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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…

France enters crucial week of talks with unions on pensions

France enters crucial week of talks with unions on pensions

French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to launch a crucial week of negotiations with labour unions amid nationwide protests and transport strikes against the government’s…

Caisse invests in Canadian home care tech company

Caisse invests in Canadian home care tech company

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, together with iNovia Capital, is investing US$37 million in home care technology provider AlayaCare. AlayaCare provides a cloud-based…

  • By: Staff
  • January 6, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30

Climate change, aging population major economic factors in forecast for 2020s

A new economic report says the next decade in Canada will increasingly be shaped by the twin forces of climate change and demographic disruption from…

U.S.-Iran tensions roil world markets as gold hits seven-year high

Global stock markets took another hit Monday while oil and gold prices surged in response to the escalating tensions in the Middle East following the…

Caisse invests in U.S. fibre optics firm, Brazil-based power transmission platform

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is participating in a deal that will contribute an additional US$100 million to a U.S.-based fibre optics…

  • By: Staff
  • May 27, 2026 May 26, 2026
  • 15:00

Ontario DB plans’ average solvency ratio drops to 122% in Q1 2026: FSRA

Defined benefit pension plans in Ontario reported a median solvency ratio of 122 per cent during the first quarter of 2026, according to a new…

  • By: Staff
  • May 25, 2026 May 22, 2026
  • 15:00

CPP Investments returns 7.8% for fiscal 2026, net assets total $793.3 billion

CPP Investments is reporting a return of 7.8 per cent for its 2026 fiscal year. The results helped increase its net assets to $793.3 billion…

Telus expands employee volunteer initiative amid growing focus on engagement, workplace culture

Corporate volunteering initiatives are playing a larger role as employers continue looking for ways to strengthen employee engagement, workplace culture and social purpose efforts, says…

Canada Life acquiring disability management provider Santé Circle Health

Canada Life Assurance Co. is acquiring Santé Circle Health, a provider of disability management and occupational health services. Santé Circle Health’s capabilities complement Canada Life’s…

  • By: Staff
  • May 26, 2026 May 25, 2026
  • 15:00

National Institute on Ageing’s Pension Centre of Excellence welcomes new member organizations during symposium

The National Institute on Ageing at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Pension Centre of Excellence is welcoming four new member organizations following its third symposium last week.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 26, 2026 May 25, 2026
  • 09:00