The federal government is investing $869,000 in a workplace wellness project that aims to engage 6,000 employees at nine Montreal-area companies in health promotion. The…
Today’s U.S. presidential election, momentous as it might be, is just the latest reminder that institutional investors are always facing geopolitical risk. “Investing is not…
Reducing the number of blood glucose test strips for Type 2 diabetes patients not using insulin saved Ontario $24 million in one year without a…
The new contract ratified yesterday between Ford Motors Company and Unifor includes a move from a hybrid pension plan to a defined contribution plan for…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are among a group of investors that has acquired the global advisory firm…
The federal government is appealing a B.C. court ruling in a dispute over whether the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (bcIMC) owes it more than…
OPTrust has named Vicki Ringelberg to chair and Tim Hannah to vice-chair of its board of trustees. The roles, which alternate between government and the…
Manitoba is launching public consultations to hear ideas and suggestions on enhancements to the Canada Pension Plan. The province had originally opted out of the…
Nearly six in 10 (59 per cent) global employers cited increasing productivity as the top objective of their workplace well-being program, according to a new…
As defined contribution plans mature and members retire, the pension industry may want to look abroad for solutions to the decumulation dilemma, participants at an…
All of Canada’s members of Parliament and the entire cabinet will be forced to make retroactive payments into their pension plans following technical glitches in…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $5 million in NAPEC Inc., a company headquartered in Drummondville, Que. that builds and maintains electrical transmission and distribution grids, as well…
Solid performance from equities and long-duration domestic bonds in the third quarter of 2016 boosted returns for Canadian defined benefit pension plans, according to a…
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…