The current market environment continues to push institutional investors into alternative assets, seeking both yield and diversification, but not all options are created equal. Hedge…
North American envelope marker and marketer Supremex Inc. is purchasing a $46 million group annuity buy-in through RBC Life Insurance Co. The deal covers 361…
On Dec. 3, the 2019 Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum featured sessions on rare disease, the pharmaceutical industry’s point of view, legal obligations…
While high-cost specialty medications represent about 30 per cent of drug costs, the total budget impact of rare disease drugs is less than two per…
Pharmaceutical companies and private payers can interact in different ways to ensure the right drugs are getting to the right patients, according to Kathy Sotirakos,…
As the landscape of Canadian drug plan management continues to evolve, several programs are being implemented by insurers and pharmacy benefits managers to help plan sponsors…
With Canada’s population ageing and research and development looking to produce medications that are beneficial for this evolving demographic, drugs are becoming more expensive, according to Mitch…
At the start of a new decade, it makes sense to look in the rear-view mirror to better understand where the industry is going. For drug plans, a…
The British Columbia Supreme Court has found that an individual who was the “directing mind of a company,” but not a trustee of its pension…
Institutional investors have been going back and forth about whether monetary policy will provide the tailwinds to markets it did last year or whether central banks…
There are some major disruptions and challenges facing humanity. But, where there are challenges, there can also be opportunities. One example of a disruptive trend…
Have you ever noticed that the language of sustainable investment is rife with acronyms? In my opinion, 2020 will see some of the worst tongue-twisters…
Younger generations are more likely to expect their employers to provide training and development programs, according to a new survey by getAbstract. Almost all (93…
If most defined contribution pension plan members who invest their own money underperform those who invest through professionally managed options, how can plan sponsors encourage…
North American envelope marker and marketer, Supremex Inc., is purchasing a $46 million group annuity buy-in with RBC Life Insurance Co. The deal covers 361…
Employees at steelmaker Ivaco Rolling Mills Ltd. in L’Orignal. Ont. have ratified new collective agreements that include improvements to their wages and benefits. About 400…
Canadians on the hunt for a new job want improved benefits and better control over their schedule, according to a new survey by Indeed. The…
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, will make climate change central to its investment decisions. Founder and chief executive officer Laurence Fink, who oversees the…
When news hit that the U.S. military had carried out an attack that killed Qasem Soleimani, the major general of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, institutional…
A topic that has received a lot of attention recently in many markets, especially the United States, is the fall in the number of listed…
In a world flooded by media messages, how can employers cut through the noise to engage employees in their pension and benefits plans? This is an ongoing…
Morneau Shepell Ltd. is teaming up with Interaxon Inc. to test meditation-aid technology for use in workplace well-being programs. Interaxon makes the Muse meditation headband, a research-grade electroencephalography…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing US$20 million in Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Hamilton, Ont.-based precision oncology company. The funds will go towards…
The union representing Saskatoon Public Library workers has ratified a tentative collective agreement that involves improved leave provisions and wage increases. The Canadian Union of Public Employees…
Willis Towers Watson has promoted Wendy Poirier to the role of global well-being leader. With the consulting firm since 2005, Poirier’s previous roles include innovation…