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U.S. employer health-care costs could rise 7% with coronavirus testing, treatment

U.S. employer health-care costs could rise 7% with coronavirus testing, treatment

As U.S. employers look to keep their workers safe and healthy in the face of the global pandemic, they could see their health-care benefits costs…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
Conference coverage: 2020 Employers Cancer Care Summit

Conference coverage: 2020 Employers Cancer Care Summit

On March 3, the 2020 Employers Cancer Care Summit featured sessions on cancer-related issues and opportunities tied to benefits plans and the workplace. Many perspectives required when…

Many perspectives required when covering cancer drugs on benefits plans

Many perspectives required when covering cancer drugs on benefits plans

While treatment options for cancer are more than they used to be, many still aren’t covered under the public health-care system, according to Tim Clarke, president…

Immunotherapy innovations beneficial in kidney cancer treatment

Immunotherapy innovations beneficial in kidney cancer treatment

While kidney cancer is uncommon in patients younger than age 45, there’s an increasing incidence in diagnosis in young people because of the advent of imaging…

Flexible return-to-work policies crucial for cancer survivors

Flexible return-to-work policies crucial for cancer survivors

By the year 2031, 2.2 million Canadians will be living with cancer, with 40 per cent between the ages of 20 and 65 — the…

Fidelity Canada touts preventative, life-sustaining benefits plans

Fidelity Canada touts preventative, life-sustaining benefits plans

When it comes to benefits plan management, each case is individual, said Diana Godfrey, senior vice-president of human resources and corporate at Fidelity Canada, during…

Ignoring psychosocial oncology can be costly for organizations

Ignoring psychosocial oncology can be costly for organizations

When a person experiences a cancer diagnosis and undergoes treatment, it can be one of the most distressing experiences they can go through, so it’s…

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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate target to 0.25%

The Bank of Canada cut its key interest target by half a percentage point to 0.25 per cent in an unscheduled rate announcement Friday. The…

Will coronavirus push changes to CAP landscape forward?

Will coronavirus push changes to CAP landscape forward?

With the federal government easing the withdrawal requirements for registered retirement income funds in a bid to alleviate the harm to retirees’ portfolios caused by…

Effective wellness programs must take science-based approach to motivating employees

Effective wellness programs must take science-based approach to motivating employees

Employers that want to see their wellness programs pay dividends need to develop a strategy that’s rooted in behavioural science. “This idea of ticking a…

Webinar: Coronavirus: What do employers need to know?

Webinar: Coronavirus: What do employers need to know?

With the coronavirus pandemic rapidly evolving, the global employment landscape is facing unprecedented challenges. Looking at short-term disability programs, benefits plans, human resources policies and…

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How are institutional investors weighing the risks, opportunities of the energy transition?

If climate change represents one of the largest systemic risks the global economy has ever faced, dealing with its ramifications is going to move a…

Selection Group launches virtual care for staff during coronavirus

Selection Group launches virtual care for staff during coronavirus

Quebec retirement complex developer Selection Group is giving its employees and residents free access to a virtual care app during the coronavirus crisis and for…

Sounding Board: Governments must ease burden on pension plans in era of coronavirus

Sounding Board: Governments must ease burden on pension plans in era of coronavirus

Canadians, like many around the world, have watched from the sidelines as interest rates have plummeted and the markets have dropped significantly over the past…

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Institutional investors increasing focus on renewables in infrastructure investments

When it comes to global infrastructure investments, Canadian pension funds are at the forefront. In fact, seven Canadian institutional investors made the list of the…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 09:04

U.S. pensions eyeing probability of domestic recession

U.S. pension plan sponsors see a decent chance of a U.S. recession as a result of the spread of the coronavirus. Indeed, according to recent…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:00
The impact of coronavirus on DB pension funding status, asset mix

The impact of coronavirus on DB pension funding status, asset mix

With asset deterioration due to drops in equity markets and a decrease in long-term government bond yields causing an increase in solvency liabilities, pension funds…

Ontario establishes tax deferrals, special payments to support employers, workers

Ontario establishes tax deferrals, special payments to support employers, workers

Ontario employers suddenly concerned about cash flow in the wake of the coronavirus will see some relief from measures announced by the provincial government in…

Feds adding $2,000 benefit for Canadians out of work due to coronavirus

Feds adding $2,000 benefit for Canadians out of work due to coronavirus

The federal government will provide a $2,000-per-month taxable benefit for up to four months for Canadians who have been financially impacted by the coronavirus. The…

  • By: Staff
  • March 25, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
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The impact of coronavirus on pension funding status, asset mix

With asset deterioration due to drops in equity markets and a decrease in long-term government bond yields causing an increase in solvency liabilities, pension funds…

Employer responsibilities around benefits, pension provision during coronavirus

Employer responsibilities around benefits, pension provision during coronavirus

As many employers are forced to temporarily lay off employees due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, what does that mean for the provision…

Sounding Board: When is coronavirus considered work-related?

Sounding Board: When is coronavirus considered work-related?

With the World Health Organization declaring the novel coronavirus a pandemic, Canadian employers should prepare for the worst and plan how to respond to various…

Ontario Teachers’, partner acquire ownership stake in Australian water company

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, alongside Morrison & Co. on behalf of the Utilities Trust of Australia, is acquiring the Infrastructure Fund’s ownership stake in…

  • By: Staff
  • March 25, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:50
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Private equity sees robust investment, boosted by buyout funds: report

Worldwide private equity fundraising hit US$692 billion in 2019, surpassing the asset class’s peak in 2007. Private equity activity trended towards fewer but larger funds…

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  • March 25, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:39
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Moving beyond a naive definition of value investing

Stock picking with the right process and the right temperament works. And, contrary to popular claims, value investing is not dead. Those who claim it…