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Iannicelli joins Smart Employee Benefits board

Iannicelli joins Smart Employee Benefits board

Joseph Iannicelli has joined the board of directors at Smart Employee Benefits.

  • By: Staff
  • June 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:36
Funded status drops to 2014 low

Funded status drops to 2014 low

The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan fell 0.4 percentage points in May 2014 to 90.6%, a new 2014 low.

  • By: Staff
  • June 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:25

How to invest in a sideways market

Sionna's Shannon on why it's not time to bet against commodities.

Match your targets to moving markets

Match your targets to moving markets

Target date funds offer DC plan members a single, convenient investment solution. An asset allocation trajectory known as a glide path automatically and gradually shifts…

Great-West Life’s smartPATH 2.0 wins awards

Great-West Life’s smartPATH 2.0 wins awards

SmartPATH 2.0, Great-West Life’s interactive online retirement education, planning and saving resource for group retirement plan members, was recently recognized by international communications award competitions…

  • By: Staff
  • June 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:33
Regina police get target benefit plan

Regina police get target benefit plan

The Regina Police Service has developed a target benefit pension plan for more than 500 police officers and staff with assistance from Aon Hewitt.

  • By: Staff
  • June 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:31
De Roy moves to Eckler

De Roy moves to Eckler

Patrick De Roy has recently joined Eckler as the firm's Quebec risk and investment practice leader.

  • By: Staff
  • June 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 08:31
Providing flex hours helps retain talent

Providing flex hours helps retain talent

Providing flexible hours is critical to retaining talented employees, according to a study.

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 15:19
Teeth whitening as a benefit?

Teeth whitening as a benefit?

An American insurer is offering the option of adding a teeth whitening benefit to dental insurance policies as an additional cost option to employers.

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 14:28
Homewood buys OHI

Homewood buys OHI

Homewood Health has acquired Organizational Health Inc. and Organizational Health (Ontario) Inc., providers of disability management services, employee and family assistance programs, substance management services…

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 14:24
Pal strikes strategic partnership

Pal strikes strategic partnership

Pal Benefits has agreed to a strategic partnership with Globex International Group, an international employee benefits and risk management firm based in the United States.

  • By: Staff
  • June 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:36
Employers and employees not on the same benefits page

Employers and employees not on the same benefits page

While more than ever Canadian companies realize that a healthy workforce is more productive, there’s often a discrepancy between what employees expect from their health…

Employees work toward better health

Employees work toward better health

Nearly 300,000 employees from more than 1,200 organizations in 185 countries and across every industry have signed up for the Global Corporate Challenge.

  • By: Staff
  • June 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 16:01

Ontario Teachers’ reinvesting in wealth management advisor, BCI selling Louisiana electric utility

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is co-leading an investment partnership with Integrum Holdings LP and Lightyear Capital LLC in wealth management advisory firm Allworth Financial.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 11, 2026 May 11, 2026
  • 15:00

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…

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

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…