C.D. Howe Institute – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 13:26:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Calls for Canadian companies to adopt transparent, consistent climate-risk reporting https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/calls-for-canadian-companies-to-adopt-transparent-consistent-climate-risk-reporting/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/calls-for-canadian-companies-to-adopt-transparent-consistent-climate-risk-reporting/#respond Fri, 05 Feb 2021 05:54:03 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/calls-for-canadian-companies-to-adopt-transparent-consistent-climate-risk-reporting/ Institutional investors, regulators and financial standard organizations are calling on Canadian corporations to adopt transparent climate-risk reporting, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. The report noted corporate directors have the legal and fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of their companies in developing strategies to address climate-related financial risks […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/calls-for-canadian-companies-to-adopt-transparent-consistent-climate-risk-reporting/feed/ 0 Economists agree we’re in a recession, but there’s little consensus on why https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/economists-agree-were-in-a-recession-but-theres-little-consensus-on-why/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/economists-agree-were-in-a-recession-but-theres-little-consensus-on-why/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:50:21 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/economists-agree-were-in-a-recession-but-theres-little-consensus-on-why/ Economists say there is no doubt that Canada is experiencing a recession, but the exact criteria determining one is underway can be fraught with confusion. Broadly speaking, a recession is a period of business contraction where economic activity declines. But what exactly constitutes a decline, and over what time period, is the subject of much […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/economists-agree-were-in-a-recession-but-theres-little-consensus-on-why/feed/ 0 Bank of Canada looks for broader input in updating inflation target framework https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/bank-of-canada-looks-for-broader-input-in-updating-inflation-target-framework/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/bank-of-canada-looks-for-broader-input-in-updating-inflation-target-framework/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:48:01 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/bank-of-canada-looks-for-broader-input-in-updating-inflation-target-framework/ The Bank of Canada is turning to the public for input on its inflation-rate target that underlies any changes to the central bank’s trend-setting interest rate. The bank had already planned on a much broader consultation than what it did for previous reviews long before the coronavirus pandemic struck Canada and forced a sharp decline […]

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