Mercer Canada has appointed Alex Boucher as total health management leader for Canada. Based in the organization’s Halifax officer, Boucher joins Mercer with nearly 20…
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario has said it expects to perform an on-site examination of every pension plan in the province over the next…
Aon Hewitt has made a number of additions to its Canadian investment consulting team. Calum Mackenzie, who will move over from Aon Hewitt’s office in…
A House of Commons committee is recommending the government look for ways to deal with the solvency of Canada Post’s defined benefit pension plan, including…
Saskatoon transit workers have withdrawn their job action, which included work to rule and a ban to overtime, after a majority ratified a collective agreement…
Despite the fact that 59 per cent of generation Xers have saved some of their income for retirement in 2016, just 35 per cent of…
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario has given final approval for the merger between the Royal Ontario Museum pension plan and the Colleges of Applied…
Sun Life has launched a national health-care provider ratings network for chiropractors, massage therapists, psychologists and other paramedical providers. Under the new ratings network, every…
With global institutional investors expecting political and economic events to increase market volatility in 2017, many are looking to alternative assets and active management in…
With the taxation of certain annuity payments affected by impending changes to Canadian tax rules, employers that offer supplementary pension benefit plans may wish to…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is joining up with another major pension fund to own real estate in New Zealand. Today, it announced an…
The streets are snowy, the malls are full of shoppers and a December dilemma has hit again. Should employers sponsor holiday parties, especially if they’ve suffered setbacks…
The situation for Canada’s pension industry looked fairly uncertain at the beginning of 2016. A significant portion of the industry was bracing for the implementation…
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
In anticipation of 25 per cent to 35 per cent growth in Canada by the end of 2024, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making…
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,…
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…