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Former Pan Am CEO to get $100K salary boost in new role with ORPP

Former Pan Am CEO to get $100K salary boost in new role with ORPP

While he was the highest-paid civil servant in 2015 as head of the Pan Am Games, Saad Rafi will be making even more in his…

Flexibility and financial literacy among topics at 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit

Flexibility and financial literacy among topics at 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit

From the role of technology in drug plan management to how to create an action-oriented mental health strategy, the group benefits stream at Benefits Canada‘s 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit will cover…

Illinois Supreme Court strikes down Chicago pensions plan

Illinois Supreme Court strikes down Chicago pensions plan

The Illinois Supreme Court dealt another devastating blow Thursday to the state’s impatient attempts to control its ballooning public pension debt by striking down a state…

Morneau rejects idea of independent EI fund

Morneau rejects idea of independent EI fund

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is firmly rejecting the idea of making Canada’s employment insurance fund independent of the federal government. Morneau tells The Canadian Press the…

American Airlines brings back profit-sharing plan

American Airlines brings back profit-sharing plan

American Airlines has re-instated its profit-sharing program, which had been in place prior to its 2015 merger with US Airways. The program, which took effect with…

  • By: Staff
  • March 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 14:24
Belgian attacks included strike on Teachers’-owned airport

Belgian attacks included strike on Teachers’-owned airport

This week’s tragedy in Belgium has a connection to Canada’s pension industry as it turns out the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has a stake in…

  • By: Staff
  • March 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:16
My Take: Childcare support welcome, but what about elder care?

My Take: Childcare support welcome, but what about elder care?

I’m told I’m a member of the so-called sandwich generation of those in their 30s and 40s with the dual responsibilities of bringing up their…

Alternative investments among the DC topics at 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit

Alternative investments among the DC topics at 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit

From the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan to the implications of environmental, social and governance factors, the pension stream at Benefits Canada‘s 2016 Benefits and Pension…

9.1% Return From AIMCo

9.1% Return From AIMCo

Solid performance during tough times in Alberta

  • By: Staff
  • March 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 07:13
Call For Papers

Call For Papers

Canadian Investment Review is seeking research submissions,

AIMCo returns 9.1% in 2015

AIMCo returns 9.1% in 2015

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has reported a 9.1% rate of return on its total assets under management for the year ending December 31, 2015.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 23, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:48
Sounding Board: The Zika virus: legitimate fears, excessive pessimism

Sounding Board: The Zika virus: legitimate fears, excessive pessimism

Active investment management is grounded in the belief that markets are not always efficient. Generally the key culprits responsible for this inefficiency are investors’ emotions…

Budget 2016: Liberals spare stock options

Budget 2016: Liberals spare stock options

After outcry over possible changes to the taxation of stock options, the Liberal government has left the existing regime in place — at least for…

CAAT pension plan board chair removed amid ongoing governance emergency

Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position…

UPP pursuing industrial European real estate through joint venture, Caisse selling 11% in Quebec telecommunications operator shares

The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe.…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
  • 15:00

Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.6% in Q4 2025: report

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2026 February 4, 2026
  • 09:00

Federal government expanding RTO mandate for public employees

The federal government is expanding its return-to-office mandate for public employees. As of May 4, executives in the federal public service will be required to…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
  • 15:00

Expert panel: Updated CAPSA guideline, AI tools among key topics for CAP sponsors in 2026

With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on the suspension of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 5, 2026
  • 09:00