AI – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-89/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157820 An article outlining the implications of a single-payer universal pharmacare system was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investmnet stories of the past week: 1. Sounding Board: What plan sponsors should know about pharmacare 2. Meet the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards judges 3. Mental-health claims by Canadians up […]

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]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: How institutional investors can re-think active management to add value, generate alpha https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-how-institutional-investors-can-re-think-active-management-to-add-value-generate-alpha/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:55:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155798 An active manager only adds value for clients through three distinct ways: interpreting information through their research and decision-making, the way they manage risk through their portfolio construction and the way they engage as active owners in the businesses they’re invested in, said John Chisholm, investment director of global and international equities at Schroders, during […]

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]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: Technology, health-care innovations providing institutional investors with alpha https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-technology-health-care-innovations-providing-institutional-investors-with-alpha/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:54:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155814 Institutional investors are navigating two massive innovations, namely artificial intelligence and artificial incretins, said Jennifer O’Hara Martin, global equity portfolio specialist at T. Rowe Price, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April. People tend to compare the current AI trend to the technology bubble of the 2000s and while its infrastructure is similar, […]

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]]> Q&A with the Royal Bank of Canada’s Jamie Abbott https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/q-a-with-the-royal-bank-of-canadas-jamie-abbott/ Fri, 10 May 2024 12:54:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155292 The RBC’s senior director of North American benefits and global well-being discusses building flexibility into the modern benefits plan, harnessing AI capabilities in the banking world and finding wellness in the great outdoors. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: Employees are looking for meaningful support in both their professional and […]

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]]> 41% of global employers report attaining full gender equity: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/41-of-global-employers-report-attaining-full-gender-equity-survey/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154176 Just two-fifths (41 per cent) of global employers say they’ve attained full gender equity, according to a new survey by ManpowerGroup. The survey, which polled more than 40,000 employers in 42 countries, found 52 per cent reported pay equity initiatives are on schedule, while the remaining 48 per cent were behind or had no initiatives. […]

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]]> 76% of Canadian employers mandating partial, full return to office: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/76-of-canadian-employers-mandating-partial-full-return-to-office-survey/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153839 Three-quarters (76 per cent) of Canadian employers are mandating employees return to the office partially or full time, citing productivity, team communication and workplace culture as key drivers for the decision, according to a new survey by Cisco Systems Inc. The survey, which polled 150 Canadian employers and 500 employees, found nearly two-thirds (64 per […]

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]]> 2023 Investment Innovation Conference: How emerging medical technology is disrupting traditional health-care investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-how-emerging-medical-technology-is-disrupting-traditional-health-care-investments/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149007 Innovations in medical technology in the next 10 years could unlock a new dawn of health investments that will make the last decade look slow in comparison, said Daniel Kraft, a Stanford University and Harvard University trained physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and investor, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference […]

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]]> 2023 Investment Innovation Conference: The importance of proprietary data in technology, AI investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-pension-funds-investing-in-ai-models-should-seek-out-entities-with-proprietary-data/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:59:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147932 When investing in technology companies with artificial intelligence capabilities, it’s important that institutional investors ensure these entities own — or have relationships with large internet players that own — proprietary data that can deliver value, said Rob Zeuthen, head of secular pod and senior portfolio manager at Newton Investment Management, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s […]

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]]> How Texas’ Teacher Retirement System is incorporating AI into pension governance https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/how-texas-teacher-retirement-system-is-incorporating-ai-into-pension-governance/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:00:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145936 While artificial intelligence represents a new cornerstone for institutional investors’ operational tasks, corporate governance will be essential to ensure the risks are properly managed, according to Andrew Roth, deputy director of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. During a webinar hosted last week by the National Institute on Retirement Security, he detailed how the pension […]

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]]> ChatGPT a game-changer for benefits communication, but risks remain with full automation: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-communication/chatgpt-a-game-changer-for-benefits-communication-but-risks-remain-with-full-automation-expert/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141767 While ChatGPT is helping benefits communications become more efficient, detailed and reliable, the risks may outweigh the rewards when it comes to full automation, says Tom Milne, a principal at Normandin Beaudry. The possibilities for generative artificial intelligence in the benefits space are infinite, he says, noting the algorithms are helping expedite the research and […]

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