A group of global institutional investors, including AIMCo, APG, CalPERS, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, representing US$1.5 trillion, have announced the launch of GRESB Infrastructure,…
The market value of Canadian employer-sponsored pension funds totalled $1.6 trillion at the end of the first quarter, up 6.9% from the fourth quarter of…
Faced with economic challenges and the decline in commodity prices, Canadian organizations continue to be cautious with salary increases in 2016.
Canadians are continuing to live paycheque to paycheque and are not saving enough, causing many to delay their retirement for several years, a survey finds.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has appointed Charley Butler to the position of vice‐president, member experience and innovation.
The federal Liberals are promising sweeping changes to the employment insurance system, including a reduction in premiums that won’t cut as much as what the…
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Total assets of the world's largest 300 pension funds grew by more than 3% in 2014 (compared to around 6% in 2013) to reach a…
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has agreed to acquire a 21.5% stake in Homeplus, Tesco’s South Korean business, for US$534 million ($707.9 million).
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Canada’s largest private-sector union, Unifor, has backed the NDP’s decision to support expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). “Dignity in retirement begins with a secure…
The rise of so-called precarious employment in Canada — mainly work in the services and retail sectors — has brought with it some questionable employer…
The Canadian economy gained 12,000 jobs in August, bolstered by a gain in full-time employment, but more people were looking for work and the unemployment…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…