Some DC plan members panicked
DC plan members in the United States did some panic selling in the past two weeks, trading out of stocks and into bonds, research shows.
- By: Staff
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:44
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Many Canadians living paycheque to paycheque
Canadians on average are socking away more money for potential financial emergencies than in the past, but a BMO survey finds that almost a quarter…
- By: Canadian Press
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:28
Canada officially in a recession
Canada’s economy recoiled for the second-straight quarter of 2015, knocking the country backwards into a technical definition of recession, Statistics Canada data reveals Tuesday.
- By: Canadian Press
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:18
Sun Life completes Bentall Kennedy acquisition
Sun Life Financial has completed the purchase of real estate investment company Bentall Kennedy for $560 million.
- By: Staff
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:08
Sprott hires former Sentry CIO
Dennis Mitchell has joined Sprott Asset Management as senior portfolio manager and senior vice-president, pending regulatory approval.
- By: Staff
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:45
Hands off my TFSA contribution room!
Shortly after the federal government announced it would increase the annual contribution limit for tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) to $10,000, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Benefits Canada News
Quick hits
September 2015's stats, events and opinions
- By: Staff
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
How Microsoft uses social media to improve employee collaboration
It’s sometimes difficult for employees to communicate in a large company. But Microsoft Canada thinks it has found a solution using enterprise social media.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Benefits Canada News
Do employees have too much freedom?
I read last month that Netflix is once again pushing the envelope by offering U.S. workers unlimited paid maternity or paternity leave during the first…
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Technical recession expected to be short-lived
Economists say data out this week is likely to show that Canada slipped into a technical recession in the second quarter, but the contraction should…
- By: Canadian Press
- August 31, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 16:00
Life and health insurance industry sees strong growth
Canada's life and health industry continued its trajectory of strong growth, despite the climate of prolonged low interest rates and slower growth of the Canadian…
- By: Staff
- August 31, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:58
Benefits Canada News
Automatic savings improves retirement confidence
Pre-retirees in the United States report a high level of confidence when their savings are on auto-pilot, a survey finds.
- By: Staff
- August 31, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:51
Long-term care worries aging Canadians
What worries aging Canadians as they prepare for long-term care?
- By: Staff
- August 31, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:27
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