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CLHIA rolls out new resource for people nearing retirement

CLHIA rolls out new resource for people nearing retirement

The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is introducing a new online resource for people nearing retirement. The association launched Retiring Soon? this week after its financial literacy committee noted…

OMERS-owned retailer exploring alternatives amid reports of troubles

OMERS-owned retailer exploring alternatives amid reports of troubles

A U.S.-based golf retailer owned by the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is “exploring strategic initiatives” amid reports the company…

  • By: Staff
  • August 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:45
Predictions for 2017 salary increases lowest ‘in more than two decades,’ survey finds

Predictions for 2017 salary increases lowest ‘in more than two decades,’ survey finds

Employee health and engagement are among the priorities of human resources leaders as salary increases look likely to remain modest next year, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • August 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:25
Sun Life seeks to connect employees to ‘best of the best’ through new digital team

Sun Life seeks to connect employees to ‘best of the best’ through new digital team

As part of efforts to tap into digital health startups, Sun Life Financial Inc. has announced the formation of a new business area called digital…

Cornwall retirees out of luck in battle over benefits

Cornwall retirees out of luck in battle over benefits

Despite contract language providing for post-retirement benefits, eight retirees of a Cornwall, Ont., manufacturing company are out of luck after an arbitrator ruled the company…

Teachers’, CPPIB announce investments in industrial companies

Teachers’, CPPIB announce investments in industrial companies

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is adding to its industrial and energy portfolio through the acquisition of Aurora Plastics Inc. Founded in 1997, Aurora Plastics produces…

  • By: Staff
  • August 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00
Settlement puts end to litigation against U.S. pension fund

Settlement puts end to litigation against U.S. pension fund

Following a settlement reached by the parties, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed the U.S. Department of Labour’s lawsuit against…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 12:29
League hires Sun Life’s Lori Casselman

League hires Sun Life’s Lori Casselman

Canadian technology startup League has hired industry veteran Lori Casselman as its chief health officer. The Sun Life Financial Inc. executive will fill a new…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:04
Sun Life boosts Hong Kong presence through pension acquisition

Sun Life boosts Hong Kong presence through pension acquisition

Sun Life Financial Inc. is boosting its presence in Hong Kong through the acquisition of the pension business of FWD Life Insurance Co. Ltd. “Expanding…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:51
Canadian pension plans steady despite Brexit uncertainty

Canadian pension plans steady despite Brexit uncertainty

Canadian pension funds seem to have fared well despite the short-term market volatility that ensued following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, but a…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:37
75-year-old retiree finds ‘real joy’ in returning to Sun Life as an intern

75-year-old retiree finds ‘real joy’ in returning to Sun Life as an intern

Robert De Niro may have changed the way Sun Life Financial Inc. looks at its intern program. “One rainy day a few months ago, I…

New study touts advantages of centralized benefits governance for multinationals

New study touts advantages of centralized benefits governance for multinationals

A new study from Aon Hewitt and the American Benefits Institute reported that 70 per cent of organizations have some form of corporate guidelines and…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:42
Have your say: Were the ORPP costs reasonable?

Have your say: Were the ORPP costs reasonable?

Do you agree with Ontario spending $70 million on the now-abandoned Ontario Retirement Pension Plan? Last week, the provincial government released the costs for the…

  • By: Staff
  • August 2, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:06

55% of Canadian workers say employer-sponsored health benefits don’t meet their needs: survey

More than half (55 per cent) of Canadian employees say their employer-sponsored health benefits don’t fully meet their needs and two-fifths (42 per cent) say…

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024
  • 15:00

Report finds critical lack of workplace support for menopausal employees

While menopause impacts more than half of the workforce, there’s a critical lack of support in the workplace for women employees experiencing health issues related…

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2024 May 1, 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…

Public meeting in Edmonton attracts hundreds amid talk of province’s CPP withdrawal

Hundreds of Albertans turned out for a meeting in Edmonton last week to hear officials from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board discuss the state…

  • By: Staff
  • April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
  • 09:00