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Sun Life partners with Medical Confidence for disability management service

Sun Life partners with Medical Confidence for disability management service

Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada is partnering with Medical Confidence Inc. to help Canadian employees navigate the health-care system when they go on disability…

  • By: Staff
  • December 7, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
Institutional investors turning to equities, global markets in 2021

Climate change and credit risk

Are Canadian issuers ready for Moody's new focus on climate change risk?

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Desjardins goes carbon neutral

Company takes steps to address climate change

  • December 7, 2017 January 20, 2021
  • 13:43
Canada to still lag behind OECD average replacement rate for typical workers: report

Canada to still lag behind OECD average replacement rate for typical workers: report

Despite coming improvements to public pension plans, Canada will still be about 10 percentage points behind the  average net replacement rate for the typical worker…

  • By: Staff
  • December 7, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:34
Desjardins to go carbon neutral as part of plan to tackle climate change

Desjardins to go carbon neutral as part of plan to tackle climate change

The Desjardins Group is going carbon neutral as part of several actions the company plans to address climate change. In a release, the company pointed to…

  • By: Staff
  • December 7, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:04
Rise People launches partnership program with pension, benefits consultants

Rise People launches partnership program with pension, benefits consultants

Digital human resources company Rise People Inc. is launching a national partnership program that allows it to offer its integrated human resources, insurance, group benefits and…

  • By: Staff
  • December 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 17:12
Ontario auditor general report takes aim at generic drug prices

Ontario auditor general report takes aim at generic drug prices

The Ontario government may be spending more than it needs to on generic drugs, according to the auditor general’s latest annual report. Auditor general Bonnie…

  • By: Staff
  • December 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
Investors urged to consider active investment, multi-asset approach in 2018

Investors urged to consider active investment, multi-asset approach in 2018

Investors who are watching the Canadian equity market should prepare for a few more bumpy moments in 2018, according to Russell Investments Canada Ltd.’s 2018 global market outlook.…

  • By: Staff
  • December 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
Conference coverage: Calgary Drug Trends Summit

Conference coverage: Calgary Drug Trends Summit

From migraines to metabolic syndrome, speakers at Benefits Canada’s Calgary Drug Trends Summit provided plan sponsors with solutions to the many challenges they face around…

  • By: Staff
  • December 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 12:00
Metabolic syndrome targeted as part of efforts to reduce chronic disease drug spending

Metabolic syndrome targeted as part of efforts to reduce chronic disease drug spending

Despite rising health-care costs, there’s a gap when it comes to seeing the results of all of that spending, according to a speaker at the…

‘The sky is not falling’ on drug costs

‘The sky is not falling’ on drug costs

While Canadians hear about the high cost of drugs all of the time, “the sky is not falling,” said Jim Favaro, senior manager for private…

Solutions to ease employee backlash to plan design changes

Solutions to ease employee backlash to plan design changes

Keeping private drug plans sustainable is key for all Canadians. While measures such as mandatory generic substitution and prior authorization are standard solutions in many…

Migraines an underestimated, disabling and treatable condition, says medical expert

Migraines an underestimated, disabling and treatable condition, says medical expert

A migraine is more than just a headache. The third most common disorder in the world, migraine is a chronic disease of the brain that’s…

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

More private payers seeking to reduce costs turning to preferred pharmacy networks: expert

As more insurers turn to preferred pharmacy networks to decrease costs, their efforts are being met with some resistance by plan members who may be…

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