Despite strong funding positions, plan sponsors are taking a proactive approach when it comes to managing pension investments and risk, according to Aon Hewitt. Its…
Two days after it began managing the assets of its first two clients, the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is taking part in a deal…
Former Sears Canada Inc. employees who opt to take the commuted value of their defined benefit pension are facing an immediate 19 per cent reduction in…
Canadians over the age of 52 are the least likely to use digital technology to communicate with health-care professionals, according to a new survey by…
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. and its unionized employees at the company’s aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C. signed a tentative contract on Tuesday night, narrowly averting…
Smartphones, touch screens and voice-assisted technologies like Siri and Alexa are transforming our lives. As people rely more on machines to help manage their daily…
Russell Investments Canada Ltd. has appointed Andrew Kitchen as managing director, institutional Canada. In the new role, Kitchen will bring the firm’s multi-asset investment outsourcing…
While the majority (84 per cent) of American employers say their workplace is friendly to caregivers, only 35 per cent offer employees paid leave specifically…
Diversified pooled pension fund managers posted a median return of 0.7 per cent before management fees for the second quarter of 2017 and a median…
Statistics Canada also reports public sector membership is on the rise.
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A year after it came into existence, the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario began managing the assets of its first two clients yesterday. Established in…
Assets in registered pension plans were $1.7 trillion in 2015, a three per cent increase from 2014, according to new figures published by Statistics Canada.…
Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position…
The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe.…
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…
The federal government is expanding its return-to-office mandate for public employees. As of May 4, executives in the federal public service will be required to…
With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…
An article on the suspension of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…