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…
Small and mid-sized enterprises that are well diversified—in terms of products and services, geography, or number of customers—have a better chance of prospering, says an…
The Canadian Bankers Association warned the former Conservative government that a proposal to have banks shoulder more of the risk associated with home mortgage loans…
The leaders of five of the seven parties represented in Greece’s Parliament failed to agree on pension reforms after a six-hour meeting, prompting the prime…
Ontario is projecting that its deficit for next year will be $7.5 billion, as the Liberal government maintains it can eliminate the deficit by 2017-18.…
In the first ten months of 2015, record levels of net new assets have been gathered by active ETFs and ETPs that are listed globally,…
The financial services sector directly accounted for 780,000 jobs and 6.8% of Canada’s GDP in 2014, finds a Conference Board of Canada report. At 33.3%,…
Murray Gold, managing partner at Koskie Minsky LLP, has been appointed as a member of the initial board of directors for the Ontario Retirement Pension…
Greek pensioners take to streets ahead of expected cuts
More than 2,000 pensioners chanting “We can’t live on 300 euros” marched through central Athens Thursday to protest plans by the country’s left-wing government to…
Many Canadians can improve their financial well-being simply by following a budget, says a report by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. Though 93% of…
“We wanted to show this is the situation that we’ve inherited,” said finance minister Bill Morneau on November 20 after tabling the new Liberal government’s…
The majority of Canadian companies — particularly those in finance, insurance, food services, retail and high tech — have had to protect an employee who’s…
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…