The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 7.5 per cent for 2025, underperforming its benchmark return by 2.7 per cent. As at Dec. 31, 2025, its total client assets under management were $194.7 billion, compared to $179.6 billion at year-end 2024. The investment organization’s balanced fund posted a […]
Manitoba is set to become the first province in Canada to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces. The provincial government will amend the Workplace Safety and Health Regulation to require employers to provide menstrual products, including pads and tampons, in workplace washrooms or another accessible location, ensuring workers have access to basic […]
Roughly two-thirds (64 per cent) of global employers say cost control is their No. 1 benefits priority in 2026, citing it as a key focus as they navigate rising benefits costs, data gaps and operational complexity, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry and MBWL International. The survey, which polled more than 300 global […]
Calling all employers and plan sponsors — the 2026 Workplace Benefits Awards are now open for entries! If your organization is leading the way in transforming how you support employees through your benefits plan, financial wellness, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives or wellness programs, visit the 2026 Workplace Benefits Awards site and submit an entry. […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Brookfield are acquiring renewable energy firm Boralex Inc. in a take-private deal, for a total equity value of roughly $3.8 billion. Together, Brookfield and the Caisse will acquire all issued and outstanding Class A common shares in Boralex at a price of $37.25 in cash per […]
More than half (55 per cent) of global institutional investors think the financial reporting they receive from private market managers needs to improve, a percentage that increases to 70 per cent among U.S. investment organizations, according to a new report by Crisil Coalition Greenwich. The report, which is based on interviews with 362 institutional investors […]
On average, women retire with 27 per cent less savings than men, according to a new report from Sun Life Financial Inc. The report, based on two surveys of members in workplace retirement savings plans administered by Sun Life, found women are consistently underutilizing these plans, despite living longer and spending more years in poorer […]
Blue Cross Life Insurance Co. of Canada is acquiring StanCorp Financial Group Inc.’s Canadian voluntary benefits business. Read: U.S. employers offering new, additional voluntary benefits to retain, attract talent: survey The business provides critical illness insurance and accident insurance products in Canada and covers roughly 170,000 employees. The deal is expected to close this year […]
Increased dispersion and fragmentation in the global economy is creating opportunities for institutional investors in 2026, according to a new report by the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. The report, which collected responses from long-term institutional investors representing more than $53.8 trillion in assets under custody at State Street Corp., found investors are more […]
The union representing nearly 125 workers at Community Living Dryden-Sioux Lookout in Ontario have ratified new three-year collective agreements that include pension and benefits gains. The agreements include the implementation of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan beginning in 2026. In addition, vision coverage will increase from $100 to $200 for […]