Despite low interest rates, slow global growth and sliding commodity prices, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) saw its investment return increase in 2015 –…
The University of Toronto has rejected recommendations to get rid of its holdings in the fossil fuel industry, but says it will consider environmental, social, and governance factors in making investment…
CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has completed the funding of €480 million in the Mandatory Exchangeable Facility…
Global retailer Kingfisher Group has agreed a £230-million medically underwritten buy-in for its defined benefit pension plan. The transaction, which covers 149 specific plan members from the company’s £3-billion…
Tax preparation firm Ryan has been named to the top of Fortune‘s inaugural 50 Best Workplaces for Flexibility. The inaugural list surveyed more than 209,000 employees…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Alonso García-Tamés managing director of its México subsidiary, CDPQ México, and head of Latin America. Based in Mexico…
With his first budget behind him, rookie Finance Minister Bill Morneau seems comfortable in his new surroundings — he’s even quick to highlight the symbolism…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
CPP Investments is participating in a €400 million co-investment deal in French logistics firm Proudreed, alongside funds managed by alternative asset investor Blackstone Inc. The…
Canadian institutional investors saw a median return of 0.52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by CIBC Mellon.…
Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors are finding portfolio resiliency in an environment challenged by questions about the technology sector in the U.S., says Katie…
Allowing increased retirement savings pooling and portability can help improve efficiency, as well as pension plan member retention and continuity, according to a policy recommendation…
An article on how employers can support employees with vision loss when they’re required to use technology for work was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…
The federal government’s recent announcement that it will make the employee ownership trust tax exemption permanent is a major incentive for employers to transition their…