CPPIB sees 1.45% net return in first quarter
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board saw a net investment return of 1.45 per cent at the end of the first quarter of its 2017 fiscal…
- By: Staff
- August 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:45
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Removing pension issues a solution to Canada Post stalemate: prof
While Canada Post Corp. has withdrawn the lockout threat it issued in early July to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, the two sides remain…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- August 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:17
U.S. employers expect total health costs to jump 5% in 2016 and 2017
U.S. employers expect total health-care costs to jump five per cent both this year and next year, research by Willis Towers Watson has found. That…
- By: Staff
- August 10, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:16
Co-op Atlantic pensioners to share $7.25M as windup moves forward
More than 1,000 employee and retiree members of Co-op Atlantic’s defined benefit pension plan are to share $7.25 million following a New Brunswick judge’s approval…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- August 10, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:08
Alberta Teachers’ invests in Ontario wind farm
Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board, along with Axium Infrastructure and Manulife Financial, have acquired Samsung Renewable Energy’s one-third interest in the K2 Wind Facility near Goderich,…
- By: Staff
- August 10, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:51
RBC Investor and Treasury Services appoints new managing director
RBC Investor and Treasury Services has appointed David Linds as managing director and head of asset servicing Canada. Based in Toronto, Linds will be responsible…
- By: Staff
- August 10, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:00
Caisse acquires 20% stake in Australian developer
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has acquired a 20 per cent stake in Plenary Group Holdings, an investor, developer and public infrastructure manager…
- By: Staff
- August 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:35
Feds urged to boost group RRSPs through tax, rule changes
The Investment Funds Institute of Canada is getting a head start on the next federal budget by calling for changes to the treatment of group…
- By: Staff
- August 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:24
Saskatchewan proposes elimination of solvency funding for certain pension plans
Saskatchewan’s pension regulator has set out proposals that include eliminating solvency funding for the province’s negotiated cost pension plans. Currently, all negotiated cost plans must…
- By: Staff
- August 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:28
Which is better: DB, DC or a third way?
Which type of pension plan is better: defined benefit or defined contribution? While the answer may seem obvious to some, the question was the subject…
- By: Glenn Kauth
- August 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Medical questions, regulations create confusion for medical pot coverage
It has been more than a year since Jonathan Zaid won the right to have his medical marijuana prescription covered under his group benefits plan,…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- August 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
A look at how companies are addressing chronic disease through proactive screening
With diabetes becoming more prevalent in Canada, Quebec-based Laurentide Controls Ltd. is among employers taking action by launching screening programs for the disease. Recently, the…
- By: Brooke Smith
- August 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:59
CRM2, regulatory actions abroad put fee transparency under the microscope
With the third phase of the Client Relationship Model, Phase 2 (CRM2) rules around fee disclosure in Canada now in effect and new regulatory actions…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- August 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:58
AIMCo returns 6.9% in 2023, driven by equities, fixed income
The Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s total fund generated a net return of 6.9 per cent in 2023, 1.8 percentage points below its 8.7 per cent benchmark.…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 15:00
69% of U.S. employees say they’d be happier if they had deeper connections with co-workers: survey
More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’d be happier if they had deeper connections with work colleagues, according to a survey…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2024 April 19, 2024
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ considers selling seniors’ residence operator, Ivanhoé Cambridge forms Australian student housing joint venture
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is considering selling Amica Senior Lifestyles in a deal that could be worth $5 billion, according to report by Bloomberg. The…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 15:00
Virtual-only meetings erode shareholder democracy: institutional investor group
A group of institutional investors is voicing concerns about the rise of virtual-only shareholder meetings they say risk eroding shareholder democracy. In an open letter…
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 19, 2024 April 19, 2024
- 11:30
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:00
CAAT returns 9.5% for 2023, led by global, emerging market equities
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a net return of 9.5 per cent for 2023, with net assets of $20.1 billion,…
- By: Staff
- April 18, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:30