Following on from its appointment of a new chief investment officer, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has made a series of appointments to its investment…
More than half (55%) of Canadians are concerned about their inability to meet living expenses should they become impacted by a serious illness, according to…
Ontario’s Employment Standards Act dictates that employees are entitled to a minimum of two weeks of vacation per year, which that employee can forgo, if their employer…
The NDP will introduce an opposition day motion urging the federal government to do everything it can to tackle the unacceptable wage gap between men…
A vast majority (88%) of UK employees regularly experience stress at work, according to new research by ADP. The research also found that nearly half…
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is more costly than five public sector pension plans, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute. The report…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Quebec’s Caisse de depot are among institutional investors seeking greater transparency from three of the world’s biggest mining…
Ontario is putting in place a number of new initiatives to help prevent or mitigate the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among first responders, such as…
Mercer Canada has launched an online marketplace that is aimed at revolutionizing the bulk annuity market for defined benefit (DB) pension plans. The Mercer Pension…
Financial Horizons Group has acquired Odyssey Insurance, a group benefits company headquartered in Quebec. The transaction, which closed on January 1, 2016, involved the purchase of…
The C.D. Howe Institute says reforms to employment insurance and moves to develop a more highly skilled workforce can help Canada’s labour market adjust to…
Morneau Shepell is leveraging its sponsorship of the Canadian Olympic Team by launching a new employee engagement program called ‘Getting to Your Gold.’ Through the…
Stay up to date on legislative changes that impact group benefits plans across the country with some key dates in 2016. January 3, 2016: Leave of absence…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…