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Sun Life names two assistant vice-presidents for group benefits

Sun Life names two assistant vice-presidents for group benefits

Sun Life Financial has appointed Rachel McNeill-Thompson as assistant vice-president of marketing and communications and Jean-Michel Lavoie as assistant vice-president of product development in its…

  • By: Staff
  • August 23, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:27
Have your say: Was the decision to revert OAS eligibility to age 65 a good move?

Have your say: Was the decision to revert OAS eligibility to age 65 a good move?

Was the government’s decision to restore eligibility for old-age security to age 65 the correct choice? Tabled in March, the federal budget cancelled provisions in…

  • By: Staff
  • August 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 14:34
OAS and GIS changes to raise program costs by $11.6B in 2030: report

OAS and GIS changes to raise program costs by $11.6B in 2030: report

Cancelling the increase in the age of eligibility for old-age security benefits would raise total program expenditures by $10.4 billion by 2030, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • August 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:58
Canadians divided on benefits of a universal drug program: report

Canadians divided on benefits of a universal drug program: report

Canadians are split on the main benefits of a proposed publicly-funded universal drug program, according to the Canadian Medical Association’s annual national report card on…

  • By: Staff
  • August 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:28
Morgan Stanley accused of mismanaging its 401k plan

Morgan Stanley accused of mismanaging its 401k plan

Even Wall Street workers are unhappy with how their retirement plans are run. A participant in Morgan Stanley’s 401k plan filed a lawsuit Friday in…

Employers align Olympics with employee wellness, engagement programs

Employers align Olympics with employee wellness, engagement programs

As the final weekend of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games kicks off, three of Team Canada’s national partners — Canadian Tire Corp., Deloitte and Royal…

Raising retirement benefits for military, RCMP families would cost $6B: PBO

Raising retirement benefits for military, RCMP families would cost $6B: PBO

An NDP private member’s bill that proposes raising the retirement benefit payments made to the families of deceased Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police…

40% of employees would return to a former employer: survey

40% of employees would return to a former employer: survey

Just four in 10 respondents would be likely to return to a job they left, with men (44 per cent) more likely than women (36…

  • By: Staff
  • August 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:47
Canada edges out U.S. for labour force participation by women: StatsCan

Canada edges out U.S. for labour force participation by women: StatsCan

Participation in the labour force by women in Canada has increased since 1997 and now surpasses the United States by a significant margin, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • August 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:50
Ontario Teachers’ loses appeal of $1M wrongful dismissal ruling

Ontario Teachers’ loses appeal of $1M wrongful dismissal ruling

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to pay more than $1 million to a former senior investment employee. The…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • August 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:22
Sounding Board: Benefits industry should prepare for chatbots

Sounding Board: Benefits industry should prepare for chatbots

If you’re still trying to figure out how to submit a claim through a smartphone app, you may not want to hear this. There has…

New mental-health program for paramedics ‘long overdue’

New mental-health program for paramedics ‘long overdue’

The Ontario government announced last week it is investing $199,970 to support the Paramedic Association of Canada in developing a new mental-health standard for paramedics.…

71% would turn down a job that offered no flexibility: survey

71% would turn down a job that offered no flexibility: survey

Flexible working is hugely important for Canadian employees, a survey from Regus Canada has found. Sixty-one per cent of respondents would turn down a job that offered…

Canadians’ happiness with work-life balance, employer support increases in April: survey

Canadians’ happiness in the workplace increased to 6.8 points out of 10 in April, up slightly from 6.6 in March, according to a new survey by…

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2024 April 24, 2024
  • 15:00

Just a third of U.K pension plan members feel they’ve saved enough to retire: survey

Only a third (31 per cent) of U.K. pension plan members say they have sufficient retirement savings, down slightly from 32 per cent in 2022,…

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2024 April 25, 2024
  • 15:00

Young Canadian employees have lowest levels of well-being: report

Among working generations of Canadians, employees aged 20 to 29 have the lowest general well-being, reporting a score of 46.9 out of 100, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2024 April 24, 2024
  • 09:00

73% of OPB plan members want ESG considerations included in investment decisions: survey

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…

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2024 April 24, 2024
  • 09:00

WISE Trust returns 7.9% in 2023, net assets increase to $4 billion

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…

  • By: Staff
  • April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
  • 15:00

Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy

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…