Half of Canadians are concerned that their deaths will put their family’s financial stability in jeopardy, finds a BMO survey. Of those surveyed, 26% feel…
The Canadian Coalition for Retirement Security has launched a campaign to push for legislation to protect the earned pension benefits of public and private sector…
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, which is partially owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), plans to go public.
Netflix has introduced an unlimited leave policy for American employees that allows them to take off as much time as they want during the first…
Aberdeen Asset Management has entered into an agreement to acquire New York-based Arden Asset Management for an undisclosed amount.
Shire has made an unsolicited takeover bid of US$30 billion for biosciences company Baxalta, which was recently spun off from healthcare company Baxter International.
Morneau Shepell has completed the acquisition of the U.S. health and welfare benefits administration business of Ceridian.
After seven consecutive quarters of positive returns, Canadian pension plans broke their winning streak in the second quarter of 2015.
OMERS division Borealis Infrastructure Management is part of an investment consortium that has agreed to buy Autobahn Tank & Rast Holding, an operator of highway…
Cross border and domestic capital will continue to expand its allocation to global real estate as a result of the benign economic environment, finds a…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is making its first investment in the healthcare real estate sector.
Stats, events and opinions from the July/August 2015 issue
The time is right to shore up our retirement system, and the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is a step in the right direction.
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…
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…
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…
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…