Finding the upside in the downside
How to cut through the uncertainty.
- By: Jennifer Hughey
- July 24, 2018 January 20, 2021
- 10:29
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iA Financial Group integrates group savings, retirement plans into app
The iA Financial Group is integrating its group savings and retirement plans into its mobile app. The added functionality aims to allow plan members to track…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:58
Sears retirees asking court for company’s remaining funds for pension deficit
Sears Canada Inc. retirees, through Koskie Minsky LLP, filed a motion in court on Friday seeking the retailer’s remaining cash to help fund their pension shortfall. While…
- By: Martha Porado
- July 24, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
What is the plan sponsor’s role in mitigating the opioid crisis?
There were almost 4,000 opioid-related deaths in Canada in 2017, according to Health Canada statistics released in June. Meanwhile, in the United States, a new…
- By: Ryan Murphy
- July 24, 2018 April 7, 2021
- 09:15
Use caution when changing benefits to account for CPP enhancements, report warns
As the average income replacement rate for capital accumulation plans continues to trend downwards, can employers mitigate this movement with the Canada Pension Plan’s incoming…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:15
Report suggests building racial equity into investment portfolios to boost long-term growth
With the growth of investment strategies focusing on socially responsible investing, there are many angles for institutional investors to consider. A new report by Cambridge Associates indicated investors…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:15
Aurora Cannabis to cover medical marijuana for employees
Aurora Cannabis Inc. is rolling out a new employee benefits plan that includes coverage of medical marijuana. The plan, which will be administered by Sun…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:56
Caisse investing in cell tower builder, CPPIB in California office park
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is teaming up with global investment manager AMP Capital Investors Ltd. to provide more than $657 million in…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:52
Proposed PMPRB changes could limit Canada’s access to new drugs: report
While the federal government’s proposed amendments to Canada’s patented medicines regulations are aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs, they risk limiting patient access to new, innovative…
- By: Staff
- July 20, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:20
Cambridge Associates adds investment director to focus on women, minority asset managers
Cambridge Associates is adding Jasmine Richards as senior investment director and manager of diversity. The role, based in Boston, will involve leading the firm’s search to identify institutional-quality…
- By: Staff
- July 20, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:00
National pharmacare program should be voluntary for provinces, territories: premiers
In a meeting in Saint Andrews, N.B., on Friday, provincial and territorial premiers met to discuss ways to improve health care for Canadians, including the…
- By: Staff, with files from The Canadian Press
- July 20, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:48
Strike looms as N.S. credit union proposes DB pension closure
After several months of negotiations between Nova Scotia’s East Coast Credit Union and Unifor, 44 employees have voted in favour of strike action over the proposed closure…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- July 20, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 11:29
Feds encouraging Canadians to weigh in on national pharmacare
With an eye toward dismantling the barriers many Canadians face in accessing prescription drugs, the federal government is launching an online consultation process on national pharmacare. The…
- By: Staff
- July 20, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:07
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
90% of U.S. workers have ‘rage applied’ for a job in the last 6 months: survey
A majority (90 per cent) of U.S. workers have “rage applied” for a new job in the last six months, according to a new survey by Bold…
- 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…
- By: Les Marton
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 11:00
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