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Teachers’ to sell stake in TD Centre

Teachers’ to sell stake in TD Centre

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan subsidiary Cadillac Fairview has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 30% non-managing interest in Toronto-Dominion Centre to the Ontario…

  • By: Staff
  • August 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:12
Is your co-worker trying to sabotage you?

Is your co-worker trying to sabotage you?

Do you suspect someone at work is trying to sink your career? You're not alone.

  • By: Staff
  • August 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:45
Franklin Resources names co-presidents

Franklin Resources names co-presidents

Franklin Resources has appointed Vijay C. Advani and Jennifer M. Johnson as co-presidents, effective Oct. 1, 2015.

  • By: Staff
  • August 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:27
Liberals pitch flexible work plan

Liberals pitch flexible work plan

Justin Trudeau is promising a Liberal government would make it easier for more than a million Canadians to have more flexible work hours.

Public healthcare insurance costs typical family nearly $12,000

Public healthcare insurance costs typical family nearly $12,000

A typical Canadian family of four will pay $11,735 for public healthcare insurance in 2015, finds a Fraser Institute study.

  • By: Staff
  • August 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:28
How to support new immigrants at work

How to support new immigrants at work

I recently watched U.K.-based CNN anchor Hala Gorani—born in the U.S. to Syrian parents and raised in Algeria and France—give a graduation speech at George…

Why you need to take a lunch break

Why you need to take a lunch break

Research suggests everyone would be be better off if more of us took a real mid-day break, reports Profit.

  • By: Staff
  • August 19, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 17:00
National securities regulator won’t pressure provinces to join

National securities regulator won’t pressure provinces to join

As the plan to create a national securities regulator forges ahead, the organization’s newly minted chairman says he isn’t bothered by the fact that not…

Teachers’ sells Canadian banks, energy companies

Teachers’ sells Canadian banks, energy companies

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan sold large stakes in Canadian banks and energy companies in the second quarter.

Money managers worry about emerging markets

Money managers worry about emerging markets

Global investors have shifted their attention from Greece to China amid continued concern of a Chinese recession.

  • By: Staff
  • August 19, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:37
BNY Mellon to pay US$14.8 million to settle bribery case

BNY Mellon to pay US$14.8 million to settle bribery case

BNY Mellon has agreed to pay US$14.8 million to settle federal civil charges of attempting to influence officials of a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund…

The dark side of ETFs?

The dark side of ETFs?

Do ETFs lead to a less informed marketplace?

  • August 19, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 08:59
Finding the Inefficiencies

Finding the Inefficiencies

The benefits of active management

Survey finds 56% of Canadian workers reporting reduced productivity due to financial concerns

More than half (56 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re less productive at work due to financial concerns, according to a new survey by…

  • By: Staff
  • September 27, 2024 September 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Caisse buying 25% stake in U.K. electricity firm, investing in forestland portfolio

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring a 25 per cent stake in U.K.-based First Hydro Co. alongside Brookfield Asset Management and…

  • By: Staff
  • September 27, 2024 September 26, 2024
  • 15:00

Canadians with employer-sponsored health benefits 20% more likely to seek care when needed: survey

Canadians with an employer-provided benefits plan are 20 per cent more likely to seek care when needed and 25 per cent more likely to report…

  • By: Staff
  • September 27, 2024 September 26, 2024
  • 09:00

HOOPP’s Jeff Wendling retiring in 2025

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…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2024 September 26, 2024
  • 11:00

How are Canadian DB pension plan sponsors making use of surplus funds amid positive funded status environment?

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…

Gov’t seeking feedback on solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated DB pension plans

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…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2024 September 24, 2024
  • 11:00