Canadian employers face a range of obligations around helping employees with disabilities to return to work. What are some of the ways they can meet…
Given the challenges that plan sponsors and the benefits industry are facing, it’s time for the various players to embrace innovation, according to Mark Rolnick,…
Inflammatory bowel disease is among the fastest-growing conditions in Canada, affecting one in 150 Canadians. According to a recent study, the direct cost of inflammatory…
After two years of recession, economists are predicting a modest return to growth in Alberta this year. But companies still face fiscal constraints that can…
Taking care of elderly parents costs Canadians $27 billion a year in lost income and foregone vacation time, a report by CIBC Capital Markets has found. …
The Sherbrooke Restoration Commission, which operates a historic village in Nova Scotia, has transferred its defined benefit pension into the province’s public service superannuation plan.…
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has new leadership as Stephen Liptrap took over as president and chief executive officer from Alan Torrie on Friday. Liptrap, who has…
From thematic investing to the creation of a new long-term value creation global index, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has been using its considerable…
Desjardins Global Asset Management has become a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment, a group of international asset holders and managers committed to investing with…
Great-West Lifeco Inc.’s net earnings fell slightly from the previous year as its assets under management grew to more than $675 billion. The company’s profits…
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is seeking public feedback on its plans to support employees who suffer from work-related chronic mental stress. The organization’s…
New data shows positive impact of strong markets.
From 2011-16, as the first baby boomers turned 65, Canada saw its senior population increase by 20 per cent, newly released census data from Statistics Canada shows.…
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…
Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from…
A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
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…
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…
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…