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Canadians postpone retirement to support children

Canadians postpone retirement to support children

Many Canadians are sacrificing their own financial well-being to provide financial support to their children, according to a new report by BMO Wealth Canada. The…

2015 CAP Suppliers Report: Provinces hold the keys to CPP expansion

2015 CAP Suppliers Report: Provinces hold the keys to CPP expansion

Whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to enhance the CPP can shift from being a mere campaign pledge to becoming reality hinges on the provinces—and…

  • By: Doug Watt
  • December 17, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 08:55
Employers look to modernize performance management

Employers look to modernize performance management

Just 37% of North American employers said their performance management programs are effective, according to research by Towers Watson. Yet only a quarter (26%) of…

Fed set to end rate hike uncertainty

Fed set to end rate hike uncertainty

Read updated story The Fed is poised to raise short-term interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. A rate hike will be…

Deadline extended for BC’s Pension Benefits Standards Act

Deadline extended for BC’s Pension Benefits Standards Act

The deadline for filing amendments with respect to British Columbia’s Pension Benefits Standards Act (PBSA) has been extended by three months. Pension plan amendments required…

47% happy to be diagnosed by digital health technology

47% happy to be diagnosed by digital health technology

Digital health technology is growing in popularity, as a new survey has found that almost half (47%) of adults in the UK would be happy…

Valeant cuts earnings expectations, issues guarded outlook

Valeant cuts earnings expectations, issues guarded outlook

Embattled Valeant Pharmaceuticals is slashing its expectations for the current quarter and 2015 as a whole and issuing a guarded outlook for next year as…

How Teachers’ became a global investment player

How Teachers’ became a global investment player

Fortune recently profiled the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, focusing on how the giant has become a global player in asset management and how it has…

  • By: Staff
  • December 15, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:37
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

CPPIB sells 2.78% stake in India logistics firm

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling 2.78 per cent of its stake in India-based supply chain and logistics operator Delhivery Ltd. The total…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 15:00

90% of U.S. workers have ‘rage applied’ for a job in the last 6 months: survey

A majority (90 per cent) of U.S. workers have “rage applied” for a new job in the last six months, according to a new survey by Bold…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 15:00

More private payers seeking to reduce costs turning to preferred pharmacy networks: expert

As more insurers turn to preferred pharmacy networks to decrease costs, their efforts are being met with some resistance by plan members who may be…

Funded ratio of 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans declines to 98.4% in fiscal 2023: report

The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 April 30, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert panel: Have hedge funds budged on hurdle rates?

Even though it has been two years since the U.S. Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, hedge fund managers aren’t more likely to have…

Public meeting in Edmonton attracts hundreds amid talk of province’s CPP withdrawal

Hundreds of Albertans turned out for a meeting in Edmonton last week to hear officials from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board discuss the state…

  • By: Staff
  • April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
  • 09:00