BMO Capital Markets, alongside the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has launched a pilot fixed income issuance transaction, mirrored on a blockchain platform. In the transaction,…
More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of Canadians would use virtual visits for at least a few of their appointments with physicians, according to a…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, alongside Pattern Energy Group Inc., is completing the acquisition of a wind power facility about 50 kilometres south of Quebec…
Improving the mental health of employees ranks ahead of physical health and wellness as a top priority for human resources leaders for 2019, according to a…
Mercer is acquiring the investment consulting, alternatives consulting and wealth management operations of Pavilion Financial Corp. Pavilion, a global investment services firm with about 300…
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Conduent Inc. has completed the sale of its human resources consulting business to a fund managed by private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital. The business,…
Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of older workers in the United States said they’ve experienced age discrimination in the workplace, according to a survey by the…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Alexandre Synnett as its new executive vice-president of digital technology and operations. With eight years of experience…
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. has appointed Michael Kitt as head of real estate equity investments at RBC Global Asset Management. Kitt will be leading efforts in…
When HSBC Bank Canada donated $500,000 to four children’s hospitals across the country last month, it was up to employees to decide on the recipients…
Digital human resources company Rise People Inc. is partnering with Cowan Insurance Group to launch an integrated product that includes human resources, payroll and insurance…
Three large Canadian pension funds are conglomerating their long-term investments in timber. The Alberta Investment Management Corp., the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the…
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…
Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from…
A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
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…
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…
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…