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The perks your staff want more than a raise

The perks your staff want more than a raise

The majority of employees (79%) would prefer a range of additional benefits above a pay raise, according to a new survey by Glassdoor. Among the…

  • By: Staff
  • December 15, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:24
Mercer partners with Vemo

Mercer partners with Vemo

Mercer is partnering with Vemo, a workforce analytics and planning software company to expand its workforce analytics offering. Vemo, which specializes in workforce intelligence software,…

  • By: Staff
  • December 15, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:18
Global stocks down as investors await the prospect of Fed rate hike

Global stocks down as investors await the prospect of Fed rate hike

Global stock markets drifted lower Monday as oil prices fell further and investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s expected decision this week to raise interest…

Towers Watson and Willis shareholders approve revised merger

Towers Watson and Willis shareholders approve revised merger

Both Willis and Towers Watson shareholders have approved the revised merger, which the companies expect will close very early in 2016. The joint release didn’t…

  • By: Staff
  • December 14, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 12:19
AstraZeneca considers new acquisition

AstraZeneca considers new acquisition

British drug maker AstraZeneca is considering acquiring cancer-drug developer Acerta Pharma, which operates in the Netherlands and California, The New York Times reports. The news…

  • By: Staff
  • December 14, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:42
Why to care about who founded Bitcoin

Why to care about who founded Bitcoin

Since the founding of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 2009, its inventor, or inventors, have been shrouded in mystery. For six years, that individual or group…

SEC to limit use of derivatives by mutual funds, ETFs

SEC to limit use of derivatives by mutual funds, ETFs

Federal regulators are moving toward imposing restrictions on the use of derivatives by mutual funds, aiming to protect investors in funds that rely on the…

Employers in ailing oil patch look for ways to avoid or delay layoffs

Employers in ailing oil patch look for ways to avoid or delay layoffs

Companies in the ailing oil patch are looking at ways to avoid layoffs, or at the very least to forestall or minimize them. Canadian Natural…

Globally listed ETFs snap up record assets of US$319B

Globally listed ETFs snap up record assets of US$319B

ETFs and ETPs that are listed globally gathered US$319.4 billion in net new assets as of the end of November 2015, says new ETFGI data.…

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:21
Smaller pension plans starting to invest like big ones

Smaller pension plans starting to invest like big ones

Smaller and mid-size pension plans are taking advantage of what used to be the exclusive domain of larger pension funds. At Benefits Canada’s DB Investment…

  • By: Joel Kranc
  • December 11, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:16
CPPIB invests in Chinese bank

CPPIB invests in Chinese bank

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) says it is investing about $678 million in the common equity of Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC).…

Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged

Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged

The Bank of England has opted to keep interest rates at a record low of 0.5%, marking its sixth calendar year in a row in…

2016 to be a “year of global adjustments” for financial markets

2016 to be a “year of global adjustments” for financial markets

Interest rates and oil loom large.

  • By: Glenn Kauth
  • December 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 17:20

Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report

The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
  • 15:00

47% of Canadian employees relying on workplace benefits to improve well-being: report

Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re interested in improving their well-being and plan on using workplace benefits to do so, according…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong…

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report

A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00

New York State Common Retirement Fund curbing oil and gas investments

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is restricting its exposure in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including divesting a portion of its investment…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00