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Investment managers stay put on strategy despite geopolitical volatility: survey

Investment managers stay put on strategy despite geopolitical volatility: survey

While a majority of investment professionals believe returns will be compromised due to geopolitical uncertainties, most aren’t changing their investment strategy, according to a new…

  • By: Staff
  • March 20, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Plan members protest Ontario Teachers’ fossil fuel investments

Plan members protest Ontario Teachers’ fossil fuel investments

Earlier this month, about 20 teachers marched in front of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan offices to protest their plan’s investments in fossil fuel assets, particularly what they…

Proposed pension changes for Newfoundland MHAs deferred

Proposed pension changes for Newfoundland MHAs deferred

Proposed changes to the pension plan for members of the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature have been deferred following objections by the opposition parties. The move…

Sounding Board: Five ways to cut benefit costs while preserving value for staff

Sounding Board: Five ways to cut benefit costs while preserving value for staff

Last week, after years of declining revenue, Postmedia Network Inc. released an internal memo announcing significant cuts to non-unionized employees’ benefits. At first glance, the…

Caisse co-invests in U.S. insurance and consulting firm

Caisse co-invests in U.S. insurance and consulting firm

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will jointly acquire American an insurance brokerage and consulting firm in a transaction that values the company…

  • By: Staff
  • March 17, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Mercer adds drug consulting leader to health team

Mercer adds drug consulting leader to health team

Mercer Canada has appointed Suzanne Nagy as drug consulting leader in its health team. Nagy joins Mercer with more than 25 years of leadership experience…

  • By: Staff
  • March 17, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:45
Outlook shows cyclical renaissance for global economy

Outlook shows cyclical renaissance for global economy

Global economic growth is on the rise despite market jitters over rising political risk, according to the most recent outlook from Alliance Bernstein. As the data…

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.…

Canada Life facing gov’t financial sanctions following delayed benefits access for public employees

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
  • 15:00

ESG standards helping institutional investors realize positive annualized returns: study

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
  • 15:00

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

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 2, 2024
  • 09:00

CPPIB sells 2.78% stake in India logistics firm

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 15:00

Funded ratio of 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans declines to 98.4% in fiscal 2023: report

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 April 30, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert panel: Have hedge funds budged on hurdle rates?

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…