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Average pay of top CEOs rising: CCPA report

Average pay of top CEOs rising: CCPA report

Before noon yesterday, Canada’s highest-paid chief executive officers earned more than the average working person’s income for all of 2017. That’s the conclusion of the…

  • By: Staff
  • January 4, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15
bcIMC appoints Peter Milburn as director and chair

bcIMC appoints Peter Milburn as director and chair

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has appointed Peter Milburn as a director and chair of the board of directors, effective Dec. 31, 2016. Recently…

  • By: Staff
  • January 4, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:10
Tips for supporting employees with PTSD

Tips for supporting employees with PTSD

Post-traumatic stress syndrome can affect anyone, whether a first responder who faces traumatic events on the job or someone who experiences an emotional shock such…

The employer’s role in addressing mental health through financial wellness

The employer’s role in addressing mental health through financial wellness

With research showing a strong link between personal finance, stress and mental and physical health, it’s time to make financial literacy part of wellness efforts,…

The keys to optimal management of mental health at work

The keys to optimal management of mental health at work

With mental illness affecting 20 per cent of the Canadian population, the impact on the workplace is significant given that it’s the No. 1 cause…

Conference highlights: Mental Health Summit Vancouver

Conference highlights: Mental Health Summit Vancouver

What are some of the causes of mental-health issues and how can employers recognize when an employee is having difficulties? At the 2016 Mental Health…

  • By: Staff
  • January 4, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Concerns raised about high rates of antidepressant prescriptions

Concerns raised about high rates of antidepressant prescriptions

Armed with statistics and studies, Peter Gove, innovation leader for health management at Green Shield Canada, spoke at the recent Mental Health Summit in Vancouver…

The promises and perils of personalized medicine and antidepressants

The promises and perils of personalized medicine and antidepressants

While there’s a lot of talk about how personalized medicine and biomarkers could improve treatment for people with a range of diseases, the technology isn’t…

CPPIB sells stake in Manhattan office building

CPPIB sells stake in Manhattan office building

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sold its 45 per cent ownership interest in a Manhattan office tower to a global institutional investor for almost…

  • By: Staff
  • January 3, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:13
EI waiting period reduced to one week

EI waiting period reduced to one week

Among the many changes taking effect in 2017 is the reduction to the waiting period for employment insurance to one week. The cut to the waiting…

  • By: Staff
  • January 3, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:54
The ORPP: the ghost of 2016

The ORPP: the ghost of 2016

“The Ontario Registered Pension Plan was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. . . . Old ORPP was as dead…

Top 10 pension and investment stories of 2016

Top 10 pension and investment stories of 2016

2016 was certainly an interesting year for the pension and investment industries. It was a year of political moves that rocked stock markets, a number…

  • By: Staff
  • December 29, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:01
Don’t miss these important benefits and pension dates for 2017

Don’t miss these important benefits and pension dates for 2017

As we look to the year ahead, there are many dates for professionals in the pension, benefits and investment industries to add to their calendars.…

  • By: Staff
  • December 28, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:55

Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report

The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
  • 15:00

47% of Canadian employees relying on workplace benefits to improve well-being: report

Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re interested in improving their well-being and plan on using workplace benefits to do so, according…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong…

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report

A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00

New York State Common Retirement Fund curbing oil and gas investments

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is restricting its exposure in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including divesting a portion of its investment…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00