Women made up nearly half (47.7 per cent) of Canada’s workforce in 2016, according to figures from Statistics Canada, marking a noteworthy rise on 1976’s…
Three years ago, the Alberta Pensions Services Corp. was facing a bitter fact. Though one of our key corporate goals is to begin paying benefits…
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. has appointed Lauren Bloom as head of defined contribution sales and intermediaries in Canada. Based out of Toronto, Bloom will lead sales…
Conduent Inc. has completed the sale of its human resources consulting business to a fund managed by private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital. The business,…
Pharmacare and flexible annuity options top the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association’s list of recommendations for the upcoming 2019 federal budget. In its submission, the…
Cashiers will often ask Canadian consumers if they’d like to donate to a charity as they pay for items at retail stores. But what about…
Federal officials overseeing billions in benefit payments to millions of Canadians are hoping artificial intelligence can resolve ongoing snags in the system. The government is…
More than 80 per cent of eligible Siemens Canada employees are now shareholders in the company. The global industrial manufacturing firm recently distributed a total…
Software company Thrive Savings Inc. is launching a financial wellness app for employers to help their employees with their savings goals. The app, which is available on…
The Bank of Canada is set to announce a decision on the target for its overnight rate on Wednesday. Widely expected to be a 25…
Hub International Ltd. is acquiring two more Canadian companies as it rolls out its strategy for expanding its employee benefits and pension business in Canada. “We…
The Association of Canadian Pension Management has found its new chief executive officer in Ric Marrero. Recently serving as interim chief executive officer, Marrero is…
CIBC Mellon has appointed former Canada Pension Plan Investment Board managing director Karen Rowe as its new chief financial officer. At the CPPIB, Rowe was…
After a 38-year career, Jeff Aarssen is retiring from his role as senior-vice president of group customer sales at the Great-West Life Assurance Co. “Jeff…
Vestcor Investment Management Corp. posted an eight per cent return on total assets under active management in 2017, up from 6.2 cent the year before.…
Almost a third (32 per cent) of Canadian millennials cited the lack of a pension plan as one of the concerns of working in the gig…
Almost half (45 per cent) of Canadians are confident they’ll be able to maintain their standard of living in retirement to a life expectancy of 85,…
About a third (30 per cent) of Canadian workers view financial wellness programs as a major factor in selecting a new employer, but only 40…
May is the perfect time of year to address employees’ financial health, as they’ve just gone through the stress of filing their tax returns. As well, May…
More than a third (41 per cent) of Canadians rank money as their greatest stress, according to a new survey commissioned by the Financial Planning Standards…
Upcoming enhancements coming to the Canada Pension Plan will lead to a reduction in investment in Canadian enterprises, a new paper from the Fraser Institute…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has announced several senior executive appointments, all of which will be effective June 1, 2018. Leading the credit investments…
A subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc. has acquired a holding in an Irish company specializing in employee benefits consulting and private wealth management. On Friday,…
More than three-quarters (78 per cent) of North American employees and retirees with pension plans said the availability of those benefits was a major factor in deciding…
Despite several twists and turns, Australian superannuation fund QSuper isn’t shying away from implementing new technology. Speaking at Benefits Canada‘s Benefits & Pension Summit in Toronto on Tuesday, Kim…