Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has partnered with British pension plan Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd. to acquire the Westerleigh Group Ltd., a British crematoria developer and operator.…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, in collaboration with a number of partners, will acquire Encore Industries Inc. for US$35 million. The U.S.-based producer…
Investors should brace for near-term volatility following the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. But the news isn’t necessarily bad, as some sectors may…
Convergint Technologies is hosting what it calls a No Spender November effort this month to encourage its employees to be more aware about their individual…
Since the middle of October, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has made three substantial investments in Chinese commercial real estate. What do the moves…
If you ask me what I remember from taking the careers course in Grade 10, I would only be able to recall that a quiz…
It’s the result markets dreaded – and as a Donald Trump victory became clearer, they sure showed their displeasure. But this morning, “the carnage isn’t…
After months, and even years, of buildup and anticipating, Republican nominee Donald Trump is the next president of the United States. Looking at his platform,…
Great-West Life Assurance Co. will restructure its Canadian operations around two business units, one focused on group customers and the other focused on individual customers.…
Investors that picked emerging market stocks based on their environmental, social and governmental rating potentially outperformed those that ignored them, according to a new report…
Costs for expensive and recurring drug treatments increased by about 22 per cent between 2014 to 2015, according to new data published by the Canadian…
New collective agreements reached between the United Steelworkers union and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories will create a multi-employer, multi-union pension plan for employees affected by the…
At the end of October, a City of Toronto audit committee meeting revealed that the city has four times the occurrence of claims for erectile…
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…
Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from…
A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling 2.78 per cent of its stake in India-based supply chain and logistics operator Delhivery Ltd. The total…
The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according…
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…