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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
In a low-growth world, pension funds chase riskier investments

In a low-growth world, pension funds chase riskier investments

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 to introduce online health benefits marketplace for retirees

3M to introduce online health benefits marketplace for retirees

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…

  • By: Staff
  • September 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:23
Imperial Oil to make changes to defined benefit pension

Imperial Oil to make changes to defined benefit pension

Imperial Oil Ltd. is implementing a number of changes to its defined benefit pension plan which will take effect for current employees from Jan. 1,…

  • By: Staff
  • September 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:05
CPPIB to acquire Ascot Underwriting for US$1.1B

CPPIB to acquire Ascot Underwriting for US$1.1B

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has signed an agreement with American International Group to acquire 100 per cent of Ascot Underwriting Ltd., AIG’s Lloyd’s…

  • By: Staff
  • September 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:32
Deloitte’s new U.S. family leave program includes time off for elder care

Deloitte’s new U.S. family leave program includes time off for elder care

Deloitte’s new family leave program for its U.S. employees includes time off for elder care, spousal care and child care beyond infancy. Both male and…

Gender diversity needed in the investment industry: report

Gender diversity needed in the investment industry: report

While investors see value in gender diversity among investment professionals, women continue to be grossly underrepresented in the industry, reveals a new report by the…

  • By: Staff
  • September 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:56
Canada Post labour deal boosts dental, short-term disability benefits

Canada Post labour deal boosts dental, short-term disability benefits

The latest round of collective bargaining between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has resulted in several changes to the health benefits…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00
T. Rowe Price launches pooled investment vehicle

T. Rowe Price launches pooled investment vehicle

A new pooled investment vehicle within T. Rowe Price Inc.’s global focused growth equity strategy is now available to Canadian institutional investors. The fourth pooled…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 14:56
New Brunswick public service pension board approves cost of living increase

New Brunswick public service pension board approves cost of living increase

The New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan’s joint board of trustees has approved a full cost of living increase of 1.4 per cent for its…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 14:32
Ontario Teachers’ to partially restore inflation protection for newer retirees

Ontario Teachers’ to partially restore inflation protection for newer retirees

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan will use part of its $13.2-billion surplus to restore some inflation protection for teachers who retired after 2009, according to the…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:19
OMERS to be out as Golf Town owner as retailer seeks CCAA protection

OMERS to be out as Golf Town owner as retailer seeks CCAA protection

Golfsmith International Holdings Inc., a U.S. golf retailer owned by the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, will be selling Canada-based…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Are asset managers’ interests better aligned with investors?

Are asset managers’ interests better aligned with investors?

AIMA study shows it's getting better.

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 07:09

Canada Life facing gov’t financial sanctions following delayed benefits access for public employees

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
  • 15:00

ESG standards helping institutional investors realize positive annualized returns: study

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
  • 15:00

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 2, 2024
  • 09:00

CPPIB sells 2.78% stake in India logistics firm

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 15:00

Funded ratio of 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans declines to 98.4% in fiscal 2023: report

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…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 April 30, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert panel: Have hedge funds budged on hurdle rates?

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…