Robo-advisors represent the latest evolution of financial advice services and reflect the larger trend towards financial technology. By using software algorithms to assess investor risk…
The focus on financial literacy took an upswing in 2014 when Canada’s first financial literacy leader, Jane Rooney, met with stakeholders and held consultations across…
Ottawa has reached an agreement in principle with most of the provinces to expand the Canada Pension Plan for the first time in nearly 20…
Amid the worries about the financial impact of a potential British vote to leave the European Union on June 23, what would the effect be on institutional investors…
Now that the finance ministers have reached an agreement on Canada Pension Plan expansion, you’d think we could all breathe a sigh of relief and…
During the 2015 federal election campaign, the NDP pushed hard for a federal minimum wage of $15 an hour. The proposal drew understandable criticism in…
While some employers have responded to employee requests for more workplace flexibility by offering unlimited vacation time, professional services firm KPMG has taken a different…
Once Canadians have graduated from high school or postsecondary education, there isn’t really a formal environment that supports and facilitates group learning around issues like…
Mat Cybula is used to people peppering him with questions when he tells them what he does for a living. “Whenever we go out, I’m…
Pension investors have always relied on bonds as a steady source of diversification, capital preservation and a hedge for liabilities. But since the 2008 financial…
Workplace bullying was a problem Robert Laing thought he was ready for. In his 35 years of working in management, he had dealt with harassment…
When Sandy Coughlin first joined B.C. health provider Providence Health Care in 1996, she didn’t see herself as much of a numbers person. Two decades…
Much like the Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope and his search for an honest man, pension plan stakeholders have been seeking a sustainable plan design…
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…
Unifor is temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities, accusing the e-commerce giant of providing a “suspiciously high” employee count.…
Meridian Credit Union is focusing on flexibility and mentorship to promote gender equity and female leadership in the historically male-dominated financial industry. According to the…
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…
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…
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,…