As technology advances and plan members’ needs become more diverse, the relationship between benefits plan sponsors and providers is adapting to fit these changes. Sarah…
Defined benefit. Defined contribution. Target benefit. Shared risk. Collective. Multi-employer. Pooled. Canada’s pension and retirement landscape is littered with lingo that can often be confusing…
As world markets contend with supply chain issues stemming from climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, environmental, social and governance considerations…
In 2018, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. adopted a centralized trading framework. The program, which brought together global derivatives and trading with almost $35…
The coronavirus pandemic ushered in a new world of work when organizations in most sectors were forced to find ways to operate virtually. Three years…
When Richard Manley, chief sustainability officer at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, joined the organization as managing director and head of sustainable investing in…
Schneider Electric’s senior compensation and benefits leader talks about adapting benefits to flex work, artificial intelligence and time spent gardening. Q: What top challenges do…
The International Monetary Fund is altering its expectations for global economic growth and inflation in 2023. During a recent press conference, the United Nation’s financial agency…
A Northern Ontario-based hydroelectric power company owned by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board is being integrated into another one of PSP Investments’ assets, a clean…
Government-backed defined benefit pension plans are driving growth in the pension administration software sector, according to a new report by Marqual IT Solutions Ltd. The…
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting that the weighted average net return of its clients’ portfolios was negative 8.1 per cent for the year ended Dec.…
More than 54 per cent of 401(k) plan sponsors say they prefer to keep their retired members’ assets in their plan, a notable increase from…
Companies that back up talk about investing in employees with action are associated with a four per cent higher return on invested capital, according to…
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…