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Retiree benefit plans shrinking quickly: survey

Retiree benefit plans shrinking quickly: survey

Retiree benefit plans are shrinking or dropping off the map altogether, Mercer found in its 2015 post-retirement benefits trends poll released today. Just 15 years…

  • By: Staff
  • May 26, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:13
New federal pension disclosure rules coming into effect July 1

New federal pension disclosure rules coming into effect July 1

The federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has introduced several new disclosure amendments for the pension plans it regulates that will come into effect…

  • By: Staff
  • May 26, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:55
Have your say: Should employers provide flexible working options?

Have your say: Should employers provide flexible working options?

With the federal government’s consultation underway on whether Canadians should be allowed more flexibility in their working arrangements, proponents have come out on both sides of the…

  • By: Staff
  • May 25, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:50
Anonymously-owned companies are risk for investors: letter to U.S. congress

Anonymously-owned companies are risk for investors: letter to U.S. congress

Recently, 22 institutional investors told U.S. Congress they want all American companies to disclose who owns and controls them. The investors support a bipartisan act…

  • By: Staff
  • May 25, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:48
National employers face equity questions in deciding on ORPP

National employers face equity questions in deciding on ORPP

As companies consider their options around the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, national employers with staff who work in Ontario and other provinces face additional questions about what to do.…

Just 49% of Americans participate in a workplace retirement plan: survey

Just 49% of Americans participate in a workplace retirement plan: survey

More than 40 per cent of full-time private sector employees in the U.S. say they lack access to either a pension or an employer-based retirement…

  • By: Staff
  • May 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 16:33
CPPIB head of sustainable investing named to climate task force

CPPIB head of sustainable investing named to climate task force

The Financial Stability Board has named an additional nine members, including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s head of sustainable investing Stephanie Leaist, to its task force…

  • By: Staff
  • May 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00
Brexit vote creates buying opportunity for U.K. companies

Brexit vote creates buying opportunity for U.K. companies

Britain’s equity markets and currency have been dipping as the country grapples with the Brexit debate. The good news for investors is the debate is creating…

Ericsson Canada rolls out national e-health program

Ericsson Canada rolls out national e-health program

Ericsson Canada employees will be counting their steps as the company launches a new online wellness program. After launching a pilot program in its Toronto office to “an…

My Take: Flex work should be an employer perk, not an obligation

My Take: Flex work should be an employer perk, not an obligation

As someone who commutes on average two-to-three hours every week day, I was grateful when past employers have allowed me to work from home, start and end…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • May 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15
Alberta’s public service pension reports 89% funded ratio

Alberta’s public service pension reports 89% funded ratio

Alberta’s Public Service Pension Plan has reported an expected funded ratio of 89 per cent at December 31, 2015, an increase of five percentage points since December 31,…

  • By: Staff
  • May 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:53
U.S. employers focus on supporting staff well-being through workplace culture: survey

U.S. employers focus on supporting staff well-being through workplace culture: survey

By 2018, 64 per cent of U.S. employers intend to focus on developing a workplace culture that supports employee well-being as a primary strategy to…

  • By: Staff
  • May 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:43
Balancing wants versus needs as plan sponsors seek to ensure sustainability and effectiveness

Balancing wants versus needs as plan sponsors seek to ensure sustainability and effectiveness

With the use of antidepressants rising significantly in the past two decades, it’s not just specialty drugs that are putting cost pressures on benefits plans, participants…

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

90% of U.S. workers have ‘rage applied’ for a job in the last 6 months: survey

A majority (90 per cent) of U.S. workers have “rage applied” for a new job in the last six months, according to a new survey by Bold…

  • 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