There was plenty of news in the pension, benefits, investment and human resources industries to tweet out to Benefits Canada‘s more than 3,200 followers in 2017. Here are the top tweets of last year. Thank you to our readers for engaging with the content and, if Benefits Canada isn’t in your Twitter feed already, don’t forget to follow us @BenCanMag. Stiff competition drives […]
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Bruno Guilmette as interim chief investment officer. “The board recognized the need to move quickly and Bruno Guilmette agreed to start the build up of our infrastructure investment capacity as interim chief investment officer, so that we can look forward to engaging with stakeholders,” said Janice Fukakusa, chair of the […]
Sun Life Financial Canada has appointed Jacques Goulet as president, with current president Kevin Dougherty moving into the newly created role of executive vice-president of innovation and partnerships. Goulet joins Sun Life from Mercer, where he was president of health and wealth, and responsible for the organization’s global retirement, health, investment consulting and investment management […]
Fiera Capital Corp. affiliate Fiera Comox has appointed Patrick Lynch as a partner in its private equity team. Lynch joins Fiera from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, where he was head of funds and partnerships. Before that, he was head of funds and global investment partnerships at an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign fund. Read: Caisse invests in Canadian […]
Dentons Canada LLP has appointed Meaghen Russell as a partner in its employment, labour and pensions group. Based in the firm’s Toronto office, Russell will be advising and representing employers on a wide range of employment and labour matters, including workplace accommodation, wrongful dismissal litigation and employment contracts and policies. Prior to the role, Russell was a […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has made a number of promotions on its legal teams. Both In Ha Jang and Tara Rosenblatt are now managing directors and associate general counsel of investments. They will be responsible for managing the pension fund’s legal team in Toronto, providing legal advice and representation on all investment-related matters, including investment and management […]
iA Financial Group has appointed Denis Ricard as chief operating officer. In the new role, Ricard assumes full responsibility for all of the organization’s group and individual insurance operations in both Canada and the United States. These activities cover group benefits and retirement services, individual insurance and annuities, and special market risks. He’ll also be responsible for leading the company’s digital transformation strategy. Read: iA Financial Group […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s real estate arm, Ivanhoé Cambridge, has appointed Chanakya Chakravarti as managing director of India, growth markets, effective Jan. 8, 2018. In the role, Chakravarti will be responsible for implementing investment and asset management strategies in India. With more than 27 years of experience, including 20 years in real estate advisory, investment and […]
Michael Doughty, president and chief executive officer of Manulife Financial Corp.’s Canadian operations, will take on the role of chair of LL Global Inc.’s board of directors for 2018. He succeeds Rino D’Onofrio, president and chief executive officer of RBC Life Insurance Co., in the role. The LL Global board provides oversight and guidance to LIMRA and LOMA, two […]
TD Asset Management Inc. has appointed Scott Colbourne as managing director of global active fixed income. Prior to the appointment, Colbourne was co-chief investment officer at Sprott Inc. He also worked at TD Asset Management earlier in his career, as a vice-president and director on the fixed-income team, as well as holding the role of senior portfolio manager […]