Great-West Life’s Jeff Aarssen to retire
After a 38-year career, Jeff Aarssen is retiring from his role as senior-vice president of group customer sales at the Great-West Life Assurance Co. “Jeff…
- By: Staff
- July 3, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:33
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A roundup of benefits, HR and legal considerations around legalized marijuana
While the federal government has pushed forward the initial target date of July 1 for legalizing recreational cannabis to Oct. 17, employers will still be busy trying…
- By: Staff
- July 1, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan posts 5.5% return for 2017/18
The Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan achieved a return of 5.5 per cent, net of fees, for its 2017/18 fiscal year, according to its…
- By: Staff
- June 29, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:35
What to do when workplace harassers are members of the public?
Although employers in Ontario have just as much obligation to address sexual and violent harassment from customers or members of the public as they do…
- By: Martha Porado
- June 29, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:15
OPTrust sets out climate change action plan
The OPSEU Pension Trust is setting out a climate change action plan, including eight areas of focus that aim to make the pension fund more resilient…
- By: Staff
- June 29, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:04
HR decision-makers concerned with attraction, retention of younger workers: survey
Almost 50 per cent of human resources decision-makers are concerned with their organization’s ability to attract and retain millennial and generation Z employees, according to…
- By: Staff
- June 29, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:02
OMERS takes stake in health-care provider, HOOPP invests in yogurt maker
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is set to become the lead investor in Tennessee-based Premise Health Holding Corp. The company, which provides on-site, community and virtual…
- By: Staff
- June 29, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:01
Editorial: Hints of a DB revival and other pension developments
Visitors to BenefitsCanada.com who type in a web address for a broken link will find a page with a lighthearted reply that reads: “Like a…
- By: Glenn Kauth
- June 29, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 09:00
How YBS Ottawa merged its pension plan with a bigger player
Facing a $10.3-million pension deficit in 2016, the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa had some tough decisions to make. It felt that closing its defined…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- June 29, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 08:59
Customization, complexity among key trends as ETFs evolve
In the wake of the tragic shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., earlier this year that left 17 dead and sparked a renewed…
- By: Martha Porado
- June 29, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 08:58
Top 100 Pension Funds: How best to ensure pensioners get their dues?
Ken Eady understands the challenges a defined benefit pension plan can present for plan sponsors, particularly when they find themselves in financial difficulty. “Healthy companies…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- June 29, 2018 March 19, 2021
- 08:57
A pot primer for plan sponsors
When it instituted random drug testing last year, the Toronto Transit Commission was eager to ensure its employees knew what it expected of them. To…
- By: Ryan Murphy
- June 29, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 08:56
How Norway tackled pension sustainability
Since 2011, Norway’s national pension provider has been calculating the life expectancy of those turning 61 as part of pension reforms introduced at that time.…
- By: Martha Porado
- June 29, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 08:55
Canada Life facing gov’t financial sanctions following delayed benefits access for public employees
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…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
- 15:00
ESG standards helping institutional investors realize positive annualized returns: study
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…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
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…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 2, 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…
- By: Les Marton
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 11:00