Major depression is more likely to be a heterogeneous group of disorders rather than a single condition, Dr. Sidney Kennedy, professor of psychiatry at the…
Lakeside Process Controls Ltd. had gone eight years without a disability claim, but the company took notice when it saw three mental health-related short-term disability…
On any given week, thousands of Canadians won’t make it into work due to a mental-health problem or illness. “[Mental health is] the No. 1…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will be creating a $5-billion investment platform with DP World Ltd., a global port and terminal operator based…
New Brunswick’s auditor general noted in her annual report last week that she’s pleased with recent progress to resolve the province’s audit issues, including accounting…
One-quarter (25 per cent) of employers feel their employees have a poor overall understanding of their defined contribution pension or group registered retirement savings plan,…
Despite employers struggling to retain millennials, only 10 per cent have done anything to integrate them with co-workers from other generations, according to a new…
Benefits are now available for a new kind of employee dependant – fur babies. Digital benefits platform League’s lifestyle spending account is traditionally used for…
Mercer Canada has appointed Todd McLean as partner and office leader, based in its Vancouver office. McLean, who joins Mercer with more 25 years of…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has promoted Jo Taylor to senior managing director, international, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Taylor, who joined Ontario Teachers’ in 2012,…
Montreal, December 1, 2016 – Transcontinental Media G.P., a subsidiary of Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B), is pleased to announce today the acquisition of all…
Investors would be wise to pay attention to upcoming political events when deciding on asset allocations, participants at an investment symposium heard yesterday. “One thing…
Global institutional investors are expecting to make more asset allocation changes in the next couple of years than they did in 2012 and 2014, according…
Two-fifths (40 per cent) of U.S. workers with employer-provided health benefits reported delaying care due to cost, which negatively impacted their mental health, workplace culture…
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…
Hundreds of Albertans turned out for a meeting in Edmonton last week to hear officials from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board discuss the state…
More than 95 per cent of U.S. public pension funds employ at least one investment consultant, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The…
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…