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Why to care about who founded Bitcoin

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…

SEC to limit use of derivatives by mutual funds, ETFs

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…

Employers in ailing oil patch look for ways to avoid or delay layoffs

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…

Globally listed ETFs snap up record assets of US$319B

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 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

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).…

Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged

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…

2016 to be a “year of global adjustments” for financial markets

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
ETF investors react to two-speed global economy

ETF investors react to two-speed global economy

It's a two-speed global economy and that is affecting where ETF investors are putting their money.

  • December 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 17:15
Employees don’t feel festive in the festive season

Employees don’t feel festive in the festive season

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…

  • By: Staff
  • December 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 16:54
Aging Asian countries must reform pensions, encourage more women to work: World Bank

Aging Asian countries must reform pensions, encourage more women to work: World Bank

Asian countries are aging faster than has been seen anywhere else in the world, and they need to urgently reform pension systems and encourage more…

Head of International Energy Agency expects oil price to remain low in 2016

Head of International Energy Agency expects oil price to remain low in 2016

The head of the International Energy Agency expects oil prices will remain low next year as demand weakens and supply remains high. The price of…

Employees have options to fund their own defined-benefit pensions

Employees have options to fund their own defined-benefit pensions

While the decline of defined-benefit pension plans puts greater investment risk on employees, they do have options for securing at least a partially guaranteed benefit.…

  • December 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 08:21

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