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Executive compensation not as simple as higher salary, bonuses

Executive compensation not as simple as higher salary, bonuses

The idea that health, drug and retirement benefits draw in top executive talent is overly simplistic and worth delving into deeper, according to Jonathan Foster, vice-president…

Have your say: Should employers censor political talk in the workplace?

Have your say: Should employers censor political talk in the workplace?

The current political climate in the United States is so divisive that a fifth (20 per cent) of Americans want discussions about politics censored at…

  • By: Staff
  • September 27, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 08:30
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Ontario Teachers’ signs tobacco-free investment pledge

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed an agreement promising to divest from the tobacco industry as part of a wider pledge supported by multiple global…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 16:15
iA Financial Group introduces online group benefits enrolment tool

iA Financial Group introduces online group benefits enrolment tool

iA Financial Group is introducing an online enrolment tool for its group benefits members. The tool, which can be accessed through a smartphone, tablet or computer,…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:50
Ontario to reduce WSIB premium rate for employers

Ontario to reduce WSIB premium rate for employers

Due to the elimination of the unfunded liability of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s insurance fund, premium rates for employers will be reduced by almost…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:30
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PSP sells London mixed-used property post redevelopment

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, together with its investment partner Tishman Speyer Properties, is selling a mixed-use property in the west end of London.…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 14:30
OPTrust CEO calls for ‘regulatory safe space’ in tackling climate action

OPTrust CEO calls for ‘regulatory safe space’ in tackling climate action

Both institutional investors and the companies they take stakes in must innovate to take meaningful action on climate change, says Hugh O’Reilly, president and chief executive…

Rising public debt, investment illiquidity risky combination for investors

While the financial sector is more likely poised for steady, sustainable growth than it was 10 years ago, worrying trends provide hints about what may cause…

Health-care coalition sets out recommendations for national pharmacare

Health-care coalition sets out recommendations for national pharmacare

A coalition comprised of dozens of federal and provincial health-care organizations, including providers, patient groups, academics, health practitioner unions and professional associations, have teamed up…

  • By: Staff
  • September 25, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:50
Half of Canadians view depression as a disability: poll

Half of Canadians view depression as a disability: poll

Among Canadians who have missed work due to disability, 30 per cent cited mental illness, according to a new survey by RBC Insurance. The survey,…

  • By: Staff
  • September 25, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:45
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In private markets, think small

Why bigger isn't always better when it comes to choosing companies

  • By: Scot Blythe
  • September 25, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 07:07
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Disruptors and innovators

How investors can be on the right side of change

Lobby group calling on feds to let nuclear workers rejoin public pension

Lobby group calling on feds to let nuclear workers rejoin public pension

The Canadian Alliance of Nuclear Workers is calling on the federal government to allow employees to remain members of the public service defined benefit pension plan.…

55% of Canadian workers say employer-sponsored health benefits don’t meet their needs: survey

More than half (55 per cent) of Canadian employees say their employer-sponsored health benefits don’t fully meet their needs and two-fifths (42 per cent) say…

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024
  • 15:00

Report finds critical lack of workplace support for menopausal employees

While menopause impacts more than half of the workforce, there’s a critical lack of support in the workplace for women employees experiencing health issues related…

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 09:00

CPPIB sells 2.78% stake in India logistics firm

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling 2.78 per cent of its stake in India-based supply chain and logistics operator Delhivery Ltd. The total…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 15:00

Funded ratio of 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans declines to 98.4% in fiscal 2023: report

The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 April 30, 2024
  • 09:00

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