IIROC team to study HFT impact
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada has announced the selection of a third project team to assess the impact of high-frequency trading (HFT) and…
- By: Staff
- May 28, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:14
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Cautious optimism for U.K. pension reform
The introduction of the National Employment Savings Trust in the United Kingdom has helped reverse a decline in pension membership, but an article notes that…
- By: Staff
- May 28, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:05
Sun Life appoints Bang
Sun Life has appointed Carl Bang as president of Sun Life Investment Management Inc.
- By: Staff
- May 28, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
Banks to offer no-cost accounts to low-income Canadians
Canada’s eight largest banks have reached an agreement with the federal government to enhance low-cost bank accounts and offer no-cost accounts with the same features…
- By: Staff
- May 27, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 14:19
People afraid of going broke in retirement
Despite the prospect of not having enough money to live on later in life, many Americans are unwilling to cut spending on indulgences now in…
- By: Staff
- May 27, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 13:31
Rising rates mean it’s time to rethink low volatility
It might seem strange to hear a low-volatility equity manager say it's a bad time for low-volatility stocks—but that's exactly what we heard over lunch…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- May 27, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:24
No cost certainty with CAPs
Plan sponsors that think moving from DB to DC would provide them with cost certainty may be mistaken.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- May 27, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:03
Pension book wins award
Jim Leech and Jacquie McNish have been named the winners of the National Business Book Award for their book, The Third Rail: Confronting Our Pension…
- By: Staff
- May 26, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 16:11
Court reduces award given to bullied employee
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reduced the punitive damages awarded against a former Wal-Mart employee.
- By: Staff
- May 26, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 14:43
Rising rates mean it’s time to rethink low volatility
Active management key: Unigestion
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- May 26, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 13:21
B.C. legislation creates challenges for benefits administration
Not long ago Canadian pension blogs were ringing the death knell and warning plan administrators about the collapse of the “spouse-in-the-house” rule arising from the…
- By: Claude Marchessault
- May 26, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:55
Tech helps millennials change financial behaviour
Millennials are spending more time on their mobile devices, and the increased dependency is paying off financially.
- By: Staff
- May 26, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:43
Most Canadians plan to use tax refunds to pay down debt
With the majority of Canadians expecting or having already received a tax refund, a CIBC poll finds that most plan on using their windfall to…
- By: Staff
- May 26, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:12
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…
- 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
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…
- By: Benefits Canada
- May 8, 2026 May 7, 2026
- 09:00