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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On Sept. 12, an Indian e-commerce company called Snapdeal changed its logo and announced that goods from its marketplace would be shipped in vermilion boxes.…
3M Canada is launching an online health benefits marketplace for its retiree population. MyFuture, a new product from Morneau Shepell Ltd., allows retirees to compare…
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…
Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working…
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.…
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…