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Have your say: Do you agree with Saskatchewan’s tax on insurance?

Have your say: Do you agree with Saskatchewan’s tax on insurance?

Saskatchewan begins applying its new six per cent sales tax on insurance premiums on Aug. 1. Will the new tax be a significant cost to…

Europe takes a stab at addressing pension portability with continent-wide product

Europe takes a stab at addressing pension portability with continent-wide product

In June, the European Commission proposed a new voluntary pension aimed at helping individuals who move around the continent to save for retirement. If passed,…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • July 31, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:30
Time to jump into Japanese equities: report

Time to jump into Japanese equities: report

A blend of fiscal and monetary policies and reforms meant to give the Japanese economy a kick-start seems to be working and has improved the…

  • By: Staff
  • July 31, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Airport workers on strike at Pearson over health benefits

Airport workers on strike at Pearson over health benefits

More than 700 airport workers employed by Swissport Canada Handling at Toronto Pearson International Airport walked off the job last week in a dispute over…

  • By: Staff
  • July 31, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Company owned by Ontario Teachers’ completes acquisition of childcare provider

Company owned by Ontario Teachers’ completes acquisition of childcare provider

A company owned by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has acquired all common shares of BrightPath Early Learning Inc., a Canadian childcare provider. Pursuant to a…

  • By: Staff
  • July 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 11:15
Saskatchewan tax on insurance premiums ‘not good public policy’

Saskatchewan tax on insurance premiums ‘not good public policy’

As Saskatchewan’s move to levy the provincial sales tax on insurance premiums takes effect next week, the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association says the…

  • By: Staff
  • July 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 11:01
Investors challenged by lack of disclosure on indigenous relations by Canadian business

Investors challenged by lack of disclosure on indigenous relations by Canadian business

Publicly traded Canadian businesses in large part lacking when it comes to reporting their relations with indigenous people, revealed a new report by the Shareholder Association for…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • July 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:19
Mid-size employers urged to embrace flexibility, lack of hierarchy to attract staff

Mid-size employers urged to embrace flexibility, lack of hierarchy to attract staff

Facing a number of challenges not experienced by their larger counterparts, medium-sized employers must leverage their strengths when it comes to employee recruitment, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • July 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15
From the Vault: What’s Your Expected Shortfall?

From the Vault: What’s Your Expected Shortfall?

Over a decade ago, we were looking beyond the merits of VaR.

  • July 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 11:14
CPPIB boosts IP assets by investing in rights to cancer drug

CPPIB boosts IP assets by investing in rights to cancer drug

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is boosting its intellectual property portfolio by purchasing royalty rights to a cancer drug. CPPIB Credit Europe, a wholly owned…

  • By: Staff
  • July 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 11:10
Asia In An Age of Confrontation

Asia In An Age of Confrontation

Why it's time to rethink the role of China on the global stage.

Plan sponsors using strong solvency positions to tweak investment, funding strategies

Plan sponsors using strong solvency positions to tweak investment, funding strategies

Despite strong funding positions, plan sponsors are taking a proactive approach when it comes to managing pension investments and risk, according to Aon Hewitt. Its…

  • By: Staff
  • July 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:09
IMCO makes first deal with investment in hardware provider

IMCO makes first deal with investment in hardware provider

Two days after it began managing the assets of its first two clients, the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is taking part in a deal…

  • By: Staff
  • July 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:27

55% of Canadian workers say employer-sponsored health benefits don’t meet their needs: survey

More than half (55 per cent) of Canadian employees say their employer-sponsored health benefits don’t fully meet their needs and two-fifths (42 per cent) say…

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024
  • 15:00

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

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