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Canadian pensions have healthy liquidity despite alternative investments: report

Increasing exposure to less liquid, alternative assets like infrastructure, real estate and private equity hasn’t created difficulty for Canadian pensions in repaying creditors, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • November 15, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 08:45
Green Shield Canada launches pharmacy rating tool

Green Shield Canada launches pharmacy rating tool

Green Shield Canada is launching a rating tool that allows plan members to search ratings when looking for a pharmacy. Through the insurer’s app, members can access the rating…

  • By: Staff
  • November 14, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:30
FSCO releases guideline for administrative penalties under pension act

FSCO releases guideline for administrative penalties under pension act

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario has released its guideline for administrative penalties related to violations of the province’s Pension Benefits Act. The change was…

  • By: Staff
  • November 14, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:45
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Pension funds comprise more than half of world’s largest asset holders: report

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is one of the top 20 asset owners in the world, at US$283.45 billion, making it one of the…

  • By: Staff
  • November 14, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 15:30
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Fixed income opportunities in the current interest rate environment

Will the environment of rising rates continue? And if so, over what period? And where can long-term investors find opportunities? Canadian Investment Review asked Robert…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • November 14, 2018 January 20, 2021
  • 12:50
Strike looms at Globe and Mail over pensions, benefits, gender pay gap

Strike looms at Globe and Mail over pensions, benefits, gender pay gap

Unionized employees at the Globe and Mail could be on strike by midnight Wednesday over disputes with the newspaper around pensions, benefits and a gender wage…

  • By: Staff
  • November 14, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15

Technology, remote working creating workplace loneliness: study

Global employees spend almost 50 per cent of each day on digital communication, with more than half feeling lonely as a result, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • November 14, 2018 March 12, 2021
  • 09:00
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Half of U.S. institutional investors don’t invest sustainably: survey

While 50 per cent of U.S.-based institutional investors currently don’t invest sustainably, 52 per cent said they plan to either maintain or increase their allocations to sustainable…

  • By: Staff
  • November 13, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 16:15
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Caisse to acquire equity stake in Johnson Controls’ power solutions business

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Brookfield Business Partners is acquiring 100 per cent of Johnson Controls’ power solutions business for about $17.5…

  • By: Staff
  • November 13, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 15:15
Accompass appoints consultant in benefits, health practice

Accompass appoints consultant in benefits, health practice

Accompass Inc. has appointed David McDonald as a consultant in its benefits and health practice. With five years in the industry, McDonald was previously a senior analyst in health and…

  • By: Staff
  • November 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00
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Institutional investors and private credit

Seventy per cent of all private credit committed capital comes from institutional investors, says a recent report, Financing the Economy 2018, released by the Alternative…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • November 13, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 10:15
Sounding Board: Dental networks not the answer to reducing dental fees

Sounding Board: Dental networks not the answer to reducing dental fees

The Canadian Dental Association read with interest your Oct. 12, 2018, article titled, A look at the drivers for curbing rising dental costs. The CDA…

A look at using pharmacogenetic testing in determining depression treatment

A look at using pharmacogenetic testing in determining depression treatment

One young man is on the road to recovering from depression following timely pharmacogentic testing through his employer. Allison Hazell, director of genetics at Medcan,…

  • By: Ryan Murphy
  • November 12, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:11

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