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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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).…
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…
Interest rates and oil loom large.
It's a two-speed global economy and that is affecting where ETF investors are putting their money.
Don’t want to participate in a Secret Santa at work? You’re likely not alone. In a November 2015 U.S. survey, a majority (70%) of employees…
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…