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Mercer introduces compensation tool

Mercer introduces compensation tool

Mercer has introduced a new tool that enables organizations to streamline how pay is established for international employees on a localized compensation program.

  • By: Staff
  • July 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:59
Sun Life launches specialty drug pharmacy network

Sun Life launches specialty drug pharmacy network

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada has entered into a strategic business relationship with McKesson Canada to launch the Sun Life Preferred Pharmacy Network.

  • By: Staff
  • July 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:22
Buck moves to Xerox brand

Buck moves to Xerox brand

Buck Consultants has adopted the Xerox brand.

  • By: Staff
  • July 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:17
Growth in alternatives continues

Growth in alternatives continues

Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached US$3.3 trillion ($3.54 trillion) last year, up from US$3.1 trillion in 2012.

  • By: Staff
  • July 15, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:30
Ontario reintroduces ORPP in budget

Ontario reintroduces ORPP in budget

The Government of Ontario has reintroduced its budget that includes the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.

  • By: Staff
  • July 15, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:25
Unifor welcomes Navistar pension ruling

Unifor welcomes Navistar pension ruling

Unifor says a ruling by the Ontario Financial Services Tribunal on a long-standing pension dispute at Navistar not only upholds a previous decision on the…

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  • July 15, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:22
OHRC policy addresses human rights issues related to mental health

OHRC policy addresses human rights issues related to mental health

The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released a new policy that aims to provide user-friendly guidance on how to define, assess, handle and resolve human…

  • By: Staff
  • July 15, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 08:49
McGrath joins Willis

McGrath joins Willis

John McGrath has joined Willis Canada Inc. as senior vice-president, human capital practice leader in Vancouver.

  • By: Staff
  • July 15, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 08:45
Rausch moves to RBC

Rausch moves to RBC

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has appointed James Rausch as head of banks, brokers and exchanges—transaction banking.

  • By: Staff
  • July 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 13:14
Older Canadians doing better financially than their parents

Older Canadians doing better financially than their parents

Seniors today have never been better off financially and are four times richer than their parents were at the same age in the mid-1980s, according…

  • By: Staff
  • July 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:39
Former pension plan CEO admits to taking bribes

Former pension plan CEO admits to taking bribes

Fred Buenrostro, the former CEO of the California Public Employee Retirement System, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit corruption and fraud charges stemming from…

  • By: Staff
  • July 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:38
Majority don’t expect to have enough retirement savings

Majority don’t expect to have enough retirement savings

It's something that keeps many Americans up at night: worrying about whether they have enough money to retire.

  • By: Staff
  • July 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:07
Emerging market debt presents opportunities

Emerging market debt presents opportunities

During the darkest days of the 2008/09 financial crisis, emerging market fixed income showed surprising resilience. From Poland to Mexico to South Korea, local-currency debt…

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…

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…

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  • 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…

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  • May 6, 2026 May 5, 2026
  • 15:00

57% of Canadian employees with chronic conditions have missed work, reduced hours: survey

More than half (57 per cent) of Canadian employees with a chronic condition have missed work, reduced hours or taken time off due to their…

  • By: Staff
  • May 11, 2026 May 8, 2026
  • 09:00

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…