Datuk Ben Chan will be the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s regional managing director for the Asia-Pacific starting June 1, 2018. “I am thrilled to welcome…
Incorporating environmental, social and governance factors into investment decisions is more than a niche practice for specialized funds and, in fact, has become a competitive…
Plan sponsors, their members and record keepers have divergent views about the top priorities when it comes to their defined contribution pensions, according to a new report by…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is taking an equity stake in Learning Care Group Inc. The Michigan-based company focuses on childcare and education for…
The Pension Investment Association of Canada is calling out Ontario’s proposed defined benefit solvency funding framework for its lack of solvency reserve account structures, a model that exists…
When it comes to environmental, social and governance factors, investors are confronted by an alphabet soup of acronyms that can make it tough to determine…
British Columbia is expanding treatment coverage for chronic hepatitis C to everyone in the province and has added a new drug to the province’s PharmaCare formulary. “In…
CIO James Davis on how his pension fund has changed.
Fundamentals should drive decision-making.
Solid 9.5% return in 2017 lead by public, private equities performance
Canada is bucking the global trend towards higher employee engagement. While employee engagement in Canada is still above the global average, it saw a slight…
The OPSEU Pension Trust posted a 9.5 per cent return for 2017, an increase on its six per cent return in 2016 and its eight per…
Though Canada has only two statutory religious holidays, Christmas Day and Good Friday, some Canadian employees may be seeking to take time off for other…
Pension funds can enhance society in a way that doesn’t have to interfere with their fiduciary integrity and financial sustainability, according to a new report…
The universe of defined benefit pension managers’ pooled funds posted a median return of 0.5 per cent before management fees during the first quarter of…
The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan is appointing Paula Potter as chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2026. She steps into the CEO role with…
Nearly two-thirds (60 per cent) of Canadian employees report being very or somewhat satisfied with their current employee benefits, according to a new survey by…
Recent decisions in Ontario and British Columbia demonstrate the balance between employers’ need to know and employees’ right to privacy at the heart of the…
While three per cent of total working time is lost to absences due to health issues, a much larger portion — 19 per cent —…