A U.S. District Court judge has denied an attempt by FedEx to throw out a lawsuit around same-sex survivor pension benefits. The lawsuit was filed…
New benefit amounts for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) came in from January 1, 2016. CPP benefits will increase by…
Mercer has acquired CPSG Partners, a Workday services partner, to meet the demand for cloud-based finance and HR services. The acquisition will expand Mercer’s existing…
Technology firms have long been known as leaders in the realms of quirky employee benefits and workplaces of the future – with large companies such as Google, Facebook and Skype springing to mind.…
The merger between Towers Watson and Willis was completed on Jan. 4, with the new business to be known as Willis Towers Watson. A revised merger…
The solvency position of Canadian pension plans were down slightly in 2015, according to the latest Mercer Pension Health Index. The median solvency ratio of…
The average pay of Canada’s highest-paid CEOs by 12:18pm on Monday, January 4 was $48,636, an amount it takes the average full-time employee the rest…
We could be looking at another rate cut from the Bank of Canada by mid-year, said Douglas Porter, chief economist of BMO Financial Group. Along…
Major changes to the rules around the funding of private sector defined benefit pension plans took effect on January 1, 2016 in Quebec. The changes in Bill…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), GIC and The Scion Group have announced that they have formed a student housing joint venture entity called…
If you’ve ever wondered why most investors treat emerging markets as one monolithic region, look back to 2001. That was the year Jim O’Neill, a…
Stocks and bonds won’t outperform in 2016, say analysts and mutual fund managers. They’re telling investors to expect lower returns from stocks and bonds, and…
There’s a delay of up to six months in the US$900-million sale of Encana’s DJ Basin oil and gas assets in Colorado to a group…
While more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of private sector workers in the U.S. have access to an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan, just half (52…
Hair — including eyelashes, eyebrows and body hair — protects the body from environmental factors such as temperature and also helps with how humans feel…
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…
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…