Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | Canada’s slowing economy is colliding with the war for talent to push the national average forecast for base salaries up by 3.7% for 2009, according to a survey. The Hay Group survey of Canadian employers revealed that while the national average […]
Briefly: “Money Managers Perform Better in Q2” and More of Wednesday’s News July 30, 2008 | Staff Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | According to Russell Investments, the investing environment was better for active managers overall in the second quarter of 2008 with 41% beating the benchmark—up […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | American companies are taking decisive actions to make defined contribution plan participation as easy as possible for employees, according to a survey. The 2008 401(k) Benchmarking survey—conducted by Deloitte, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the International Society of […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | A survey by The Hartford Financial Services Group and the MIT AgeLab finds that American women worry a lot more about many aspects of retirement than men. Results show that women are well aware of the specific retirement risks they face […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | | THU | FRI | Soaring energy stocks lifted Canadian pension plans into positive territory in the second quarter despite lingering global credit concerns, according to RBC Dexia Investor Services. Canadian pension funds earned 1% in the quarter ended June 30, trimming six month losses to 1%. […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | OMERS is changing contribution rates in 2009 to better reflect the value of pension benefits earned. Rates for members with a normal retirement age of 65 will be slightly reduced in 2009 while most members with a normal retirement age of […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | During 2007, alternative assets managed on behalf of pension funds by the 99 world’s largest investment managers grew by 40% to US$822 billion compared the previous year. According to the research produced by Watson Wyatt in conjunction with Global Investor magazine, […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | | WED | THU | FRI | Julius Baer Americas is now Artio Global Investors. The change took effect on June 15. Artio Global Investors is now a subsidiary of Artio Global Management LLC (formerly Julius Baer Investment Management Inc). It provides investment management services and is best known […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | Although employer medical costs in the United States have risen steadily for decades, the rate of growth has been slowing in each of the past five years until now, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute report. The report—Behind the Numbers: […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered an upbeat assessment of Canada’s economy at the Canada Cup of Investment Management in Toronto on Friday. He said that aside from the struggling auto sector, the current American economic malaise will not be duplicated […]