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Employees have upper hand in benefits and pay demands: survey

Employees have upper hand in benefits and pay demands: survey

More than half (51 per cent) of U.S. employees feel the expanding job market gives them more negotiating power – around higher salaries and better benefits…

  • By: Staff
  • July 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:09
Manitoba joins other provinces in efforts to reform CPP

Manitoba joins other provinces in efforts to reform CPP

Manitoba has joined the other provinces in working towards enhancing the Canada Pension Plan, though Premier Brian Pallister said the province’s agreement with the federal…

  • By: Staff
  • July 8, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:59
Canada Post labour dispute: A look at the company’s existing DC plan for some workers

Canada Post labour dispute: A look at the company’s existing DC plan for some workers

If the defined contribution pension plan currently on the negotiating table for new Canada Post employees who are members of the Canadian Union of Postal…

My Take: Why employers should invest in a good internship program

My Take: Why employers should invest in a good internship program

Before my first internship, I thought that regardless of where I went, all internships would be the same: neither good nor bad but just a…

What are U.S. pension plan sponsors’ top concerns?

What are U.S. pension plan sponsors’ top concerns?

Investment volatility (52 per cent), retirement benefit costs (49 per cent) and regulatory compliance (47 per cent) are U.S. employers’ top three concerns now and for…

  • By: Staff
  • July 8, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:17
Willis Towers Watson adds to executive compensation team

Willis Towers Watson adds to executive compensation team

Willis Towers Watson has appointed Michael Thompson to its executive compensation team as a director in the Toronto office. Thompson has worked in both Canada…

  • By: Staff
  • July 7, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 14:00
Growth in life expectancy slows for OAS beneficiaries, study finds

Growth in life expectancy slows for OAS beneficiaries, study finds

The growth in life expectancy for beneficiaries of Canada’s old age security program declined slightly in recent years in comparison to the rates of the…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • July 7, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Manulife names new senior VPs for group benefits, retirement

Manulife names new senior VPs for group benefits, retirement

Manulife Financial has appointed Donna Carbell as senior vice-president of its group benefits team and Brett Marchand as senior vice-president of its group retirement solutions…

  • By: Staff
  • July 7, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:45

Most Canadian workers would leave job for better retirement support: survey

Seventy-seven per cent of Canadian employees would leave their jobs for better retirement support, according to new research by ADP Canada. The survey, which polled…

  • By: Staff
  • July 7, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:37
Liquidity Crunch Hits UK Real Estate Funds

Liquidity Crunch Hits UK Real Estate Funds

Funds scramble to stem redemptions post-Brexit vote

Ontario establishes new body to manage public pensions, investment funds

Ontario establishes new body to manage public pensions, investment funds

The Ontario government has established the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario in an effort to improve the management of public sector pensions and other investment…

  • By: Staff
  • July 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 14:06
Small business calls on governments to delay CPP deal

Small business calls on governments to delay CPP deal

As the July 15 deadline for provincial leaders to commit to an expanded Canada Pension Plan approaches, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling…

  • By: Staff
  • July 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:27
Canadian pension solvency survives Brexit, for now: survey

Canadian pension solvency survives Brexit, for now: survey

Canadian defined benefit pension solvency improved quarter-over-quarter, rising by 2.3 percentage points in the quarter to June 30 as the immediate selloff in equities following…

  • By: Staff
  • July 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00

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…