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Lessons for Canada from pharmacare systems around the world

Lessons for Canada from pharmacare systems around the world

In its 2018 budget, the federal government created an advisory council on the imple­mentation of national pharmacare, led by former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins.…

Key steps to engaging baby boomers in retirement

Key steps to engaging baby boomers in retirement

Currently in their 50s, 60s and 70s, baby boomers cover a wide age range — and their workplace pension plans are equally diverse. So determining…

  • By: Bita Jenab
  • November 23, 2018 March 11, 2021
  • 08:57
2018 Top 40 Money Managers Report: The Trump effect

2018 Top 40 Money Managers Report: The Trump effect

Though President Trump hasn’t been successful in following through his promise to construct a wall on the border between the United States and Mexico, he’s…

Is intellectual property the next big alternative asset?

Is intellectual property the next big alternative asset?

Country music icon Dolly Parton has learned through her career the value of even a small piece of intellectual property. In 1974, when Elvis Presley…

A look at the challenges of an increasingly mobile workforce

A look at the challenges of an increasingly mobile workforce

As the world is getting smaller, its workforce is becoming more mobile. In 2017, 66.2 million people travelled to live abroad, up from 52.8 million…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • November 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 08:53
How to implement a health screening program

How to implement a health screening program

Half an hour after I check in at recep­tion, I’ve already been siphoned of blood, weighed and measured. This is the beginning of my health…

  • By: Ryan Murphy
  • November 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 08:52

Could climate change turn Canada’s Arctic into an emerging market?

As climate change restructures the Canadian Arctic year by year, institutional investors should be paying attention to this all but undeveloped economy, according to one…

  • By: Staff
  • November 23, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 07:57
What are the benefits of offering commuting perks to employees?

What are the benefits of offering commuting perks to employees?

Commuting to work is part of daily life for many Canadians. In the 2016 census, Statistics Canada found 15.9 million citizens were commuters, spending an…

  • By: Ryan Murphy
  • November 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Have your say: Should proxy voting firms be more strictly regulated?

Have your say: Should proxy voting firms be more strictly regulated?

A debate on the viability of responsible investing is bubbling underneath the reaction to a recent U.S. Senate bill, aiming to further regulate proxy voting…

Development, communications of CPP changes inadequate: CLC

Development, communications of CPP changes inadequate: CLC

The proposed financial sustainability provisions of the enhanced Canada Pension Plan destabilize Canadians’ understanding and expectation of the CPP, and create challenges around communicating the…

  • By: Staff
  • November 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:15
CPPIB looks to cash in on ‘disruption’ and shifts in technology, demographics

CPPIB looks to cash in on ‘disruption’ and shifts in technology, demographics

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is “embracing disruption” and looking to cash in on emerging shifts in the global economy, such as a move towards…

CLHIA changing timeline for G19 compensation disclosure

CLHIA changing timeline for G19 compensation disclosure

After consulting with more than 500 advisors, the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is making a number of changes to its G19 guideline pertaining to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:34
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Reducing the carbon footprint of portfolio companies

When it comes to de-risking and finding opportunities related to climate, PGGM is taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint of its portfolio companies and…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • November 21, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 09:42

Caisse, CPP Investments named in New Zealand fintech workers’ class action

Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are named in a US$4.6 billion class action by the employees of a New Zealand-based software company. About 200…

  • By: Staff
  • April 2, 2026 April 1, 2026
  • 09:00

AIMCo returns 7.5% in 2025 amid private market headwinds

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 7.5 per cent for 2025, underperforming its benchmark return by 2.7…

  • By: Staff
  • April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026
  • 15:00

Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors: report

Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation…

84% of employers say AI impacting succession planning: survey

More than eight in 10 (84 per cent) employers say artificial intelligence is starting to affect their succession planning, according to a new survey by…

  • By: Staff
  • April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026
  • 15:00

Survey finds Canadians estimate they need an average of $976,835 to retire

Canadian plan members reported a significant drop in the amount they believe they need to retire — from roughly $1.4 million in 2023, 2024 and…

Manitoba to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces

Manitoba is set to become the first province in Canada to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces. The provincial government will amend…

  • By: Staff
  • April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026
  • 09:00