In 2016, the majority of adult Canadians (79 per cent) tried at least one form of complementary or alternative medicine, according to a new report from the Fraser…
Canadian pension funds aren’t leading on addressing climate change but they’re at least not lagging behind as much as in the past, according to new…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is emphasizing global investments even as it noted the impact of political uncertainty in its newly released…
A recent Benefits Canada pulse survey teases out the risks that really keep pension funds up at night.
Diversified pooled fund managers saw a median return of three per cent before management fees in the first quarter of the year, according to findings…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and an Asia-based private equity firm have signed a deal to acquire an international operator of private schools. The transaction…
Great-West Life will be eliminating 1,500 positions over the next two years through a combination of layoffs, a voluntary retirement program and reducing temporary positions,…
Canadians face a significant gap in access to coverage for obesity-related treatments, a new report suggests. In a survey of Canadians with private drug insurance, only 8.8 per…
If Canadian pharmacists played a larger role in dispensing flu shots, reviewing cardiovascular disease medication and providing help with smoking cessation, the health-care system could save…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has created a $125-million fund to invest in Quebec’s agricultural and food sector. The fund will go…
As an aging workforce submit more claims, is your organization considering benefit plan changes to reduce costs? And if it is, is a total plan…
ETF for ETFs signals industry growth is set to explode.
New research shows formulaic approaches to value are missing the mark.
Canadians’ happiness in the workplace increased to 6.8 points out of 10 in April, up slightly from 6.6 in March, according to a new survey by…
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,…
Among working generations of Canadians, employees aged 20 to 29 have the lowest general well-being, reporting a score of 46.9 out of 100, according to…
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…