Digital health technology is growing in popularity, as a new survey has found that almost half (47%) of adults in the UK would be happy…
Embattled Valeant Pharmaceuticals is slashing its expectations for the current quarter and 2015 as a whole and issuing a guarded outlook for next year as…
Fortune recently profiled the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, focusing on how the giant has become a global player in asset management and how it has…
The majority of employees (79%) would prefer a range of additional benefits above a pay raise, according to a new survey by Glassdoor. Among the…
Mercer is partnering with Vemo, a workforce analytics and planning software company to expand its workforce analytics offering. Vemo, which specializes in workforce intelligence software,…
Global stock markets drifted lower Monday as oil prices fell further and investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s expected decision this week to raise interest…
Both Willis and Towers Watson shareholders have approved the revised merger, which the companies expect will close very early in 2016. The joint release didn’t…
British drug maker AstraZeneca is considering acquiring cancer-drug developer Acerta Pharma, which operates in the Netherlands and California, The New York Times reports. The news…
Since the founding of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 2009, its inventor, or inventors, have been shrouded in mystery. For six years, that individual or group…
Federal regulators are moving toward imposing restrictions on the use of derivatives by mutual funds, aiming to protect investors in funds that rely on the…
Companies in the ailing oil patch are looking at ways to avoid layoffs, or at the very least to forestall or minimize them. Canadian Natural…
ETFs and ETPs that are listed globally gathered US$319.4 billion in net new assets as of the end of November 2015, says new ETFGI data.…
Smaller and mid-size pension plans are taking advantage of what used to be the exclusive domain of larger pension funds. At Benefits Canada’s DB Investment…
Jeff Wendling, president and chief executive officer at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, will be retiring in 2025 after more than 25 years with…
With many Canadian defined benefit pension plans in a strong funded position, plan sponsors, particularly those with unionized workforces, are increasingly discussing the use of…
The federal government is currently seeking recommendations about its plan to introduce solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans. Under the government’s…
Marcie Frost, chief executive officer at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, is receiving a significant bonus that will boost her compensation to more than…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing two of its investment leaders to new executive roles, effective immediately, as Marlene Puffer steps away from her…
The total portfolio approach is gaining interest as a new investing strategy for pension funds and other asset owners, but its novel status may be…