Caisse returns 7.2% for 2023, driven by bonds, equities
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a net return of 7.2 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $434…
- By: Staff
- February 23, 2024 February 22, 2024
- 09:00
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has contributed to the province’s gross domestic product was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this…
- By: Staff
- February 23, 2024 February 22, 2024
- 09:00
U.S. public pension plans’ average funding ratio declines to 75.4% in 2023: survey
The average funding ratio for U.S. public pension plans declined to 75.4 per cent in 2023, compared to 77.8 per cent in the previous year,…
- By: Staff
- February 22, 2024 February 22, 2024
- 11:00
How investment organizations’ DEI strategies are helping attract, support BIPOC talent
The issues that lay at the root of the social justice unrest of 2020 haven’t dissipated and four years later, many investment organizations are focusing…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 22, 2024 February 22, 2024
- 09:00
Ford Canada transferring $923 million in pension liabilities via group annuity buyout
Ford of Canada is is transferring the longevity risk for $923 million in pension plan liabilities through a group annuity buyout. RBC Insurance, Sun Life Assurance…
- By: Staff
- February 22, 2024 February 21, 2024
- 09:00
Survey finds U.S. employees increasingly interested in retirement, savings programs
The vast majority (89 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’d be more likely to continue working for an employer that offered a retirement plan,…
- By: Staff
- February 21, 2024 February 21, 2024
- 15:00
CPPIB returns 3.4% in Q3 2024, driven by global equity, fixed income assets
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned 3.4 per cent during the third quarter of fiscal 2024, according to its latest quarterly report. By Dec.…
- By: Staff
- February 21, 2024 February 21, 2024
- 10:00
Black, Hispanic American workers’ contributions to employer-sponsored retirement plans 40% lower than white workers’: study
The average rate of contribution by U.S. Black and Hispanic workers to employer-sponsored retirement plans is roughly 40 per cent lower than that of white…
- By: Staff
- February 21, 2024 February 20, 2024
- 09:00
How family-building benefits can support employee well-being, retention
Family-building benefits can go a long way in supporting employers’ attraction and retention efforts, says David Krieger, regional vice-president of benefits consulting at BFL Canada.…
- By: Sadie Janes
- February 21, 2024 February 20, 2024
- 09:00
How KPMG in Canada is keeping DEI at the forefront of the return-to-office experiment
Employers have the opportunity to create a more inclusive workplace by focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion as employees return to the office. The shift…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- February 20, 2024 February 16, 2024
- 09:00
Canadians believe they need $1.7 million to retire: survey
While Canadians, on average, believe they need $1.7 million in retirement, this amount varies among different generations of employees, according to a new survey by…
- By: Staff
- February 16, 2024 February 16, 2024
- 15:00
Caisse acquires 80% stake in Japanese solar power plant, AIMCo opens New York office
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring an 80 per cent stake in a Japanese solar power generation plant alongside its portfolio company…
- By: Staff
- February 16, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 15:00
Fewer than 40% of Black Americans say they’ve saved enough for retirement: survey
Fewer than four in 10 Black Americans say they’ve saved or are saving enough for retirement according to a new survey by LIMRA. The survey,…
- By: Staff
- February 16, 2024 February 15, 2024
- 09:00
Survey finds 95% of U.S. public pension funds employ investment consultants
More than 95 per cent of U.S. public pension funds employ at least one investment consultant, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
- 15:45
Younger employees expect a 10% raise if unable to work in a hybrid arrangement: survey
Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pensions and investment stories of the week
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2024 April 25, 2024
- 09:00
73% of OPB plan members want ESG considerations included in investment decisions: survey
Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the…
- By: Staff
- April 25, 2024 April 24, 2024
- 09:00
WISE Trust returns 7.9% in 2023, net assets increase to $4 billion
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00
Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy
Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…
- By: George Athanassakos
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 09:00