National drugstore chain Rexall Health is being sold to U.S. health-care giant McKesson Corp. as part of a $3-billion deal, the two companies announced Wednesday.…
A new study by pension provider Royal London suggests some British workers will have to work until they are 81 if they want to build up…
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner is forgoing his annual stock package and giving it to employees instead, according to an article on Re/Code. The stock package…
Why did members of ROM pension plan vote to merge with CAAT?
Your employees know they need to exercise more, but there’s always next week, or the week after. To entice your staff to stop procrastinating, employers or insurers…
Franklin Templeton has promoted three members of its Canadian defined contribution and retirement team. Matthew Williams (pictured) has been promoted to senior vice president, head of defined…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement due Québec has acquired a minority stake in a Paris-based food services company. The pension fund manager announced the…
Employers that provide health and wellness benefits for retirees will want to make sure they keep an eye on a number of changes to the…
New technologies, disruptive innovation and global competition for talent are raising skill requirements and changing expectations for entry-level employees and future leaders, according to a…
The idea was compelling. With the consent of its members, we looked to merge a single-employer pension plan with a stable, jointly-governed multi-employer plan to create…
Generic drug price levels in Canada experienced significant declines in the period from 2010-14, according to research by the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. Its…
The economy exceeded low expectations to grow at an annual rate of 0.8% in the final three months of 2015, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. A…
Most of us spend, on average, 60% of our waking hours at work, so it stands to reason that the workplace is a good place to encourage…
More than 95 per cent of U.S. public pension funds employ at least one investment consultant, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The…
Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working…
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
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…
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…
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…