CIBC Global Asset Management has appointed Dario Morrone as Vice President, Institutional Business Development. Reporting to Carlo DiLalla, Managing Director and Head of CIBC Institutional Asset Management, Dario will lead sales and business development across Quebec and Eastern Canada. He will focus on fostering relationships with institutional investors, consultants, and stakeholders, including pension plans, foundations, […]
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit plans improved throughout the second quarter of 2025, reaching 126 per cent as at June 30, according to a new report by Mercer. It noted the average DB plan started the second quarter with a solvency ratio of 122 per cent, which declined to 121 per cent […]
Canadians rely on programs through their workplaces to help ease the financial burden of fertility challenges, according to Michelle Chidley, co-founder and chair at Fertility Alberta Advocacy and Outreach Association and principal at Aisling Communications Inc. In a session supported by EMD Serono Inc. during Benefits Canada’s 2025 Vancouver Benefits Summit, she said a sixth […]
With just two weeks to go until the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards’ nomination process draws to a close, Benefits Canada is pleased to announce this year’s panel of expert judges. The deadline for this year’s awards is June 30, at which time the awards entries will be turned over to the hands of several industry […]
Arina Kharlamova was cradling her two-month-old daughter when an email popped into her inbox that disrupted the calm of her maternity leave. The message invited the Whitby, Ont., woman to a meeting where she was told she was part of a layoff affecting 30 per cent of the staff at the company she worked for. […]
The Canadian National Railway Co. is appointing Frederic Bessette as director of compensation strategy. Before taking a career break between October 2024 and May 2025, he was director of total rewards at Canfor Forest Products Ltd. In that role, he led the organization to a win at Benefits Canada‘s 2021 Workplace Benefits Awards in the […]
Canadian employers in sectors that have been hardest hit by the U.S. trade war can support employees’ mental and financial wellness by communicating clearly about the potential impact and available benefits and resources. A recent survey of 400 Canadian employers by Mercer Canada found while half (48 per cent) of all respondents are still determining […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Andrew Kitchen, senior managing director, institutional sales, MFS Investment Management Andrew Kitchen is senior managing director of institutional sales at MFS Investment Management. He’s responsible for Canadian distribution efforts and hold Canadian chief executive officer and regulatory user datagram protocol roles. Kitchen joined the firm in 2024. […]
Roughly eight in 10 (78 per cent) employees who can personalize their benefits package to meet their needs say their employer cares about their health and well-being, compared to just 29 per cent of employees who can’t personalize their benefits, according to a new survey by Mercer. The survey, which polled more than 18,000 global […]
Seventeen of the largest workplace pension providers in the U.K. have agreed to invest at least 10 per cent of their defined contribution default funds in private markets by 2030, with half of that total allocated to the U.K. The voluntary initiative, known as the Mansion House Accord, will be jointly led by the Association […]