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Canada’s July unemployment stuck at 6.8%

Canada’s July unemployment stuck at 6.8%

Canada’s economy added about 6,600 jobs last month, essentially reversing a similar decline in June but not enough to change a national unemployment rate that…

Election primer on pensions

Election primer on pensions

The Conservatives may be vulnerable on one point in this year's federal election and it has to do with seniors, reports Maclean's.

  • By: Staff
  • August 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 12:29
Top 3 retirement realities for boomers

Top 3 retirement realities for boomers

There are some surprises in store for Canadian boomers approaching retirement.

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  • August 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 12:11
Rough Q2 for TSX and active managers

Rough Q2 for TSX and active managers

The TSX had a rough Q2, and so did most active managers.

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  • August 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 12:00
Insurers report mixed Q2 results

Insurers report mixed Q2 results

Sun Life and Manulife both reported their second-quarter results.

  • By: Staff
  • August 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:54
Employers expect lower salary increases in 2016

Employers expect lower salary increases in 2016

Employers in Canada are expecting salaries to rise by an average of 2.5% in 2016, according to Morneau Shepell’s annual Trends in Human Resources survey.…

  • By: Staff
  • August 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:16
Microsoft expands parental leave, improves 401(k) plan

Microsoft expands parental leave, improves 401(k) plan

A day after Netflix announced it would extend parental leave for its American employees, Microsoft is following suit.

  • By: Staff
  • August 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:46

Majority of Torontonians support ORPP

The majority of Torontonians are in favour of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), according to a poll.

  • By: Staff
  • August 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:21
Coalition for retirement security calls for pension protection

Coalition for retirement security calls for pension protection

Group responds to introduction of target-benefit pension plans.

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  • August 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:46
Canadians worried about family finances after death

Canadians worried about family finances after death

Half of Canadians are concerned that their deaths will put their family’s financial stability in jeopardy, finds a BMO survey. Of those surveyed, 26% feel…

  • By: Staff
  • August 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:29
Coalition for retirement security calls for pension protection

Coalition for retirement security calls for pension protection

The Canadian Coalition for Retirement Security has launched a campaign to push for legislation to protect the earned pension benefits of public and private sector…

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  • August 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:10
Neiman Marcus files for IPO

Neiman Marcus files for IPO

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, which is partially owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), plans to go public.

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  • August 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:49
Netflix offers U.S. workers paid maternity, paternity leave

Netflix offers U.S. workers paid maternity, paternity leave

Netflix has introduced an unlimited leave policy for American employees that allows them to take off as much time as they want during the first…

  • By: Staff
  • August 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:30

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…

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  • 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…

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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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,…

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  • April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
  • 09:00