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Using better communication to help employers close the retirement gender gap

Using better communication to help employers close the retirement gender gap

In preparing for retirement, women have to contend with the salary gap, barriers to career continuity and more limited access to employer-sponsored pension plans, making…

  • By: Staff
  • July 3, 2019 November 30, 2020
  • 09:00

A look at a Canadian momentum strategy

With no actively managed pure Canadian momentum strategies available in Canada according to research by Hillsdale Investment Management Inc., it decided to fill the market…

Increasing the rate of return for infrastructure investments

With many Asian countries in need of private infrastructure investors, one way to make it more attractive to investors is by sharing some of the…

Fees, fiduciary duty and LPACs among topics in new ILPA best practices guidance

The Institutional Limited Partners Association has released new best practices guidance covering a variety of topics in the private equity space. One topic is management…

The Canadian Press and Postmedia join CAAT’s DBplus plan

The Canadian Press and Postmedia join CAAT’s DBplus plan

The Canadian Press, London Cross Cultural Learner Centre and Postmedia Network Inc. are among the latest organizations joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:33
CPPIB, OMERS up stake in Indian toll roads, Caisse invests in digital health company

CPPIB, OMERS up stake in Indian toll roads, Caisse invests in digital health company

Indian-based infrastructure conglomerate IndInfravit Trust, whose owners include the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the infrastructure investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement Plan, is…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30

Hub acquiring Edmonton-based benefits, retirement consulting firm

Hub International Ltd. is acquiring benefits and retirement consulting group BenefitLink Resource Group Edmonton Holdings Inc. The acquisition is part of Hub’s strategy to increase…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2019 November 16, 2020
  • 10:20
Canadian economy not immune to outside forces: report

Canadian economy not immune to outside forces: report

While geopolitical tensions are grabbing investors’ attention, how is Canada faring domestically? It’s a bit of a mixed bag, according to Russell Investments Group’s latest…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 10:17
What employer participation in Pride means to employees

What employer participation in Pride means to employees

Being out at work, as a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community, can be a tricky thing. As an educator, expressing pride in one’s identity isn’t…

MSCI set to classify Kuwait as emerging market, subject to certain conditions

Subject to certain conditions, MSCI is set to promote its Kuwait index to emerging market status beginning June 2020. Later this fall, Kuwait’s financial markets…

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Populism, politics and tech continue to disrupt markets

Looking back at the first half of 2019, bond and equity markets seem to be telling opposing stories, according to T.Rowe Price’s mid-year market outlook.…

  • By: Staff
  • July 2, 2019 January 9, 2021
  • 07:48

Former Ontario Teachers’ directors’ new private equity firm invests in dentist platform

Private equity firm Peloton Capital Management has made its inaugural investment of $75 million in 123Dentist, the largest majority Canadian-owned network of dental practices. Peloton,…

Deadline extended for Workplace Benefits Awards

Deadline extended for Workplace Benefits Awards

Benefits Canada is extending the deadline for entering the 2019 Workplace Benefits Awards to Monday, July 15. The annual awards, which will be held in Toronto on…

  • By: Staff
  • June 28, 2019 November 30, 2020
  • 10:06

Caisse invests up to €300 million in European data centre operator, CPPIB sells Amitra Capital

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is among a group of investors providing up to €750 million in financing to Vantage Data Centers.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 17, 2024 May 17, 2024
  • 14:25

CGI Group promoting mental-health support through leadership tool, employee recognition

CGI Group Inc. is promoting Mental Health Awareness Month for employees through multiple initiatives, including an event to share experiences and a new leadership tool.…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pensions and investment stories of the week

An article on the value that deferred profit-sharing plans can offer to small- and medium-sized employers was the most-read article on Benefits Canada.com this week.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 17, 2024 May 16, 2024
  • 09:00

Funding limitations in private markets push co-investment deals: report

Amid a challenging private market fundraising landscape, the flow of co-investment deals increased dramatically in 2023, according to a report by alternative investment management and…

  • By: Staff
  • May 16, 2024 May 15, 2024
  • 11:00

Reliance on premium technology stocks limiting diversification for institutional investors: expert

Institutional investors are limiting portfolio diversification through overexposure to a selected group of U.S. technology stocks, says Alec Murray, senior vice-president and head of equity…

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