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Dialogue acquires German occupational health and safety company

Dialogue acquires German occupational health and safety company

Telemedicine provider Dialogue is expanding into Europe with the acquisition of Argumed Consulting Group, a German occupational health and safety company. Argumed provides workplace health and…

  • By: Staff
  • January 23, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
FSRA releases approach to monitoring DB pension plans

FSRA releases approach to monitoring DB pension plans

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is seeking feedback on its approach to monitoring single-employer defined benefit pension plans with benefits that could be…

Toronto city councillor pushing for better parental leave for politicians

Toronto city councillor pushing for better parental leave for politicians

Toronto city councillor and new father Joe Cressy would prefer to spend his entitled weeks of parental leave at home with his infant son. At the…

MSCI urging investment industry to integrate ESG

MSCI urging investment industry to integrate ESG

In an unusual move for an index provider, MSCI Inc. is urging the investment industry as a whole to incorporate environmental, social and governance issues…

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Bank of Canada keeps key rate target on hold, trims growth expectations for 2020

The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent and forecasting a slower-than-expected start for the Canadian…

Hand sanitizers, flu shots touted as employers’ defence against flu

Hand sanitizers, flu shots touted as employers’ defence against flu

As this winter’s flu outbreak intensifies, small U.S. business owners are trying to keep their companies from being overwhelmed by employee absences. At Gold Medal…

Unifor head arrested in union blockade over pension dispute

Unifor head arrested in union blockade over pension dispute

Unifor national president Jerry Dias and 13 other union members were arrested Monday night in Regina after the union blockaded the Federated Co-operatives Ltd. refinery…

Ontario raises threshold for pension plans requiring audited financial statements

Ontario raises threshold for pension plans requiring audited financial statements

Pension plan sponsors in Ontario are celebrating a small win. The government is changing the rules so plans with less than $10 million in assets…

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Caisse part of construction manufacturing group acquisition

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is joining forces with the Marcel Dutil family’s Placements CMI and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ to…

  • By: Staff
  • January 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:35
Oxford Properties, AIMCo planning mixed-use development in Ontario

Oxford Properties, AIMCo planning mixed-use development in Ontario

Oxford Properties Group, the real estate investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. are planning to develop…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 16:00
Younger Canadians more likely to want employer-provided virtual health care: survey

Younger Canadians more likely to want employer-provided virtual health care: survey

About three-quarters (72 per cent) of working Canadians said they’d perceive their employer in a more positive light if it offered virtual care or telemedicine,…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15

Mark Machin becomes new chairman of FCLTGlobal

FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit institute focused on developing research and tools to encourage long-term investing, is appointing Mark Machin, chief executive officer of the Canada Pension…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 10:40
Ontario appeal court rules former IMAX exec may exercise stock options in reasonable period

Ontario appeal court rules former IMAX exec may exercise stock options in reasonable period

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a wrongfully dismissed employee could take advantage of the stock options and restricted share units that vested…

Expert panel: Have hedge funds budged on hurdle rates?

Even though it has been two years since the U.S. Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, hedge fund managers aren’t more likely to have…

Public meeting in Edmonton attracts hundreds amid talk of province’s CPP withdrawal

Hundreds of Albertans turned out for a meeting in Edmonton last week to hear officials from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board discuss the state…

  • By: Staff
  • April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
  • 09:00

2024 Workplace Benefits Awards now open for entries

Is your organization leading the way in transforming policies and programs to meet the evolving needs of employees? Are you stepping up your financial wellness…

  • By: Staff
  • April 30, 2024 April 30, 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

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