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Roche employees’ summer made easier through on-site kids camp

Roche employees’ summer made easier through on-site kids camp

Take your kids to work day happens all summer long at the Indianapolis campus of Roche’s diagnostics division. The drug company has hosted an on-site summer…

Sounding Board: Sovereigns turning to real estate amid challenging return environment

Sounding Board: Sovereigns turning to real estate amid challenging return environment

Like many institutional investors, sovereign players continue to face a challenging return environment, underperforming their targets by an average of two per cent over the…

Caisse invests $135M in U.S. fintech company

Caisse invests $135M in U.S. fintech company

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $135 million in a financial technology company based in Charlotte, NC. The company, AvidXchange Inc., provides…

  • By: Staff
  • June 8, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 14:00
Tips for employers to prepare for legalization of recreational marijuana

Tips for employers to prepare for legalization of recreational marijuana

With recreational marijuana set to become legal in Canada next summer, employers have limited time to prepare for the coming changes, attendees at a presentation sponsored by…

OPTrust boosts internal management through new in-house trading floor

The OPSEU Pension Trust is boosting its efforts to internalize the management of certain assets by launching an in-house trading floor on Wednesday. The move to internalization…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • June 8, 2017 May 10, 2021
  • 08:55
Good pension governance about more than filling out legal papers, conference told

Good pension governance about more than filling out legal papers, conference told

WINNIPEG — As pension plan sponsors consider the best approach to governance, it’s important to look beyond the basic legal requirements, participants at the Canadian…

How can big insurers, new tech-focused players work together?

How can big insurers, new tech-focused players work together?

WINNIPEG — While traditional insurance companies and some of the disruptors coming on the scene would presumably be fierce competitors, there’s lots of room for…

Most Canadians expecting to fund own retirement: survey

Most Canadians expecting to fund own retirement: survey

Nearly a third (32 per cent) of Canadians don’t believe government benefits will still be available when they retire, according to new research by Natixis…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • June 7, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:00
81% of employers offer company-wide recognition programs: survey

81% of employers offer company-wide recognition programs: survey

Company-wide recognition programs are widespread, offered by 81 per cent of employers, according to World at Work’s latest trends in employee recognition report. The report,…

  • By: Staff
  • June 7, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:03
New mental-health training kit introduced for SMEs

New mental-health training kit introduced for SMEs

MHIB Global Inc. has introduced a new online mental-health training program for small- and medium-sized companies. Small businesses “sometimes feel a little overwhelmed,” says Julie…

Stelco employees vote in favour of new collective agreements

Stelco employees vote in favour of new collective agreements

Stelco Inc. employees in Nanticoke and Hamilton have voted in favour of a new collective agreement proposed by potential buyer Bedrock Industries Group LLC. Nanticoke…

  • By: Staff
  • June 7, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:52
DGFs Lose Ground to Passive Equities

DGFs Lose Ground to Passive Equities

But there are ways to turn it around: report.

Sovereign investors waiting on Brexit, Trump 

Asset allocation decisions among world’s top investors on hold: Invesco report.

  • June 6, 2017 January 20, 2021
  • 10:53

Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report

The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
  • 15:00

47% of Canadian employees relying on workplace benefits to improve well-being: report

Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re interested in improving their well-being and plan on using workplace benefits to do so, according…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong…

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report

A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00

New York State Common Retirement Fund curbing oil and gas investments

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is restricting its exposure in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including divesting a portion of its investment…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00