Nearly half (48 per cent) of working-age Canadians are not saving for retirement, according to a global report by HSBC. The report, which surveyed more…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and German investment company SKion will acquire the water treatment company Ovivo for $4 in cash per…
IBM has been ordered to pay more than $23 million to 451 active and retired employees of its plant in Bromont, Que., a decade after…
Starbucks is launching an online health benefits platform, doubling its annual stock award program and raising base pay by at least five per cent for…
The average income for American women age 65 and older is 25 per cent lower than for American men in the same age group, according…
Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Group (iA Financial Group) has acquired BMO Group Retirement Services Inc., which provides recordkeeping and administrative services for group…
Intellectual property protection for biologic medicines in Canada falls far behind that in other countries, a new report from the Fraser Institute has found. Biologics’…
Total global assets under management by the top 100 alternative investment managers reached US$6.2 trillion in 2015, according to research by Willis Towers Watson. Its…
With labour negotiations at Canada Post Corp. centred on a proposal to close its defined benefit pension plan in favour of a defined contribution component for new…
What’s it like for employees to work with an autoimmune condition and what do they need from their employers? Benefits Canada’s June 22 Chronic Disease…
With the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, plan sponsors got a primer on autoimmune conditions, treatment options and the impact they can have on employees…
With an aging workforce and the large number of people over the age of 40 having at least one chronic condition, employers have an incentive…
With rising drug costs on the minds of many plan sponsors, a speaker at Benefits Canada’s Chronic Disease at Work event outlined some of the…
More than 95 per cent of U.S. public pension funds employ at least one investment consultant, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The…
Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working…
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
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…
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…
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…