The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is backing an acquisition deal that will see Singapore-based Cyan Renewables buy Australian offshore marine services provider MMA Offshore Ltd.…
An article on the City of Philadelphia’s return-to-office mandate was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…
The Ontario Pension Board is making two senior executive appointments as part of its management transition plan. The organization is appointing Marc Rondeau (pictured right)…
Jordan Fremont is joining Stikeman Elliott LLP’s pensions and benefits group as a partner. His practice focuses on pensions, benefits and compensation plan design, as…
Liquidity status is helping some of Canada’s biggest pension funds meet the challenges of a volatile investment market thanks to exceptional liquidity status, according to…
More than half (52) per cent of new public safety employee hires are expected to retire from a defined benefit pension plan, according to a…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Priti Singh (pictured) as senior managing director and chief risk officer. Singh, who most recently served as…
The establishment of a green and transition taxonomy by the federal government will help provide the confidence and transparency that investors need to make decisions…
In an open letter, leaders from Canada’s biggest pension funds are asking the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board to reconsider a two-year relief period granted to…
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan grew by two per cent during the second quarter of 2024 and nine per…
Returns from short-term Government of Canada bonds and credit are rising due to the easing of interest rates by the Bank of Canada last month,…
Ontario’s small claims court has ruled that an employer’s letter, which described the benefits coverage that would exist following a divestment as ‘comparable’ to prior…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing €550 million in Europe-based team.blue to acquire a 20 per cent interest in the firm. The total…
A story on how group insurers can help plan sponsors provide adequate coverage and ensure appropriate use of treatments for rare diseases was the most-read…
Putting responsible artificial intelligence principles in place is essential to enhancing risk-adjusted returns and positioning businesses for success, according to a new report by the Canada…
Mark White, the chief executive officer of the Financial Services Regulator of Ontario, has been confirmed as chair of the Ontario Energy Board and will…
The Competition Bureau is speeding up the development of guidance on the interpretation of new provisions in the Competition Act aimed at greenwashing. The federal…
Blair Morrison, chief executive officer and chief statutory officer of the British Columbia Financial Services Authority, is retiring in early 2025 after more than five…
Some of Canada’s largest pension funds are rethinking their real estate strategies as higher interest rates continue to push valuations lower and lenders pull in…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is selling LifeLabs Inc. in a deal worth roughly $1.35 billion to U.S.-based Quest Diagnostics. The transaction is expected…
Canadian corporate pension funds reported an average funding ratio of 117 per cent, while public pension funds reported an average of 116 per cent, according…
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans remained flat in the second quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, according to…
It would be possible to get around a city if there were no agreed-upon street names, but it would take longer, people would get lost…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting an annual return of 7.5 per cent, or $17.4 billion, as at March 31, 2024, up from 3.5…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is acquiring a minority stake in India-based financial institution Kogta Financial Ltd. through a Series E investment transaction worth US$148 million.…