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Nortel pensioners lose $200M refund battle with Ontario’s PBGF

Nortel pensioners lose $200M refund battle with Ontario’s PBGF

Ontario’s pension benefits guarantee fund has successfully reclaimed some $200 million from monies allocated to pensioners in Nortel Networks Corp. bankruptcy proceedings. The silver lining…

Ontario Teachers’ selling minority interests in Brussels Airport

Ontario Teachers’ selling minority interests in Brussels Airport

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling minority interests of its indirect stake in the Brussels Airport to Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund and NSW…

  • By: Staff
  • January 8, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
OMERS names new chief pension officer

OMERS names new chief pension officer

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is naming Annesley Wallace as its new chief pension officer. Wallace has been with the OMERS pension services team…

  • By: Staff
  • January 8, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 09:45
‘War for talent’ to drive employers’ total rewards strategy in 2020

‘War for talent’ to drive employers’ total rewards strategy in 2020

Strong competition to attract and retain talent will drive employers to adopt holistic employee wellness strategies in 2020, according to the Workforce Institute at Kronos…

Mat leave returnees no longer facing reset of LTD pre-existing clause

Mat leave returnees no longer facing reset of LTD pre-existing clause

Major Canadian insurers are no longer resetting the long-term disability pre-existing condition clause for women whose benefits coverage lapsed during their maternity leave when they return…

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MSCI adds ESG and factors indexes to fixed income offerings

MSCI Inc. is launching 15 new fixed income indexes, with factor investing and ESG at their core. This will include two new indexes relating to…

  • By: Staff
  • January 8, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:54

Former Ontario Teachers’ CEO appointed senior fellow at C.D. Howe Institute

Ron Mock, who recently retired as the president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has been appointed a senior fellow of…

  • By: Staff
  • January 8, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:48
Former Ontario Teachers’ CEO appointed senior fellow at C.D. Howe Institute

Former Ontario Teachers’ CEO appointed senior fellow at C.D. Howe Institute

Ron Mock, who recently retired as the president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has been appointed a senior fellow of the…

  • By: Staff
  • January 7, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
LiUNA pension fund acquiring mixed-use real estate in Toronto

LiUNA pension fund acquiring mixed-use real estate in Toronto

The Laborers’ International Union of North America’s Central and Eastern Canada Pension Fund and Freed Developments Ltd. are jointly acquiring a mixed-use site in Toronto. Fengate Asset…

  • By: Staff
  • January 7, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ investing in European digital health-care provider

Ontario Teachers’ investing in European digital health-care provider

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$155-million round of financing for KRY, a European digital health-care provider. The financing was made through the Teachers’…

  • By: Staff
  • January 7, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30
New U.S. law may encourage businesses to offer retirement plans

New U.S. law may encourage businesses to offer retirement plans

A new law expanding retirement plan options for small businesses may encourage more American companies to offer the benefits to their workers. The Setting Every…

Starbucks offering meditation app to all Canadian employees

Starbucks offering meditation app to all Canadian employees

Starbucks Canada is giving its more than 23,000 employees a free subscription to meditation app Headspace. In total, more than 200,000 employees across North America are receiving access…

  • By: Staff
  • January 6, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Ethical veganism a philosophical belief, finds British tribunal in pension investment case

Ethical veganism a philosophical belief, finds British tribunal in pension investment case

On Friday, a judge in Norwich, U.K. ruled that ethical veganism qualifies as a philosophical belief under Britain’s Equality Act, in a pension-related case filed by ethical…

CAAT pension plan board chair removed amid ongoing governance emergency

Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position…

UPP pursuing industrial European real estate through joint venture, Caisse selling 11% in Quebec telecommunications operator shares

The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe.…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
  • 15:00

Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.6% in Q4 2025: report

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2026 February 4, 2026
  • 09:00

Federal government expanding RTO mandate for public employees

The federal government is expanding its return-to-office mandate for public employees. As of May 4, executives in the federal public service will be required to…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
  • 15:00

Expert panel: Updated CAPSA guideline, AI tools among key topics for CAP sponsors in 2026

With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…

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

An article on the suspension of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 5, 2026
  • 09:00