Praise employees for dull tasks only
Praising your employees is, of course, key if you want to keep them motivated. But it turns out that employees feel most engaged when they’re…
- By: Staff
- November 12, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:02
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Valeant faces insider trading lawsuit filed by pension funds
A U.S. judge has refused to dismiss an insider trading lawsuit filed by two pension funds against Quebec-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals and hedge fund manager Bill…
- By: Canadian Press
- November 12, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:48
Canada’s growing retiree population expected to suppress bond yields
Over the next decade, 3.5 million people will reach retirement age — the biggest increase in that cohort in Canadian history. And that means trouble…
- By: Sarah Cunningham-Scharf
- November 12, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:26
China allows biggest corporate bond default yet
Communist leaders allowed China’s biggest corporate bond default yet on Thursday in a fresh sign of wrenching economic change as growth slows and Beijing gives…
- By: Associated Press
- November 12, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:18
Manulife Profit Drops 43% Due to Energy Bets
Oil and gas investments hurt third-quarter profit.
- By: Bloomberg
- November 12, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:10
Private Sector Plans Seeking Liability Settlement: Survey
Long-term risk management focus for DB plans: Survey.
- By: Staff
- November 12, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:05
Indebted Canadians worry about retirement
Many Canadians in their late 40s and early 50s have large amounts of debt and little savings for retirement, CBC reports. On top of that,…
- By: Staff
- November 11, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:38
Liberals face bigger baseline deficits amid weaker economy
The federal government will open its books to public scrutiny before the end of the year, Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised Tuesday after a report…
- By: Canadian Press
- November 11, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:19
After Keystone XL rejection, no easy options for TransCanada
Immediately after U.S. President Barack Obama denied a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, TransCanada Corp. vowed to review all of its options. Unfortunately for…
- By: Canadian Press
- November 11, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:12
Paying to support euro currency must be limited to eurozone: Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron laid out his government’s demands for European Union reforms Tuesday, saying a looser “British model of membership” would let him…
- By: Associated Press
- November 10, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:15
EU auditor says bloc should invest its money better
The independent auditor of the European Union’s books is calling for a “wholly new approach” to the way the EU spends and invests its money.…
- By: Associated Press
- November 10, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:52
Liberals will support oil patch less than Tories, but that’s not bad
The new Liberal government won’t support the energy sector as much as the Conservatives did, but the Canadian economy can still thrive. “The big picture,…
- By: Sarah Cunningham-Scharf
- November 10, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:47
CPPIB and Women in Capital Markets launch internship
Women in Capital Markets and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have started an internship for women in undergraduate programs who want to develop…
- By: Staff
- November 10, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:34
Canada Life facing gov’t financial sanctions following delayed benefits access for public employees
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
- 15:00
ESG standards helping institutional investors realize positive annualized returns: study
Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 2, 2024
- 09:00
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
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…
- By: Les Marton
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 11:00