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Expanded pharmacy services could save health system up to $25B: study

Expanded pharmacy services could save health system up to $25B: study

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…

Caisse allocates $125 million to Quebec’s agricultural sector

Caisse allocates $125 million to Quebec’s agricultural sector

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…

  • By: Staff
  • April 24, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 16:42
Have your say: Are you considering changes to your benefits plan this year?

Have your say: Are you considering changes to your benefits plan this year?

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…

  • By: Staff
  • April 24, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 16:31
There’s An ETF For Everything

There’s An ETF For Everything

ETF for ETFs signals industry growth is set to explode.

  • By: Katie Keir
  • April 24, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 13:36
Turns Out Value Investing Is Harder Than We Thought

Turns Out Value Investing Is Harder Than We Thought

New research shows formulaic approaches to value are missing the mark.

CPPIB to sell Irish aircraft leasing company

CPPIB to sell Irish aircraft leasing company

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and its co-investors have announced the sale of Dublin-based aircraft leasing company AWAS to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd. The…

  • By: Staff
  • April 24, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:47
ETF for ETFs signals industry growth is set to explode

ETF for ETFs signals industry growth is set to explode

It’s official: now, there really is an ETF for everything. On Friday, on the NYSE, the ETF Industry Exposure & Financial Services ETF (TETF) began trading.…

  • By: Katie Keir
  • April 24, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:39
Employers shifting to more formal sustainability programs: survey

Employers shifting to more formal sustainability programs: survey

More Canadian employers are considering long-term sustainability as part of their workplace cultures and even their benefits plans, according to a new listing of green employers.…

  • By: Staff
  • April 24, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:59
Consider private debt amid economic ‘tug of war,’ investors urged

Consider private debt amid economic ‘tug of war,’ investors urged

While the investment climate has generally been positive in recent months, investors can expect a macroeconomic “tug of war” in 2017, according to the head…

Monetary policy a key factor in deciding where to invest

Monetary policy a key factor in deciding where to invest

Investors may be tired of hearing about central banks and monetary policy moves. But these days, the outlook for many countries hinges on whether monetary…

  • By: Katie Keir
  • April 21, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Federal government to test name-blind hiring

Federal government to test name-blind hiring

The federal government will be testing whether hiding the names of job applicants would improve its hiring practices, in what it calls an effort to…

Caisse invests $1.9B to support SNC-Lavalin acquisition

Caisse invests $1.9B to support SNC-Lavalin acquisition

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $1.9 billion to support SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.’s global expansion projects. The Caisse investment comes as the…

  • By: Staff
  • April 21, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:38
Ontario Teachers’ adds two managing directors

Ontario Teachers’ adds two managing directors

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Tamara Finch as managing director of portfolio management and Jeff Clark as managing director of business analysis and…

  • By: Staff
  • April 20, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 13:15

Caisse invests up to €300 million in European data centre operator, CPPIB sells Amitra Capital

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is among a group of investors providing up to €750 million in financing to Vantage Data Centers.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 17, 2024 May 17, 2024
  • 14:25

CGI Group promoting mental-health support through leadership tool, employee recognition

CGI Group Inc. is promoting Mental Health Awareness Month for employees through multiple initiatives, including an event to share experiences and a new leadership tool.…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pensions and investment stories of the week

An article on the value that deferred profit-sharing plans can offer to small- and medium-sized employers was the most-read article on Benefits Canada.com this week.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 17, 2024 May 16, 2024
  • 09:00

Funding limitations in private markets push co-investment deals: report

Amid a challenging private market fundraising landscape, the flow of co-investment deals increased dramatically in 2023, according to a report by alternative investment management and…

  • By: Staff
  • May 16, 2024 May 15, 2024
  • 11:00

Reliance on premium technology stocks limiting diversification for institutional investors: expert

Institutional investors are limiting portfolio diversification through overexposure to a selected group of U.S. technology stocks, says Alec Murray, senior vice-president and head of equity…

BCI sells $1 billion worth of private equity holdings to investment firm

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is selling more than US$1 billion worth of private equity funds to Ardian, a France-based independent private equity investment…

  • By: Staff
  • May 15, 2024 May 15, 2024
  • 15:00