Chronic conditions have become the norm in the workplace and, according to the World Health Organization, chronic disease is expected to account for 89% of all deaths in Canada. But what can plan sponsors do to keep employees healthy and engaged?
Canadians are eager to be debt-free, but they’re missing easy-to-implement opportunities to pay down their debts faster, says Manulife Bank. According to the bank’s recent consumer debt survey, 61% of Canadians have struggled to reduce their debts over the past year.
Sun Life Financial took home the award for investor education at the Morningstar Canadian Investment Awards, held Nov. 30, 2011 in Toronto.
Canadian CFAs say the Maple Group bid for TMX Group will result in a monopoly, which could adversely affect Canadian investors.
The Insurance & Financial Communicators Association (IFCA) has announced the winners of its 2011 annual awards competition. The awards recognize achievement in communications and marketing for the financial services industry. Candidates are assessed based on creativity, writing, design and effectiveness. This year’s awards winners included Desjardins Financial Security, Manulife Financial, Standard Life and Sun Life […]
The bulk of Canadian employers believe that offering benefits increases employees’ productivity and gives them a hiring advantage—but many employers aren’t implementing the necessary programs to reap those benefits. According to Manulife Financial’s Small Business Research Report, more than three-quarters (76%) of small business owners and managers in Canada believe that taking care of employees […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. Here’s a shock: international business and political events shook the confidence of Canadian investors in the third quarter. That’s the finding of the latest Manulife Financial Investor Sentiment Index survey. The debate over raising the American debt ceiling was cited by 34% of survey respondents as a cause for […]
One Friday morning in early August of 1994, the phone rang at a rented cottage in Rockport, Mass. Bruce Gowans, then vice-president of group underwriting at Confederation Life Insurance Company, answered. It was Bruce’s father, who’d just heard on the news that Confederation Life was in liquidation. Gowans knew the insurer was experiencing difficulties—he was […]
When do Canadian small business owners turn to their benefits or financial advisor? What type of retirement plan is most popular for small businesses across the country? What issues do owners struggle with while trying to grow their businesses? Find out the answer to these questions and how small business owners are managing day-to-day challenges […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. There’s yet more evidence that Canadians are clueless about when they might realistically be free of debt. And the current low interest rate environment is to blame for that, according to consumer debt survey by Manulife Bank of Canada. Survey results indicate more than one in three Canadian homeowners […]