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In October 2015's Quick Hits: Top 10 craziest interview behaviours, Health Byte, This Month in Numbers, and more...
- By: Staff
- October 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
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How to promote Healthy Workplace Month
October is Canada's Healthy Workplace Month.
- By: Staff
- October 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Canadian seniors outnumber kids for first time ever
Canada's seniors have edged out the number of children under the age of 14, according to the latest population figures that experts say contain further…
- By: Canadian Press
- September 30, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Investors ditch emerging markets
Global investors are estimated to have sold US$40 billion worth of emerging market assets in the third quarter of 2015, according to the Institute of…
- By: Staff
- September 30, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
B.C. introduces new pension standards
The British Columbia government is announcing new standards for workplace pension plans, creating options that could be activated even before an employee retires.
- By: Canadian Press
- September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 16:10
CIBC to set target numbers for women on board, in executive roles
CIBC plans to set formal targets this year for the number of women on its board of directors and in executive officer positions, the bank's…
- By: Canadian Press
- September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 15:24
NYC mayor urges pension funds to sell coal stocks
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is proposing that the city's pension funds divest from coal.
- By: Staff
- September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 14:14
National pharmacare not needed: study
A national single-payer pharmacare program is unnecessary and will be costly for Canadian patients and taxpayers, a study says.
- By: Staff
- September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:07
Workers don’t consider the financial impacts of becoming disabled
An RBC Insurance survey finds 67% of employees aren't discussing the financial impacts of becoming disabled, Advisor.ca reports.
- By: Staff
- September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:48
Employees love their jobs but still plan to leave
Two fifths of employees who are satisfied with their organizations and 51% of those satisfied with their career opportunities are looking to leave, a survey…
- By: Staff
- September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:23
Canadian pension funds, insurers take Manhattan
Canadian insurers, pension funds and asset managers have spent US$3.85 billion in Manhattan property so far this year, more than double the US$1.97 billion spent…
- By: Staff
- September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:59
Markets to be more volatile, says IIAC
The IIAC says equity and debt markets are expected to exhibit greater volatility, reports Advisor.ca.
- By: Staff
- September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:39
Canadian ETF industry keeps growing
The Canadian ETF industry has $84 billion in assets under management, an increase of more than 10% compared to the end of 2014, reports Advisor.ca.
- By: Staff
- September 28, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 17:20
Ontario to do away with sick note requirement for short absences
Ontario will do away with sick note requirements for short absences as part of a larger effort to ease the administrative burden on doctors. The…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2024 April 24, 2024
- 15:00
Ontario court sides with IBM in pension benefits rectification case
An Ontario Superior Court ruling that allowed IBM Canada Ltd. to retrospectively rectify drafting errors that created unintended additional pension benefits for employees on disability…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- April 24, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 09:00
Diabetes medications remain leading drug category for eligible claims in 2023: report
In 2023, diabetes medications remained the leading drug category for eligible private insurance claims for the second consecutive year, according to Telus Health’s annual drug…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 09:00
WISE Trust returns 7.9% in 2023, net assets increase to $4 billion
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…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00
Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy
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…
- By: George Athanassakos
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 09:00
Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 7% in Q1 2024: report
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31,…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 09:00