financial performance – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 07 May 2024 19:55:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Head to head: Does ESG investing actually enhance returns? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/head-to-head-does-esg-investing-actually-enhance-returns/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:59:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135054 The answer is complicated because environmental, social and governance investing is a relatively new risk, not all ESG factors are material for every industry and the return profile ultimately depends on whether a policy successfully incorporates material factors into investment decisions. Chris Reynolds, manager of pension policy at Canada Post Corp. ESG investing, often referred […]

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]]> Canadian base salaries increasing 4% in 2023: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadian-base-salaries-increasing-4-in-2023-survey/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127422 Canadian base salaries are set to increase by four per cent in 2023, a percentage that’s comparable to 2022, according to a new survey by LifeWorks Inc. The survey, which polled more than 500 Canadian employers, found while roughly six per cent of organizations froze their base salaries in 2022, fewer than two per cent plan […]

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]]> How institutional investors can determine material ESG factors https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-institutional-investors-can-determine-material-esg-factors/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-institutional-investors-can-determine-material-esg-factors/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:48:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-institutional-investors-can-determine-material-esg-factors/ Environmental, social and governance factors are an important dimension of fundamental analysis, said Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing at Fidelity International, when speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Investment Innovation Conference in November. Traditional fundamental analysis captures topics including financial performance, the pricing power of a company, its competitive advantages, the […]

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