The cost of hiring a toxic employee
How does a toxic employee compared to hiring a superstar? This is the question asked by Dylan Minor, a visiting assistant professor at Harvard Business School,…
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:13
Top Stories in News
Payworks to launch group benefits
Payworks has launched a group benefits product that builds on its suite of payroll, HR and time management platforms. The group benefits plan, which is being…
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:11
Federal pay equity motion adopted
An opposition day motion on pay equity that was put forward by the NDP this week has been adopted. The motion aims to recognize pay equity…
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:43
40,000 protest pension reform as general strike grips Greece
Sporadic clashes broke out in central Athens Thursday as tens of thousands marched to the Greek Parliament during a general strike called to protest planned…
- By: The Associated Press
- February 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:42
Benefits Alliance Group to launch HR solution
The Benefits Alliance Group is to launch a new online HR service, which will be available to its nearly 6,000 group benefits clients through Sudbury-based…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- February 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:20
How to support staff with cancer on World Cancer Day
Events taking place around the world today will unite cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, clinicians and others to celebrate World Cancer Day. Globally, more than eight million…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- February 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:11
64% have planned financially for retirement
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of working Canadians have done some planning for how they will finance their retirement, according to a new survey by RBC. The…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:49
Pension plans feel effect of January’s volatile markets: survey
The health of Canadian pension plans suffered the effects of January’s slumping equity markets and declining bond yields, according to tracking results for the month…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- February 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:38
League launches health and wellness benefits platform
Digital health platform League has launched a full benefits platform called League Benefits. The platform has been designed to help organizations deliver personal spending accounts,…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- February 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:36
Meet AIMCo’s New Chief Risk Officer
Remco van Eeuwijk steps into new role from MN.
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 06:00
Raising the bar on pension plan governance
New regulations and legislation around plan administration is changing the state of play for pension governance. It is no longer a nice to have; it’s…
- By: Vawn Himmelsbach
- February 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:32
Caisse to tender shares under Rona acquisition offer
As Lowe’s Companies announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Québec-based Rona, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has confirmed that…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- February 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:05
AIMCo appoints chief risk officer
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has appointed Remco van Eeuwijk as chief risk officer, effective May 2, 2016. With more than 15 years of experience,…
- By: Staff
- February 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:40
Canada Life facing gov’t financial sanctions following delayed benefits access for public employees
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
- 15:00
ESG standards helping institutional investors realize positive annualized returns: study
Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 2, 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
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…
- By: Les Marton
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 11:00