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New government brings infrastructure investment opportunities

New government brings infrastructure investment opportunities

The change of government in Ottawa from blue to red brings with it new opportunities for investors, especially in the infrastructure construction sector, investment experts…

Valeant rebuffs phantom pharmacy allegations

Valeant rebuffs phantom pharmacy allegations

Valeant Pharmaceutical shares hit their lowest level in more than a year Wednesday following a report accusing the company of creating a network of “phantom”…

Politano joins Northern Trust

Politano joins Northern Trust

Tony Politano recently joined Northern Trust Asset Management as Toronto-based senior client investment officer in the company’s Multi-Manager Investment Outsourcing practice. Politano will be managing…

  • By: Staff
  • October 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:31
Small business boosted economy during early 2015 downturn

Small business boosted economy during early 2015 downturn

Small business helped keep Canada’s economy afloat during choppy economic waters over the past year, according to a new study from CIBC. The bank’s research…

  • By: Staff
  • October 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:01
Ousted politicians in line for golden pensions

Ousted politicians in line for golden pensions

The 180 MPs who were either defeated or didn’t seek re-election in the election will collect $5.3 million in annual pension payments, estimates the Canadian…

  • By: Staff
  • October 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:56
Employee rewards on the decline

Employee rewards on the decline

Seems like rewarding employees for doing a good job is waning. While a majority (89%) of working Canadians say they appreciate when they get a…

  • By: Staff
  • October 21, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:22
Bank of Canada keeps key rate steady

Bank of Canada keeps key rate steady

The Bank of Canada is leaving its trend-setting interest rate unchanged amid expectations the country’s economy is bouncing back from the technical recession that kicked…

Real Estate: Getting Over the Home Country Bias

Real Estate: Getting Over the Home Country Bias

Sticking close to home puts investors at a disadvantage.

How to support transgender employees

When Morgane Oger started her gender transition several years ago, she couldn’t find work in her preferred field—freelance IT consulting. “Nobody wanted to hire a…

First thing Trudeau needs to do is fix the economy

First thing Trudeau needs to do is fix the economy

The landslide victor of the Liberals comes at a time of a mild recession, so the first thing Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau will need to…

  • By: Staff
  • October 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 17:20
The Liberals have won. Should you worry about the TFSA?

The Liberals have won. Should you worry about the TFSA?

The Conservative decade is over. The Liberals won all 33 seats in Atlantic Canada, and 184 overall, with 170 needed for a majority. Stephen Harper…

Harper’s legacy: tax benefits, smaller government

Harper’s legacy: tax benefits, smaller government

On election night 2006, Stephen Harper walked out in front of a room full of supporters and smiled at the country that had just voted…

Employers mull impact of Liberal victory

Employers mull impact of Liberal victory

Ready or not for another Canadian prime minister named Trudeau, the business community seems unfazed by the overwhelming Liberal parliamentary majority that will be taking…

AIMCo returns 6.9% in 2023, driven by equities, fixed income

The Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s total fund generated a net return of 6.9 per cent in 2023, 1.8 percentage points below its 8.7 per cent benchmark.…

  • By: Staff
  • April 22, 2024 April 22, 2024
  • 15:00

69% of U.S. employees say they’d be happier if they had deeper connections with co-workers: survey

More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’d be happier if they had deeper connections with work colleagues, according to a survey…

  • By: Staff
  • April 22, 2024 April 19, 2024
  • 09:00

Ontario Teachers’ considers selling seniors’ residence operator, Ivanhoé Cambridge forms Australian student housing joint venture

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is considering selling Amica Senior Lifestyles in a deal that could be worth $5 billion, according to report by Bloomberg. The…

  • By: Staff
  • April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
  • 15:00

Virtual-only meetings erode shareholder democracy: institutional investor group

A group of institutional investors is voicing concerns about the rise of virtual-only shareholder meetings they say risk eroding shareholder democracy. In an open letter…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…

  • By: Staff
  • April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
  • 09:00

CAAT returns 9.5% for 2023, led by global, emerging market equities

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a net return of 9.5 per cent for 2023, with net assets of $20.1 billion,…

  • By: Staff
  • April 18, 2024 April 18, 2024
  • 09:30