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CPPIB invests in three U.S. student housing portfolios

CPPIB invests in three U.S. student housing portfolios

A joint venture that includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has acquired three student housing portfolios across the United States for more than $2.1…

  • By: Staff
  • March 16, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:07
Alberta government retiree awarded $267K for ‘absurd’ pension calculation

Alberta government retiree awarded $267K for ‘absurd’ pension calculation

A payment of $8,400 a month for nine years of service sounds like a fairly good pension benefit. But as a former Alberta government worker…

A primer on some of Canada’s catastrophic drug programs

A primer on some of Canada’s catastrophic drug programs

All Ontarians under the age of 65 who spend a significant amount of their annual household income on prescription drugs are eligible for the Trillium drug…

Institutional Investors Pile Into Riskier Assets

Institutional Investors Pile Into Riskier Assets

New report shows investors taking on more risk in exchange for returns, yield.

  • By: Staff
  • March 15, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 17:39
The Volatility of…Volatility?

The Volatility of…Volatility?

Block out the trivial noise with a novel lens.

Liberals should consider overhaul of parental leave benefits, says study

Liberals should consider overhaul of parental leave benefits, says study

The Liberal government should rethink federal parental benefits and overhaul a system that’s leaving out too many families and women, according to a new study.…

39% of employees would take pay cut for better career development: survey

39% of employees would take pay cut for better career development: survey

More than a third (39 per cent) of Canadians would leave their jobs and take a pay cut at a new employer if it meant…

  • By: Staff
  • March 15, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
FIFA to review pay, pension deals for council members

FIFA to review pay, pension deals for council members

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is reviewing payment and pension deals for its council members, who could see their US$300,000 annual stipends cut. “These…

Caisse invests in Switzerland-based animal identification company

Caisse invests in Switzerland-based animal identification company

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in Datamars, a global company that uses technology to identify and track livestock, companion animals and…

  • By: Staff
  • March 15, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:55
Ivanhoé Cambridge to sell shopping centre in Madrid

Ivanhoé Cambridge to sell shopping centre in Madrid

Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is selling the company that owns Xanadú shopping centre in Madrid,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 14, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 13:53
OMERS’ infrastructure arm invests in Thames Water

OMERS’ infrastructure arm invests in Thames Water

The infrastructure investment manager of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has joined a consortium that’s investing in Britain’s largest water company. OMERS’ Borealis Infrastructure and…

  • By: Staff
  • March 14, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:48
Institutional investors exploiting risk for better returns, yields: survey

Institutional investors exploiting risk for better returns, yields: survey

Institutional investors are turning to riskier assets for better returns in order to cope with the current environment of low yields and volatile markets, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • March 14, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Sounding Board: Early engagement key to meaningful relationships with plan members

Sounding Board: Early engagement key to meaningful relationships with plan members

Retirement is an important milestone. In the pension industry, we understand that active planning is critical to members meeting their goals and being able to…

Ontario Teachers’ considers selling seniors’ residence operator, Ivanhoé Cambridge forms Australian student housing joint venture

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is considering selling Amica Senior Lifestyles in a deal that could be worth $5 billion, according to report by Bloomberg. The…

  • By: Staff
  • April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
  • 15:00

Unifor withdraws application to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities

Unifor is temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities, accusing the e-commerce giant of providing a “suspiciously high” employee count.…

  • By: Staff
  • April 19, 2024 April 19, 2024
  • 15:00

Meridian focusing on flexibility, mentorship to promote gender equity, female leadership

Meridian Credit Union is focusing on flexibility and mentorship to promote gender equity and female leadership in the historically male-dominated financial industry. According to the…

Virtual-only meetings erode shareholder democracy: institutional investor group

A group of institutional investors is voicing concerns about the rise of virtual-only shareholder meetings they say risk eroding shareholder democracy. In an open letter…

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

A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…

  • By: Staff
  • April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
  • 09:00

CAAT returns 9.5% for 2023, led by global, emerging market equities

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a net return of 9.5 per cent for 2023, with net assets of $20.1 billion,…

  • By: Staff
  • April 18, 2024 April 18, 2024
  • 09:30