Panellists at Benefits Canada’s Face-to-Face Drug Plan Management conference earlier this week called for rational, effective cost-cutting measures to ensure benefits plan sustainability. There was…
Pension systems still feel effects of financial crisis
Fiera Capital has been named Global Equity Manager of the Year in the U.K. as part of the 2015 Professional Pensions Investment Awards, sponsored by…
Sun Life Financial and Aditya Birla Nuvo, a part of the Aditya Birla Group, have agreed for Sun Life to increase its ownership in Birla…
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen tells Congress that economic conditions are falling into place for policymakers to raise interest rates when they meet in two…
Will there be more employees working abroad on assignment next year? It seems so. More than half (56%) of multinational companies expect to increase their…
Pension systems remain under strain in many countries amid slow economic growth and moves by governments to shore up financial stability in the wake of…
One of the smartest ways to fight global warming is putting a price on carbon dioxide pollution, some key world leaders at the international climate…
Inflation across the 19-country eurozone held steady in November at 0.1% over the year, reinforcing the case for the European Central Bank to deliver a…
The Bank of Canada says its trend-setting interest rate will remain unchanged because the economy is adjusting as expected to the bite of low commodity…
A non-profit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker’s involvement with the group. The Global Energy…
The addition of China’s yuan to the select basket of currencies used as a yardstick by the International Monetary Fund is a sign, experts say,…
A changing global climate will drive conflict in the 21st century, says French President Francois Hollande. He explicitly linked security and global warming as he…
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…