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
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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…
- By: Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press
- March 15, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:15
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, 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
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 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
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…
- By: Peter Shena
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 16:02
Have your say: Should Canada make more drugs available over the counter?
A report published last week suggested that making certain prescription medications available as over-the-counter drugs could save Canadian insurers, employers, governments and patients $1 billion…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 15:29
Conference coverage: 2017 Employers Cancer Care summit
What new cancer treatments are emerging that will affect the workplace and how can employers do a better job of supporting their employees with cancer?…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 11:01
The importance of including family caregivers in the cost of cancer
Employers must acknowledge the role of family caregivers to get a true picture of the costs of cancer care, according to a University of Alberta…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 11:00
Support to cancer patients outside hospital a ‘critical’ issue
Improvements in cancer treatments are driving patients out of hospital beds and back into their own homes. “Cancer is now a treatable, chronic disease. With…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 11:00
Getting cancer drugs to patients a significant challenge
Developing new drugs is only half of the job for those treating lung cancer, according to a medical oncologist. Most people know that the biology…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 11:00
Employers advised to reach out early and often to staff facing cancer crisis
Employers should reach out early and often to employees facing a cancer crisis, according to a man with first-hand experience. Asaph Benun told attendees at…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 11:00
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…
- By: Les Marton
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 11:00