The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has completed the sale of its 50% ownership interest in Constitution Square, an Ottawa office property. The property was…
Investec Asset Management Ltd. has appointed Katherine Tweedie country head for Canada. In the new role, Tweedie will be responsible for developing the firm’s strategic…
When evaluating job options, Canadian employees rank company culture and career progression higher than pay, according to a new survey by Hays Canada. The survey,…
Manulife Financial Corp. is making a number of structural and leadership changes, including the appointment of Michael Doughty as president and chief executive officer of…
Would a furry friend sitting under a colleague’s desk ease stress or cause distraction? That’s just one of many questions employers have to consider when…
Nova Scotia is following in the footsteps of a number of other provinces by looking into its funding framework for defined benefit pension plans. Like…
Mercer is introducing outsourced governance for employers with defined contribution pension plans. The offering, Mercer Future Wise, will delegate employers’ plan governance to a team…
The OPSEU Pension Trust has completed the 1,000th trade from its in-house trading floor, which was launched in June. The decision to manage a large…
Sun Life Financial has appointed Stevan Lewis as senior vice-president of digital transformation. The newly created role focuses on the company’s use of digital, data…
Sun Life Global Investments Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Excel Funds Management Inc. and Excel Investment Counsel Inc. The investment manager, which…
An Ontario judge has sentenced a Toronto firefighter to six months in jail for benefits fraud. Bradley Evaschuk, 48, joined the Toronto fire service in…
Canada’s largest institutional investors are calling for a boost in the representation of women on board and executive management teams of S&P/TSX composite index companies to…
The Ontario government’s disagreement over how to treat the surpluses of two of its major pension plans is heating up once again as the province’s auditor…
More than 95 per cent of U.S. public pension funds employ at least one investment consultant, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The…
Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working…
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the…
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from…
Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…