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
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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 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…
- By: The Associated Press
- December 15, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:39
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
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
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…
- By: Ryan Nakashima, The Associated Press
- December 14, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:29
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…
- By: Marcy Gordon, The Associated Press
- December 14, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:19
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…
- By: Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
- December 11, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:55
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 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
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).…
- By: Canadian Press
- December 10, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:52
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…
- By: Associated Press
- December 10, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:25
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
WISE Trust returns 7.9% in 2023, net assets increase to $4 billion
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…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00
43% of U.S. workers would rather get a divorce than return to office: survey
Two-fifths (43 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’re more afraid of working in an office full time than of losing their romantic relationship or…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00
Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy
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…
- By: George Athanassakos
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 09:00
Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 7% in Q1 2024: report
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31,…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 09:00
AIMCo returns 6.9% in 2023, driven by equities, fixed income
The Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s total fund generated a net return of 6.9 per cent in 2023, 1.8 percentage points below its 8.7 per cent benchmark.…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ considers selling seniors’ residence operator, Ivanhoé Cambridge forms Australian student housing joint venture
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is considering selling Amica Senior Lifestyles in a deal that could be worth $5 billion, according to report by Bloomberg. The…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 15:00