The president of the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation (NBIMC) earned more than $850,000 in 2014, according to information recently released by the province’s comptroller. The CBC…
Associate Minister of Finance Mitzie Hunter has written to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne with the latest progress report for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). While the…
Innomar Strategies has acquired Cameron Stewart LifeScience (CSL), a provider of brand loyalty and patient financial assistance card programs for the Canadian pharmaceutical industry. CSL is…
BlackRock Asset Management Canada has lowered the fees of its iShares Core suite. The annual management fees of the iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index…
The federal finance minister painted a bleak picture of economic growth hampered by plunging commodities prices, as he kicked off his national budget consultation tour…
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Administration Corporation (ORPP AC) has appointed Saäd Rafi as its first CEO. Rafi was most recently the CEO of the…
Saving for retirement is a top priority for most Albertans, but nearly half (48%) aren’t meeting their goals, up from 40% in a July survey,…
Desjardins, KPMG, RBC and Rogers Communications were among the 95 employers named as Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2016). The annual list, published in…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Bjarne Graven Larsen as executive vice president and chief investment officer (CIO), effective February 1, 2016. Graven Larsen…
Plan sponsor Nyhart Actuary and Employee Benefits (Nyhart) has re-enrolled its employees into Russell Adaptive Retirement Accounts, developed by global asset manager Russell Investments. Russell…
The global ETP industry gathered US$372 billion in net new assets in 2015, which represents a 10% increase over the prior record of US$338.3 billion gathered…
The hiring and investment intentions of Canadian companies have fallen to their lowest levels since the 2009 recession, a new survey has found. The country’s…
Irish drugmaker Shire will pay about $32 billion in cash and stock to buy Baxalta and strengthen its position in rare disease treatments. Shares of…
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…