibb transfers pension obligations
Bristol-Myers Squibb will settle US$1.4 billion in pension obligations through the purchase of a group annuity contract from The Prudential Insurance Company of America.
- By: Staff
- October 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:21
Canadian pension plan solvency declines
Long-term rates drag DB plans down.
- By: Staff
- October 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:45
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