The majority of Canadian employers intend to prioritize the improvement of workplace mental health over the next three years to help manage ballooning costs, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson. Most of the 150 survey respondents indicated that mental-health issues generate major costs to their organization, largely due to disability, absenteeism, loss of productivity and costs […]
Aviva Investors has appointed Frank Vihant as head of infrastructure debt for Canada. In the new role, Vihant will be based in Toronto and will oversee the origination, structuring and execution of infrastructure debt transactions in Canada. Read: OMERS infrastructure arm undergoes name change With more than 20 years of industry experience, Vihant was most recently an […]
Carbon divestment doesn’t have to mean sacrificing investment returns, a Canadian asset manager is arguing. On Monday, Genus Capital Management Inc. released a report on the four-year performance of its fossil-free Canadian and global equity fund. The results show from the end showed that from May 2013 to the end of last year, the fund […]
Amid the growing focus on reconciliation, Manulife Financial Corp. has worked with the Ontario government and Indigenous groups to create a ceremonial medicine garden at its headquarters in Toronto. The garden was dedicated at a ceremony on Monday at the company’s offices at 200 Bloor St. E. The space will grow sage and sweetgrass to use […]
Atlantic Canada’s population is growing at a slower rate compared to other parts of Canada. As the region’s workforce ages, how are health trends impacting the workforce? How can employers make their workplaces more appealing to young employees and what’s the role of benefits offerings in attracting and retaining them? Presenters at the recent Halifax […]
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The total number of active members in registered pension plans rose steadily between 2005 and 2015, from 5.7 million to 6.3 million, an increase of 10 per cent, according to new data from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. However, the proportion of employees covered by a registered pension plan has declined very […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and partners are investing US$350 million in the Alpha Data Centre Fund, which aims to develop a portfolio of new and existing data centres in Europe and Asia-Pacific. CPPIB’s partner Alpha Investment Partners Ltd. manages public and private real estate funds and is a subsidiary of Keppel Capital, an Asia-based asset […]
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is purchasing 11,369,599 Class A shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. from Metro Inc. Couche-Tard owns and operates nearly 9,500 convenience store locations across North America, the large majority of which are also petrol stations. Its total network of more than 15,000 locations range across Europe, Asia and parts of […]
Pacific Blue Cross has appointed Anar Dossa as director of pharmacy services and Jason Welch as director of group underwriting. Dossa brings more than 25 years of experience into the new role, including working as a pharmacist and as a diabetes educator. Prior to joining Pacific Blue Cross, she worked with the pharmacy operations team […]