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GoodLife launches employee giving and volunteering program

GoodLife launches employee giving and volunteering program

Goodlife Fitness Centres Inc. is launching a giving and volunteering program for its employees. On the new GoodLife Gives platform, which is provided by Canadian…

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15

The Alberta Pension Plan is no slam dunk: memo

While the case for creating an Alberta Pension Plan looks straightforward on the surface, it’s far from a slam dunk, according to a memo published…

  • By: Staff
  • December 4, 2019 November 30, 2020
  • 09:00

Saskatchewan adding extra weeks of parental leave

The Saskatchewan government is amending its provincial employment act to add eight additional weeks of parental leave. The additional weeks of leave will be available to…

  • By: Staff
  • December 3, 2019 December 3, 2020
  • 15:30
Caisse, PSP investing in fintech venture fund

Caisse, PSP investing in fintech venture fund

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are among several institutional investors committing $427 million in the…

  • By: Staff
  • December 3, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
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Several Canadian institutional investors committing to fintech venture fund

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are among several institutional investors committing $427 million in the…

  • By: Staff
  • December 3, 2019 December 13, 2020
  • 12:23
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Connecticut treasurer overseeing $37b in public pension funds aims to divest gun stock

Connecticut state Treasurer Shawn Wooden, who oversees $37 billion in public pension funds, will announce Tuesday plans to reallocate $30 million worth of shares in…

Majority of HR professionals want strong internal culture: survey

Majority of HR professionals want strong internal culture: survey

More than nine in 10 (92 per cent) human resources professionals want their company to create strong internal cultures, according to a new survey by…

  • By: Staff
  • December 2, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
Study finds Canadian home country bias in equities hurting pension funds

Study finds Canadian home country bias in equities hurting pension funds

While it’s generally known Canadian pension plans have a home country bias when it comes to fixed income, a new study by FTSE Russell suggests…

  • By: Staff
  • December 2, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
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Lagarde: Eurozone growth is weak, stimulus working

New European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Monday that economic growth “remains weak” in the 19 countries that use the euro but gave no…

ACPM urging feds to modernize Canadian tax rules for pensions

ACPM urging feds to modernize Canadian tax rules for pensions

In a new white paper, the Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging the federal government to reform the Income Tax Act rules for registered pension plans.  In the ACPM’s…

Union asks B.C. labour board to designate Uber, Lyft drivers as employees

The United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Local 1518 is waiting for a decision from the Labour Relations Board of British Columbia on its application to classify drivers…

  • By: Staff
  • December 2, 2019 December 3, 2020
  • 10:15
iA Financial launches medication adherence pilot project

iA Financial launches medication adherence pilot project

iA Financial Group is launching a pilot project to help benefits plan members with medication adherence. The Quebec City-based insurer will offer access to mobile…

Sounding Board: It’s time to take a simpler approach to communicating CAP investments

Sounding Board: It’s time to take a simpler approach to communicating CAP investments

In the 1970s and early 1980s, defined benefit plan members clamoured for the portability provided by converting their plans to defined contribution arrangements. But that…

  • December 2, 2019 November 30, 2020
  • 09:15

BCI sells $1 billion worth of private equity holdings to investment firm

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is selling more than US$1 billion worth of private equity funds to Ardian, a France-based independent private equity investment…

  • By: Staff
  • May 15, 2024 May 15, 2024
  • 15:00

77% of U.K. employees with cancer say their benefits didn’t meet their needs: survey

More than three-quarters (77 per cent) of U.K. employees say their employee benefits didn’t meet their needs during their cancer journey, according to a new survey…

  • By: Staff
  • May 15, 2024 May 14, 2024
  • 09:00

Flexible working, work-life balance can impact workers’ well-being, quality of life: report

Working time and work-life balance are key dimensions of an employer’s culture that can impact workers’ health, well-being and quality of life, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • May 14, 2024 May 14, 2024
  • 15:00

CPPIB wants to grow credit investments to $115BN by 2029: report

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board plans to nearly double the size of its credit holdings over the next five years, according to reporting by…

  • By: Staff
  • May 14, 2024 May 13, 2024
  • 09:00

2024 Top 40 Money Managers Report: How pension plan sponsors are using the latest technology to maintain cybersecurity

In the fight against cybercriminals, institutional investors and other financial organizations are managing cybersecurity just as seriously as any other type of business risk, with…

Independent Electricity System Operator using diversification to beat volatility

The Independent Electricity System Operator’s pension plan is in the midst of a comeback from a period of heightened post-coronavirus pandemic volatility, with diversification as…