Last-minute shopping for CPPIB
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is spending $177 million to buy a half interest in a Swedish shopping mall, the fund manager’s first…
- By: Canadian Press
- December 24, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:30
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Best of pensions 2012
Employees are staying into the workforce for much longer than their parents and grandparents did. There are both social and financial reasons driving this trend.…
- By: Staff
- December 24, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:22
A healthy resolution for DB plans
Canadians now are living longer and healthier lives than the generations past. According to Statistics Canada, Canadians are already living about 20 years past age…
- By: Heather Wolfe
- December 24, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:39
Best of investments 2012
There’s been a focus this year on the amount of risk pension plan sponsors are holding in their portfolio and how to manage that risk.…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:35
Insurance industry drug pooling begins Jan. 1
In April, the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) announced the creation of an industry wide drug pooling agreement that will protect fully insured…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:57
Don’t be afraid of equities
Many investors have been actively reducing their equity allocations in the wake of the global financial crisis. Investors had been heavily reliant on equity returns…
- December 21, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
NFL pension fraudster busted
The daughter of a late John Helwig, former Chicago Bears player from the 1950s, is accused of illegally collecting money from an NFL pension plan years after…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:08
Pot a non-issue for plan sponsors, for now
The federal government is getting out of the medicinal marijuana business and is looking to move the prescribing responsibilities to doctors and the manufacturing to…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- December 20, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:31
Pension plan sponsors weigh alternatives
Canadian pension plan sponsors face a scary investment environment: low bond yields and flat, overly volatile equity markets. Where to invest? T-bills offer the best…
- By: Brendan George
- December 20, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:19
Supreme Court: No surplus for unions
Major public unions are not entitled to a $28-billion pension surplus that the government hived off to help pay down the deficit.
- By: Benefits Canada Staff
- December 19, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 16:15
Court rules against unions in pension surplus battle
The Supreme Court of Canada says several major public unions are not entitled to a $28-billion pension surplus that the government hived off to help…
- By: Canadian Press
- December 19, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:12
Benefits Canada News
C.D. Howe not impressed with MP pension changes
Despite the recent changes to public pension plans for members of parliament and other federal public servants, a new paper from the C.D. Howe is…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:11
Economy not strong enough for CPP changes
The drive to enrich Canada's main public pension plan took a major step forward Monday with an agreement by federal and provincial ministers to look…
- By: Canadian Press
- December 18, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:53
CPP Investments joining €400M co-investment in French logistics firm, selling European non-performing loan portfolio
CPP Investments is participating in a €400 million co-investment deal in French logistics firm Proudreed, alongside funds managed by alternative asset investor Blackstone Inc. The…
- By: Staff
- May 15, 2026 May 15, 2026
- 15:00
Canadian institutional investors post 0.52% investment return in Q1 2026: report
Canadian institutional investors saw a median return of 0.52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by CIBC Mellon.…
- By: Staff
- May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026
- 11:00
Canadian DB plans demonstrate resilience amid AI strain on equity market, global uncertainty: expert
Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors are finding portfolio resiliency in an environment challenged by questions about the technology sector in the U.S., says Katie…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 14, 2026 May 13, 2026
- 11:00
ACPM asking feds for greater retirement savings pooling and portability
Allowing increased retirement savings pooling and portability can help improve efficiency, as well as pension plan member retention and continuity, according to a policy recommendation…
- By: Staff
- May 15, 2026 May 13, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how employers can support employees with vision loss when they’re required to use technology for work was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…
- By: Staff
- May 15, 2026 May 14, 2026
- 09:00
Permanent EOT legislation providing incentive for employers, supporting wealth distribution: expert
The federal government’s recent announcement that it will make the employee ownership trust tax exemption permanent is a major incentive for employers to transition their…
- By: Sadie Janes
- May 15, 2026 May 14, 2026
- 09:00