Aon Hewitt is crediting strong equity equity markets with helping to keep solvency ratios for Canadian defined benefit pension plans in positive territory in April.…
When reaching out to men as part of mental-health efforts, it can helpful to frame them in particular ways by making the issue more about productivity and less…
Roughly a third of U.S. employers (38 per cent) offer paid parental leave to new parents, according to a report from WorldatWork and Mercer. There’s no…
The benefits industry often talks about the need for organizations to change the design of their drug plans, but how many of them are actually…
While the going-concern funding levels of Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans have improved slightly, the solvency picture remains stagnant, according to the Financial Services Commission…
The number of high-cost drugs and patients with multiple chronic conditions continues to rise, according to Express Scripts Canada’s drug trend report for 2016. While…
As Benefits Canada reported last week, the Ontario government announced in its 2017 budget that it will begin offering universal pharmacare to youth under the age…
Uber drivers in Britain are now eligible for certain employee benefits. After completing 500 trips, active drivers can join the Association of Independent Professionals and…
The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and Oxford Properties Group, the real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, have purchased the downtown headquarters…
As Home Capital Group Inc. grapples with plunging share prices and large withdrawals in quick succession, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan has inserted itself into the…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will provide $107 million in debt financing to a Canadian rooftop solar power producer. Potentia Renewables Inc.,…
Many Canadian employers are out of touch when it comes to attracting talent, a new report from Randstad Canada suggests. The research found employees value competitive…
PortsToronto has hired Aon Hewitt to provide outsourced chief investment officer services for its employee pension plan. “From the beginning, we were interested in the…
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…