Are negative rates coming to Canada?
There has been a lot of buzz about negative interest rates lately, as the idea that you would have to pay governments to borrow your…
- By: Catherine Heath
- January 23, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:51
Latest news in Benefits Canada Archive
Bank of Canada keeps key rate target on hold, trims growth expectations for 2020
The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent and forecasting a slower-than-expected start for the Canadian…
- By: The Canadian Press
- January 23, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:05
Hand sanitizers, flu shots touted as employers’ defence against flu
As this winter’s flu outbreak intensifies, small U.S. business owners are trying to keep their companies from being overwhelmed by employee absences. At Gold Medal…
- By: Joyce M. Rosenberg, The Associated Press
- January 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Unifor head arrested in union blockade over pension dispute
Unifor national president Jerry Dias and 13 other union members were arrested Monday night in Regina after the union blockaded the Federated Co-operatives Ltd. refinery…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- January 22, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:20
Ontario raises threshold for pension plans requiring audited financial statements
Pension plan sponsors in Ontario are celebrating a small win. The government is changing the rules so plans with less than $10 million in assets…
- By: Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review
- January 22, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:00
Finding opportunity in hidden bear markets
Global shares, represented by the MSCI world index, ended 2019 at an all-time high. Their robust 9.5 per cent per annum return during the 2010s…
- By: Graeme Forster
- January 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:44
Caisse part of construction manufacturing group acquisition
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is joining forces with the Marcel Dutil family’s Placements CMI and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ to…
- By: Staff
- January 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:35
Oxford Properties, AIMCo planning mixed-use development in Ontario
Oxford Properties Group, the real estate investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. are planning to develop…
- By: Staff
- January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 16:00
Younger Canadians more likely to want employer-provided virtual health care: survey
About three-quarters (72 per cent) of working Canadians said they’d perceive their employer in a more positive light if it offered virtual care or telemedicine,…
- By: Staff
- January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Mark Machin becomes new chairman of FCLTGlobal
FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit institute focused on developing research and tools to encourage long-term investing, is appointing Mark Machin, chief executive officer of the Canada Pension…
- By: Staff
- January 21, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 10:40
Ontario appeal court rules former IMAX exec may exercise stock options in reasonable period
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a wrongfully dismissed employee could take advantage of the stock options and restricted share units that vested…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- January 21, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:15
Cadillac Fairview hosts indoor puppy parks on Blue Monday
Cadillac Fairview Corp. let the dogs out at four of its downtown Toronto office towers to cheer up its employees on Blue Monday, known as…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- January 21, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 09:00
Is ‘offence the best defence’ for investors in current economic environment?
The investment industry has been talking a lot about our position in the economic cycle and our proximity to a recession. In fact, I wrote about it…
- January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:30
SEI names new director of investment strategy in Canada
SEI Investments Canada Co. is appointing Kendra Kaake as director of investment strategy for its institutional group in Canada. With more than 20 years of…
- By: Staff
- January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:30
Caisse part of Quebec-based construction manufacturing group acquisition
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is joining Placements CMI and Fonds de solidarité FTQ to take on equal ownership of multiple assets from private…
- By: Staff
- January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:15
How can employers help employees combat Blue Monday?
The third Monday of January, known as Blue Monday, is considered the saddest day of the year, but some Canadian employers are trying to make it a…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- January 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 10:00
IMF: Low rates and reduced trade tension to aid world growth
Low interest rates and reduced trade tensions will likely buoy the global economy over the next two years and help nurture steady if modest growth.…
- By: Paul Wiseman, the Associated Press
- January 20, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:22
Top ESG trends for 2020: MSCI
Climate change’s ramifications for real estate, the rise of innovative technologies and the changing nature of stakeholder activism are some of the environmental, social and…
- By: Staff
- January 20, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:19
Financial wellness more than just paycheque size: report
As holiday bills come due, resolutions to save more are forgotten and Blue Monday — touted as the most depressing day of the year —…
- By: Staff
- January 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:00
Survey finds half of Canadian pre-retirees plan to work in retirement
Half (50 per cent) of pre-retirees said they plan to work in retirement but only 11 per cent of retirees reported they actually had returned…
- By: Staff
- January 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:45
Wello names Lori Casselman president and CRO
Canadian-based health-care provider INLIV is appointing Lori Casselman as president and chief revenue officer of Wello, its virtual care platform and telemedicine business. In the new role, Casselman will focus…
- By: Staff
- January 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 06:00
The Case for Greater China Exposure in Global Equity Portfolios
Download PDF (2 MB) China has rapidly become the second-largest economy in the world and has been the key driver in global growth over the…
- January 19, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 10:30
OPTrust part of acquisition of Spanish solar plants
The OPSEU Pension Trust, alongside Bruc Iberia Energy Investment Partners and Green Investment Group, are acquiring two solar photovoltaic power plants that are currently under construction in Spain…
- By: Staff
- January 17, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Iron Ore entering $560 million group annuity buy-in
The Iron Ore Co. of Canada has purchased a $560 million group annuity buy-in that covers more than 3,700 defined benefit plan beneficiaries and current retirees. The…
- By: Staff
- January 17, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
Don’t be tempted by forecasts, says CBC pension plan CEO
When pension plans have access to a lot of forecasting information, it’s easy to be tempted into straying from an initial plan. Yet sticking to…
- By: Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review
- January 17, 2020 November 22, 2021
- 10:30