The Department of Labor has announced a proposed rule to implement a new executive order that would require employers that enter into covered contracts with…
As a result of slow global growth, low interest rates and market volatility, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) saw its net investment return…
Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced the province’s 2016 budget on Thursday, outlining a range of developments of interest to employers and benefit plan sponsors, including:…
Educating employees about their benefits is a high priority for 65% of North American organizations, according to new research by the International Foundation of Employee…
Ontario pension plans registered before Jan. 1, 2016 must file their statement of investment policies and procedures (SIPP) by this coming Tuesday, March 1. For plans registered…
Ontario is introducing changes to the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act, 2015 as well as other legislative pension amendments as part of its 2016 budget,…
During its announcement of the 2016 Ontario Budget on Feb. 25, the provincial government said it’s on track to ensure that, by 2020, all eligible…
During its 2016 budget, the Ontario government said it will introduce a redesigned public drug program by 2019. As part of Ontario’s Patients First: Action Plan…
During its 2016 budget announcement on Feb. 25, the Ontario government also clarified its plans for reducing future WSIB premiums, continuing its review of benefits…
The Ontario government said it will continue to consult on all aspects of a target benefit multi-employer pension plans framework, including funding rules. In its…
Less than two months after Quebec changed the funding rules for its private defined benefit pension plans, the government of Ontario says it will proceed…
A final report on modernizing and increasing accountability around the regulations of financial services and pension plans in Ontario is set to be released in…
The Gender Wage Gap Steering Committee is to make recommendations in May 2016 to help shape the implementation of Ontario’s Gender Wage Gap Strategy. The 2016…
Two-fifths (40 per cent) of U.S. workers with employer-provided health benefits reported delaying care due to cost, which negatively impacted their mental health, workplace culture…
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…
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…
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…
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…