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50 Most Engaged Workplace winners announced

50 Most Engaged Workplace winners announced

A growing number of organizations are realizing the importance of engaging their employees to create a workplace culture focused on teamwork and productivity. Some of…

  • By: Neil Faba
  • August 27, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 11:59
Caisse investing in U.S.-based fintech company

OMERS Ventures invests in tech

$20 million for Vision Critical Worldwide

  • August 27, 2012 January 20, 2021
  • 09:09
Top tactics to reduce absenteeism

Top tactics to reduce absenteeism

Workplace absenteeism is a major concern these days––and with good reason. Even casual absenteeism costs Canadian employers billions of dollars a year. And that doesn’t…

  • By: Sonya Felix
  • August 27, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 07:30
Shooting brings awareness to crisis management

Shooting brings awareness to crisis management

Violence happens in the workplace. The incident at the Empire State building on Friday morning in which a fired employee opened fire on a former…

Eurozone plan sponsors need to manage risk

Eurozone plan sponsors need to manage risk

Employers in the troubled eurozone need to take preventative action to help protect the investments of their pension plan members, according to a new release…

  • By: Staff
  • August 24, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 13:17
Researchers seek ways to improve healthcare for older adults

Researchers seek ways to improve healthcare for older adults

A study by University of Victoria  researchers aims to help older adults and their families navigate long-term-care services more effectively while advising decision-makers on ways…

Plan Sponsors Share Tips on Real Estate

Plan Sponsors Share Tips on Real Estate

Insights from the 2012 Real Estate Summit.

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Are public sector plans unsustainable?

A new report by CFIB says yes they are.

  • August 24, 2012 January 20, 2021
  • 07:13
Employees want to contain benefits costs

Employees want to contain benefits costs

The Sanofi healthcare survey is in its 15th year and Trica Benn, senior director, Rogers Connect market research, who has worked on the survey and…

  • By: Staff
  • August 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 10:00
Report: Public sector plans unsustainable

Report: Public sector plans unsustainable

Enrollments in public sector pension plans have been growing at twice the rate as growth for private sector employment levels, meaning Canadians could face higher…

  • By: Staff
  • August 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 08:54
Sun Life scores touchdown with CFL players

Sun Life scores touchdown with CFL players

With the average Canadian Football League (CFL) career lasting only three years, players need to consider what they are going to do with their life—and…

Teachers’ completes MLSE sale

Teachers’ completes MLSE sale

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) has completed the sale of its ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) to Bell and Rogers Communications…

  • By: Staff
  • August 22, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 08:27

Employees know culture best

“I always thought our culture was something that evolved from me and my core values as an organization,” says Aldo Cundari, chairman, CEO of Cundari,…

NHRIPP reporting 11.5% investment return in 2025, net assets reaching $3.5BN

The Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan is reporting an 11.5 per cent investment return in 2025. The Ontario-based target-benefit pension plan confirmed a…

  • By: Staff
  • May 19, 2026 May 19, 2026
  • 11:00

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

Empire Life rolls out mental-health first aid training for its leaders

The Empire Life Insurance Co. is introducing mental-health first-aid training for leaders across its organization. Provided by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the training…

  • By: Staff
  • May 19, 2026 May 19, 2026
  • 15:00

Manulife launches volunteer initiative to strengthen employee well-being, drive community action

Manulife’s new volunteer initiative is designed to strengthen employee well-being, build social connection and unite teams through purpose-driven community action. In addition to offering its…

Court decision in surplus pension case has no precedent for plan sponsors

A recent Ontario Superior Court decision related to surplus pension assets was a rubber stamp of the monitor’s recommendations, rather than a decision with precedential…