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Manulife introduces program to manage transition to retirement

Manulife introduces program to manage transition to retirement

Manulife Financial has introduced an online planning program for employees who participate in its workplace retirement savings plans. The program, Retirement Redefined, includes personalized planning…

  • By: Staff
  • September 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:15
Time to scrap the 30% rule?

Time to scrap the 30% rule?

ACPM consultation response says Fed rules make it tough for pension funds.

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 16:55
30% investment rule creates ‘unnecessary costs’ and ‘lost opportunities:’ ACPM

30% investment rule creates ‘unnecessary costs’ and ‘lost opportunities:’ ACPM

In its response to a consultation launched in June, the Association of Canadian Pension Management says the federal government’s “30-per-cent rule” needlessly inhibits pension plan…

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15
Almost a third of employees go to work tired: survey

Almost a third of employees go to work tired: survey

Canadian employees are lacking much-needed sleep with 27 per cent reporting they feel tired most days or every day during the work week, according to…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • September 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:10
Great-West Life rolls out financial wellness pilot project

Great-West Life rolls out financial wellness pilot project

Great-West Life is piloting an online financial program with about 5,000 plan members aimed at improving their financial outcomes. The program, called Wayfinder, allows plan…

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:47
Canadians may have to work ‘a little longer than planned’: Poloz

Canadians may have to work ‘a little longer than planned’: Poloz

The Bank of Canada’s governor says today’s era of stubbornly low interest rates means it’s time to revisit retirement planning and temper business investment expectations.…

65% of Canadians are ready to leave their current employer: survey

65% of Canadians are ready to leave their current employer: survey

Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of Canadian employees are prepared to switch employers, an ADP Canada survey of 1,509 Canadians found. Of those, 66 per…

  • By: Staff
  • September 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 16:15
DC pension deal with GM to ‘certainly influence’ talks with Ford, Chrysler: lawyer

DC pension deal with GM to ‘certainly influence’ talks with Ford, Chrysler: lawyer

General Motors of Canada Co. and Unifor have averted a strike, reaching a tentative agreement that includes moving new employees into a defined contribution pension plan…

OMERS part of consortium to acquire Australian port lease

OMERS part of consortium to acquire Australian port lease

A consortium that includes the private markets arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has acquired a 50-year lease on the port of Melbourne…

  • By: Staff
  • September 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:57
Sounding Board: Millennials’ tendency to invest like Grandpa a challenge for financial industry

Sounding Board: Millennials’ tendency to invest like Grandpa a challenge for financial industry

Canada’s digitally savvy millennials are the most educated, culturally-diverse generation to come along. But like their grandparents, they fear market volatility and often prefer to…

  • By: Lori Landry
  • September 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:18
Have your say: Should governments speed up action on PRPPs?

Have your say: Should governments speed up action on PRPPs?

It has been four years since the federal government passed legislation to enable pooled registered pension plans as a vehicle to boost retirement savings. In…

  • By: Staff
  • September 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Caisse acquires outstanding shares of human-machine interface company

Caisse acquires outstanding shares of human-machine interface company

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, along with the Québec Manufacturing Fund and Namakor Holdings, has acquired all outstanding shares of human-machine interface company…

  • By: Staff
  • September 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 16:58
Infrastructure and natural resources investors face divergent outlooks: survey

Infrastructure and natural resources investors face divergent outlooks: survey

Divergent performance trends have produced different outlooks for two asset classes, infrastructure and natural resource funds, according to a survey by Preqin, a data source…

  • By: Staff
  • September 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:36

Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report

The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
  • 15:00

47% of Canadian employees relying on workplace benefits to improve well-being: report

Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re interested in improving their well-being and plan on using workplace benefits to do so, according…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong…

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report

A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00

New York State Common Retirement Fund curbing oil and gas investments

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is restricting its exposure in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including divesting a portion of its investment…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00