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Companies emphasizing variable pay as salaries projected to rise by 2.8% in 2018: survey

Companies emphasizing variable pay as salaries projected to rise by 2.8% in 2018: survey

Canadian employees can expect another modest pay increase in 2018, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson. The survey, which polled more than…

  • By: Staff
  • August 30, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00
CAP members encouraged to boost equity allocations to maintain replacement rates

CAP members encouraged to boost equity allocations to maintain replacement rates

The average income replacement ratio of capital accumulation plans in the second quarter of 2017 has remained stagnant since the start of the year, according…

  • By: Staff
  • August 30, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 13:55
Hicks Morley lawyers leave to form new pension, benefits firm

Hicks Morley lawyers leave to form new pension, benefits firm

A number of lawyers from Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP have formed a new boutique law firm dedicated to pension, benefits and executive compensation…

  • By: Staff
  • August 30, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 13:12
Should employers cover athletic therapy?

Should employers cover athletic therapy?

With employers already facing enough cost pressures around their benefits plans, adding additional coverage for paramedical services may be a daunting prospect. But with employees…

OMERS infrastructure arm undergoes name change

OMERS infrastructure arm undergoes name change

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s infrastructure investment manager has changed its name to be better aligned with the pension fund. Borealis Infrastructure, which manages…

  • By: Staff
  • August 30, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
PSP Investments acquires South Australian land registry

PSP Investments acquires South Australian land registry

A consortium comprising the Public Sector Pension Investment Board will soon run South Australia’s land registry and management services. Alongside Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets,…

  • By: Staff
  • August 30, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:30
Industrial Alliance’s Yvon Charest appointed to Order of Canada

Industrial Alliance’s Yvon Charest appointed to Order of Canada

Yvon Charest, president and chief executive officer of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., was among a number of individuals inducted into the Order of…

  • By: Staff
  • August 29, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:34
Draft Annuity Purchase Regulations Published

Draft Annuity Purchase Regulations Published

New DB pension proposals in Quebec, Ontario tackle annuity purchases.

New PSP team aims to ‘integrate ESG’ in all investment decisions

New PSP team aims to ‘integrate ESG’ in all investment decisions

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is making a new foray into corporate stewardship by releasing its first responsible investment report. The report outlines several…

Have your say: Are Alberta dental fees still too high?

Have your say: Are Alberta dental fees still too high?

Alberta’s health minister isn’t happy with prices coming down by just three per cent in the new fee guide published by the Alberta Dental Association and College…

Charts of the Week: Is Jackson Hole a Turning Point For Global Markets?

Charts of the Week: Is Jackson Hole a Turning Point For Global Markets?

Blogger Jeroen Blokland shows us what to expect from the summit in 6 charts.

B.C. company bests flexible working with five-hour workday

B.C. company bests flexible working with five-hour workday

Forget the standard eight-hour workday. An employer in Victoria lets employees work in the office for only five hours a day. Employees at digital marketing…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • August 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Employees divided on productivity, stress of work-space configurations: survey

Employees divided on productivity, stress of work-space configurations: survey

While 81 per cent of employees said open-space office environments support collaboration, they also noted at least some privacy contributes to a more productive, less…

  • By: Staff
  • August 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15

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…