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.…
There was a lot to talk about in the health and benefits space in 2016, from the continuing climb of drug plan costs, questions around…
Equitable Group Inc. has completed a private placement of the company’s 809,585 common shares with the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System for $61.76 per share…
Pension plans administrators in Alberta’s private sector will have another year to put a governance policy in place. Under Bill 10, published in 2012, the…
Federal authorities allege that a former official at the pension fund for New York state public employees took bribes that included prostitutes, strippers, cocaine and a…
Groups representing nine health-care professions are urging the federal government to reconsider axing the employer-sponsored health-care tax exemption. Removing the exemption would discourage employers from offering…
Alberta Investment Management Corp. has appointed Phyllis Clark and Ken Kroner to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Clark served as vice-president of…
BASF Canada Inc. is enhancing its compassionate and bereavement policies for about 550 non-unionized employees across Canada. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the chemicals company will…
The solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans increased significantly between the third and fourth quarters of 2016, according to Mercer’s latest pension health index. The median…
If employees don’t take their medications as required, their non-adherence can affect not only themselves but also their employer. Non-adherence involves many issues, Chris Goguen,…
Toromont Industries Ltd., a construction equipment business with about 3,500 employees, has been on a long journey to revamp its drug plan after it noticed…
With the cost of health benefits projected to rise by another eight per cent in 2017, plan sponsors have yet another incentive to find ways…
There was a solid interactive element to Benefits Canada’s Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum as participants took part in a live-polling session on…
Three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadians aged 24 to 44 say the conventional approach to retirement — halting work at age 65 to enjoy a…
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a net return of 9.5 per cent for 2023, with net assets of $20.1 billion,…
The Public Service Alliance of Canada recently filed a policy grievance against the Treasury Board for its management of the transfer of the Public Service…
In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former…
In its 2024-25 annual plan, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is focusing on assessing and mitigating systemic and high-priority risks in the province’s…
Data centres are becoming an important asset for institutional investors seeking to diversify their real estate portfolios. The data centre asset class was valued at…