Canada Pension Plan Investment Board chief financial officer Benita Warmbold plans to retire this June, according to a news release. The news release noted the…
Long-term disability rates will decrease by 3.2 per cent on average through the first half of this year compared to the last half of 2016,…
As part of its efforts to focus on wellness and expand its health and safety program, a B.C. logging company hosted two seminars with a…
Manulife is providing more mental-health support to employees by increasing its annual coverage of mental-health services to $10,000 per person. Previously, employees could claim up…
Despite growing concern from institutional investors about the risks associated with climate change and the subsequent impact on companies in their portfolios, companies in Canada’s…
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will acquire an approximate 48 per cent stake in GlobalLogic Inc., a digital product development services company, from Apax Partners…
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has acquired Longpré, an employee assistance and wellness program provider based in Montreal. The move expands the company’s presence in Quebec following…
In December, a Mercer report found the median solvency ratio for Canadian pension plans increased from 85 per cent at the end of the third…
The Financial Institutions Commission of British Columbia has appointed Stanley Hamilton as chair of the provincial regulatory body. Hamilton, an emeritus professor at the University…
As the new year begins, what are the key benefits, pension and investment issues facing plan sponsors in the coming months? For those providing benefits, drug…
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. has promoted Matthew Williams to head of institutional and client service for Canada. He joined the organization more than three years…
Pacific Blue Cross has promoted Rob Chiarello to vice-president of human resources and chief privacy officer. With more than 17 years of experience in the…
In December, Benefits Canada reported that nine associations representing health-care providers are urging the federal government to leave private health and dental insurance as non-taxable benefits.…
Canadians’ happiness in the workplace increased to 6.8 points out of 10 in April, up slightly from 6.6 in March, according to a new survey by…
Only a third (31 per cent) of U.K. pension plan members say they have sufficient retirement savings, down slightly from 32 per cent in 2022,…
Among working generations of Canadians, employees aged 20 to 29 have the lowest general well-being, reporting a score of 46.9 out of 100, according to…
Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the…
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from…
Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…