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Hire staff with interpersonal skills to boost your bottom line

Hire staff with interpersonal skills to boost your bottom line

Once upon a time, a company just like yours hired an amazingly talented employee. Everyone who met her knew she was going to be an…

  • By: Dõv Baron
  • September 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
NDP promises to expand CPP

NDP promises to expand CPP

An NDP government would convene a first ministers’ meeting within six months of taking office to come up with a plan and a timetable for…

CalSTRS considers safer investments

CalSTRS considers safer investments

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) is considering a move into less-risky investments, reports The Sacromento Bee.

  • By: Staff
  • September 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 12:20
Insurers, rheumatologists set standard for access to biologics

Insurers, rheumatologists set standard for access to biologics

The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) and the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA), together with the Ontario Rheumatology Association, have established a national standard…

  • By: Staff
  • September 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:56
Caregiving costs $5.5 billion in lost productivity

Caregiving costs $5.5 billion in lost productivity

Caregiving can have a negative impact on the workplace, costing the Canadian economy $5.5 billion in lost productivity, a study finds.

  • By: Staff
  • September 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:37
Pension funded status weathers volatile month

Pension funded status weathers volatile month

The estimated aggregate funding level of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies dropped two percentage points to 81% at the end of August. Rising…

  • By: Staff
  • September 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:07
Teachers’ to acquire Amica Mature Lifestyles

Ontario Teachers’ to acquire Amica Mature Lifestyles

BayBridge Seniors Housing, a subsidiary of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, has agreed to buy Amica Mature Lifestyles for $578 million.

  • By: Staff
  • September 2, 2015 April 18, 2024
  • 12:38
Workers returning to their old employers

Workers returning to their old employers

There’s a new type of candidate circling the hiring pool: the boomerang employee.

  • By: Staff
  • September 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:50
The 2015 Workplace Benefits Awards finalists are…

The 2015 Workplace Benefits Awards finalists are…

The results are in! Benefits Canada is excited to announce the finalists for our 2015 Workplace Benefits Awards.

  • By: Staff
  • September 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:24
Adult kids draining parents’ retirement funds

Adult kids draining parents’ retirement funds

Adult children who continue to rely financially on their parents are putting a drain on the nest eggs of parents who are feeling the impact…

  • By: Staff
  • September 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:21
The trouble with bond indices

The trouble with bond indices

Is your bond ETF exposing you to the weakest links?

  • September 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:21
Small businesses have difficulty finding high-quality employees

Small businesses have difficulty finding high-quality employees

Small businesses love their current group of workers, but struggle to find new candidates of the same quality and work ethic.

  • By: Staff
  • September 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
It’s a recession—what’s next?

It’s a recession—what’s next?

The R-word. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth mean Canada is in recession. What does that mean for client portfolios?

  • By: Staff
  • September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 17:03

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…