Kennedy to join Sun Life
Sun Life Financial has appointed Melissa Kennedy as executive vice-president and general counsel.
- By: Staff
- May 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:56
Top Stories in News
Hedge funds post negative results
Hedge funds posted their second consecutive month of negative returns in April with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index down 0.15% as global markets continued to…
- By: Staff
- May 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:57
AGF appoints new president and CIO
AGF Management Limited has appointed Kevin McCreadie as president and chief investment officer of AGF Investments, effective June 17, 2014.
- By: Staff
- May 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:43
Trends in global infrastructure
A relatively new asset class, infrastructure is growing and seeing more segmentation—a process that offers Canadian investors an increasing number of opportunities both at home…
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- May 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:39
ETFs gain momentum in institutional market
Institutional use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is climbing as American institutional investors adopt ETFs both as an everyday tool in routine portfolio functions and as…
- May 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:37
Panel: 2013 CAP Member Survey results
The vast majority of capital accumulation plan members don’t have a financial plan, yet many still say they are prepared for retirement.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- May 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:34
Mental health in the workplace is personal
Mental health costs Canada $50 billion a year, with $20 billion of that representing the cost to the workplace (think temporary workers, stress on team…
- By: Brooke Smith
- May 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Green initiatives boost engagement
Employee perceptions of a company’s environmental and social record has emerged as an important driver of employee engagement.
- By: Staff
- May 12, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:04
Health/wellness
Some employees feel too guilty to take a break
More than a quarter of workers don't take a break other than lunch, according to a survey.
- By: Staff
- May 12, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:40
Is anybody out there? How to reach DC plan members
It’s often difficult to reach out and influence DC plan member behaviour.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- May 12, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Winning strategies for disability claims
According to a 2013 Conference Board of Canada study, Canada has an average of 9.3 days lost per employee per year, compared to between five…
- By: Brooke Smith
- May 12, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Alberta pension reforms put on hold
The Government of Alberta has put two pieces of pension reform legislation on hold for the time being.
- By: Staff
- May 9, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 16:04
Case study: Wellness strategies that work
How do you create, implement and measure an effective wellness strategy? Three employers weighed in at Benefits Canada's Benefits & Pension Summit in Toronto.
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- May 9, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:48
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