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Caisse invests $14.3M in Quebec multimedia solutions provider

Caisse invests $14.3M in Quebec multimedia solutions provider

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested a further $14.3 million in Stingray, a Quebec business-to-business music and in-store multimedia solutions provider. The…

  • By: Staff
  • June 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:45
Alberta publishes interpretive guidelines for workplace pensions

Alberta publishes interpretive guidelines for workplace pensions

The Alberta Superintendent of Pensions has released four interpretive guidelines to explain various legislative requirements around workplace pension plans that are registered in the province.…

  • By: Staff
  • June 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:24
Morneau briefing book raises red flags on Canadian public pension investment

Morneau briefing book raises red flags on Canadian public pension investment

A briefing book prepared last fall for incoming Finance Minister Bill Morneau warns that Canada’s spending on public pensions is dramatically lower than many other…

Men still hesitant to take parental leave: survey

Men still hesitant to take parental leave: survey

Less than half of U.S. employees feel their company fosters an environment in which men are comfortable taking parental leave, according to a new survey…

  • By: Staff
  • June 17, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:20
Employers urged to prepare for new transgender rights bill

Employers urged to prepare for new transgender rights bill

Employers should start preparing as the federal government considers a new transgender rights bill, a lawyer suggests. The legislation, Bill C-16, would update the Canadian…

Does your benefits or pension program deserve recognition?

Does your benefits or pension program deserve recognition?

Is your benefits program, pension communications plan or mental-health strategy worth shouting about? Wrap up your nominations – for your organization or another worthy employer…

  • By: Staff
  • June 17, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00
Retiree spending drops off after age 70, so indexing pensions is unnecessary: study

Retiree spending drops off after age 70, so indexing pensions is unnecessary: study

Automatically raising workplace pension contributions in tandem with the cost of living is unnecessary because Canadian retirees spend less money once they reach age 70,…

Caisse introduces global investment hub for Quebec businesses

Caisse introduces global investment hub for Quebec businesses

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has launched espace cdpq, its new investment and development hub for entrepreneurs. The hub is aimed at…

  • By: Staff
  • June 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
CPP debate heats up as flurry of positions emerges ahead of Vancouver meeting

CPP debate heats up as flurry of positions emerges ahead of Vancouver meeting

As Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne clarifies and possibly softens her line on what her government is expecting around Canada Pension Plan reform, a new report…

  • By: Staff
  • June 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:25
Canadians overly confident about retirement preparation: study

Canadians overly confident about retirement preparation: study

Many working Canadians aged 50 and older are overly confident about their level of retirement preparation, a new study from Morneau Shepell has found. Their…

  • By: Staff
  • June 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:12
City of Mississauga uses mental-health risk assessment to support emergency workers

City of Mississauga uses mental-health risk assessment to support emergency workers

The City of Mississauga’s fire and emergency services has piloted a workplace mental-health risk assessment and consulting service as it moves towards implementing a mental-health…

Sounding Board: Pension funds must get serious about adapting to climate change

Sounding Board: Pension funds must get serious about adapting to climate change

Climate change and extreme weather events threaten business continuity and, by extension, cash flow across all business sectors. However, as damaging as floods, droughts, wildfires,…

Canadian Pension Funds and Ottawa’s Infrastructure Agenda

Canadian Pension Funds and Ottawa’s Infrastructure Agenda

Teachers' CEO on how they can help.

  • By: Staff
  • June 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 06:07

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

43% of U.S. workers would rather get a divorce than return to office: survey

Two-fifths (43 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’re more afraid of working in an office full time than of losing their romantic relationship or…

  • 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…

Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 7% in Q1 2024: report

The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31,…

  • By: Staff
  • April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
  • 09:00

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 23, 2024
  • 15:00

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