Almost all hedge fund strategies generated positive returns in May, making it the seventh month in a row that the alternative asset has produced a…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in the cloud-computing industry by helping Montreal-based eStruxture Data Centers Inc. create a Canada-wide platform. The…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board earned a 12.8 per cent net return in its 2017 fiscal year, bringing its net assets under management to $135.6 billion.…
The federal government has introduced a new program aimed at simplifying employers’ recruitment processes for high-skilled temporary workers from abroad. The Global Talent Stream program, which is part of…
The chief executive officer of the Halifax Regional Municipality Pension Plan is retiring, effective October 2017. Terri Troy has led the plan since 2006, and through…
Social media company Pinterest is introducing new benefits to support employees with the financial costs of adoption and surrogacy. As of July 1, the company…
Fidelity’s Alex Duffy on opportunities in emerging markets.
In its response to the Ministry of Labour’s Changing Workplace Review, Ontario announced it will prohibit employers from demanding doctors’ notes for the first 10…
Canadian employees are becoming more confident in their ability to juggle work and home responsibilities, a new survey from Robert Half Management Resources has found.…
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Beth Tyndall as chief people officer. Tyndall joins Ontario Teachers’ after more than a decade at Deloitte, where…
At the 2017 Chronic Disease at Work event in Toronto on May 25, plan sponsors got a primer on the workplace impact of some of…
Employer-led screening can help Canada get ahead of the diabetes epidemic in this country, according to an occupational medical consultant. Dr. Alain Sotto, director of…
Pharmacies can help plan sponsors free up cash in their drug plans as the effectiveness of traditional methods of cost management fade. That was the…
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
In anticipation of 25 per cent to 35 per cent growth in Canada by the end of 2024, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making…
Only a third (31 per cent) of U.K. pension plan members say they have sufficient retirement savings, down slightly from 32 per cent in 2022,…
Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the…
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from…
Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…