Get creative at cancer prevention, employers told
The old saying about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure works just as well when it comes to cancer care as…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 11:00
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Postmedia benefits changes include closure of DB pension, EAP
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. is making a number of changes to its defined benefit pension plan, its capital accumulation plans and its benefits plans, according…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 10:55
OPTrust return slides to 6% in 2016
OPTrust’s investment return for 2016 decreased to six per cent, compared to its return of eight per cent in 2015. Its 2016 funded status report,…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
AIMCo to acquire 10% of global insurer Allied World
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is investing $673.5 million to indirectly acquire shares of global insurance company Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings. AIMCo signed a…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:04
CPPIB and Ivanhoé Cambridge to invest in southeast Asian logistics facilities
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing alongside Ivanhoé Cambridge with real estate logistics specialist LOGOS to develop and acquire modern logistics facilities in…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Newfoundland mine retirees receive good news in pension battle
Former employees of Wabush Mines in Newfoundland and Labrador received good news Thursday when the provincial government announced a legal move that could help them…
- By: Jann Lee
- March 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:54
Switching to over-the-counter drugs could save $1B annually: report
Switching three prescription drugs classes to over-the-counter medications could save Canadians, employers, insurers and the health-care system $1 billion annually, according to a new report…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Ontario Teachers’ partners with clean-energy developer
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has announced a new partnership with a U.S.-based developer of clean-energy transmission projects. The partnership with Wakefield, Mass.-based Anbaric will…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Danone to launch global parental policy
Multinational food products organization Danone Inc. is launching its first global parental policy, aiming to offer a consistent standard of support too all employees around…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:17
Liquidity needs drive Canadian investors to bond ETFs: report
Canadian institutional investors are expanding the use of exchange-traded funds in their portfolios, using them for risk, liquidity and volatility management, according to a new…
- By: Caroline Cakebread, Canadian Investment Review
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 14:10
HOOPP Funded Status Hits 122%
Plan set to weather market correction and considers boosting benefits
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:01
HOOPP return rises to 10.4% for 2016
Despite a challenging start to 2016, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan improved its investment return to 10.4 per cent by the end of the…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 11:00
80% of major Dutch pension funds invest in tobacco: report
More than a quarter of adults in the Netherlands smoked in 2012, according to the World Bank. And the country’s pension funds are even more…
- By: Staff
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:36
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