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How to save your company from extinction

How to save your company from extinction

Most organizations aren’t prepared to deal with change, says a recent survey by ADP and Environics.

Can You Trust Your Manager’s Performance Reports?

Can You Trust Your Manager’s Performance Reports?

Over half of managers are not confident their performance numbers are accurate.

Video: Low-volatility equity strategies for DC plans

Video: Low-volatility equity strategies for DC plans

Investing in stocks has historically provided the potential growth investors need when accumulating assets as they prepare for retirement. In times of market volatility, however,…

Caisse buys stake in Asian real estate developer

Caisse buys stake in Asian real estate developer

Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has purchased an undisclosed stake in Shanghai-based real estate developer…

  • By: Staff
  • June 23, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:11
ECB increases amount of emergency loan to Greece

ECB increases amount of emergency loan to Greece

A banking official says the European Central Bank has increased the amount of emergency liquidity that Greek lenders can draw on, the second time it…

SSGA appoints president

SSGA appoints president

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has appointed Greg Ehret as president. He will continue to report to Ron O’Hanley, CEO of SSGA.

  • By: Staff
  • June 23, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:17
Manulife Asset Management appoints three

Manulife Asset Management appoints three

Manulife Asset Management Private Markets, the private asset management arm of Manulife, has made three senior appointments.

  • By: Staff
  • June 23, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 00:01
Macklem joins Scotiabank board

Macklem joins Scotiabank board

Tiff Macklem has been appointed by Scotiabank to its board of directors.

  • By: Staff
  • June 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 15:24
Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum coverage

Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum coverage

Benefits Canada is proud to present editorial coverage of our Face-to-Face Drug Plan Management Forums in Toronto and Vancouver.

  • By: Staff
  • June 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 13:03

Video: Bring financial wellness to the workplace

Canadian plan sponsors aren’t yet ready to offer financial wellness programs and don’t believe there’s a need for them. They also don’t want to be…

Don’t skimp on HR training

Don’t skimp on HR training

Managers need to be well trained to deal when employees behave improperly as they arise, reports Profit.

  • By: Staff
  • June 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:43
Quebec proposes changes to pension funding rules

Quebec proposes changes to pension funding rules

Quebec has introduced a bill that makes major changes to the funding rules for private sector DB plans, says an Eckler Special Notice. Bill 57…

  • By: Staff
  • June 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:29
Bondification of equities imminent: report

Bondification of equities imminent: report

Pragmatism is the new watchword for investors globally, with 70% stating they will chase returns, not asset classes, finds a survey released by CREATE-Research and…

  • By: Staff
  • June 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:17

Truth and Reconciliation: Redbrick educating employees on issues impacting Indigenous Canadians

Victoria-based technology company Redbrick is marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by educating employees on issues impacting Indigenous Canadians. Earlier in September, the…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • September 30, 2024 September 27, 2024
  • 09:00

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

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…

Feds 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 30, 2024
  • 11:00