Sarah Butcher has moved to Neuberger Berman as vice-president, responsible for investment consultant relationships and institutional investors.
Benefits Canada is excited to announce the winners for our 2014 Workplace Benefits Awards.
Patrick Fournell has joined Mawer Investment Management as an institutional portfolio manager.
The solvency position of Canadian pension plans dipped in the third quarter of 2014, according to Mercer.
Employee turnover is a slippery slope. Beyond lost productivity and institutional knowledge walking out the door, there are significant expenses related to interviewing, hiring and training new employees. Turnover also affects the remaining employees, who often have to do additional work and can become overextended, which results in additional costs and lost revenues that are often underestimated.
Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of Mercer’s responsible investment business, has been recognized in the 2015 Clean50, an annual award that recognizes those who have done the most to advance the cause of sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada.
Investment management fees are often structured in ways that reward asset managers in good times but spare them pain when they underperform, say many Canadian DB pension fund managers and investment consultants. They also argue that, although some fees for institutional investors have declined, they remain too high in general—and don’t always reflect great manager skill.
The results are in! Benefits Canada is excited to announce the finalists for our 2014 Workplace Benefits Awards.
Canadian employees get fewer public holidays than those in India and Colombia but more than a number of European countries.
While compensation is a focus for employers, they’re also trying to ensure that their employees are aware of opportunities within the organization.