A changing world is challenging investment organizations’ established approach to risk management, said Dervish Halil (pictured left), senior managing director and head of credit and capital markets risk at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, during a panel session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Risk Management Conference. “I think one of the challenges is to […]
A pension dashboard that consolidates all of an individual’s pension and retirement information using pre-populated data would make it significantly easier for Canadians to access and understand their retirement savings, according to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute. “Canada’s current retirement landscape offers numerous savings vehicles, giving individuals more choices than in the […]
An article on Quebec’s incoming framework for variable payment life annuities was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Quebec introducing VPLA regulatory framework 2. BMO corporate employees returning to office four days per week this fall […]
While they aren’t legally binding, Quebec’s workplace artificial intelligence guidelines offer a roadmap for how existing privacy law will be interpreted and where legal expectations are headed, said Arianne Bouchard, partner and national co-lead of Dentons Canada LLP’s employment and labour group, in an emailed statement to Benefits Canada. “The guidance marks a turning point. […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing up to $720 million in Nido Living, a student housing operator in Europe. The financial backing will support Nido’s acquisition of Livensa Living, a student housing platform operating across Iberia owned by Brookfield Asset Management. The strategic acquisition demonstrates the CPPIB’s ongoing commitment to European student accommodation, […]
While algorithms have historically dictated the actions of data and computers, artificial intelligence has flipped that on its head, according to Gurvir Grewel, U.S. specialist in global equity at William Blair, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Global Investment Conference. Data through the internet and everything that’s being collected are now dictating the […]
An article on how pension plan sponsors can manage risk amid economic and geopolitical instability was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Expert panel: Risk management tips during economic, geopolitical uncertainty 2. Institutional investors reconsidering ESG […]
While three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadian employers believe artificial intelligence will solve their productivity problems, the same percentage (74 per cent) admitted they’ve underestimated the challenges of implementing new technologies such as AI, according to a new survey by KPMG in Canada. The survey, which polled 250 business leaders across Canada, also found nearly […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling an office asset portfolio based in Western Canada to Oxford Properties, the global real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System. The deal will see it transfer a 50 per cent interest in the portfolio, which includes seven downtown office properties in Calgary and Vancouver, […]
An article on the Association of Canadian Pension Management’s call for modernized pension legislation in Alberta was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. ACPM urging Alberta government to align pension funding, administration rules with other provinces […]