global – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Employees’ online searches for burnout symptoms up 50% in 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/employees-online-searches-for-burnout-symptoms-up-50-in-2024-study/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162923 Employees’ online searches for burnout signs and symptoms are up 50 per cent worldwide in 2024, according to a new study by Instant Offices. The global study, which analyzed trends across 30 major cities, found Toronto workers had one of the highest burnout rates worldwide when looking at online sentiment, with 710 burnout term searches […]

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]]> Only 16% of Canadian employers have implemented pay transparency strategy: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/only-16-of-canadian-employers-have-implemented-pay-transparency-strategy-survey/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162541 Only 16 per cent of Canadian employers have implemented a pay transparency strategy, while 41 per cent have strategies in development and 22 per cent plan to develop their strategy within the next year, according to a new survey by Mercer. The survey, which polled more than 1,100 global companies, found 60 per cent said […]

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]]> Report finds majority of Canadian employers have employment, retention programs for people with disabilities https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/majority-of-canadian-employers-have-employment-retention-programs-for-people-with-disabilities-report/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158892 A majority (82 per cent) of Canadian companies have employment and retention programs focused on, or inclusive of, people with disabilities, according to a new report by advocacy group Disability:IN. It also found 71 per cent of U.S. employers have a requirement to ensure digital products are accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities, up […]

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]]> Is exposure to Chinese bonds becoming the norm? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-exposure-to-chinese-bonds-becoming-the-norm/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-exposure-to-chinese-bonds-becoming-the-norm/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2019 04:38:50 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-exposure-to-chinese-bonds-becoming-the-norm/ At the start of April, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index started including Chinese bonds. “Adding China to a benchmark global bond index – with two more global indexes likely to follow suit – will attract many investors to China’s domestic bond market, some for the first time,” said Kenneth Ho, managing director and head of Asia credit strategy […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-exposure-to-chinese-bonds-becoming-the-norm/feed/ 0 Private credit demystified https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/private-credit-demystified/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/private-credit-demystified/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2018 05:01:45 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/private-credit-demystified/ It's not just about corporate lending.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/private-credit-demystified/feed/ 0 Geopolitics and the global economy https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/geopolitics-and-the-global-economy/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/geopolitics-and-the-global-economy/#respond Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:21:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/geopolitics-and-the-global-economy/ Our interview with Harvard professor, Nicholas Burns.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/geopolitics-and-the-global-economy/feed/ 0 The risks in Canadian fixed income https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/the-risks-in-canadian-fixed-income/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/the-risks-in-canadian-fixed-income/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2018 07:12:36 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-risks-in-canadian-fixed-income/ And why now is the time for global bond diversification.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/the-risks-in-canadian-fixed-income/feed/ 0 The case for optimism in world economic outlook https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-case-for-optimism-in-world-economic-outlook/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-case-for-optimism-in-world-economic-outlook/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2018 07:12:01 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-case-for-optimism-in-world-economic-outlook/ IMF projects strong global growth despite key risks to watch.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-case-for-optimism-in-world-economic-outlook/feed/ 0 Real estate investing beyond Canada can pay off https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/real-estate-investing-beyond-canada-can-pay-off/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/real-estate-investing-beyond-canada-can-pay-off/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2017 06:08:58 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/real-estate-investing-beyond-canada-can-pay-off/ But smaller plan sponsors are having trouble getting there.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/real-estate-investing-beyond-canada-can-pay-off/feed/ 0 Beyond politics: Globalization beneath the headlines https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/beyond-politics-globalization-beneath-the-headlines/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/beyond-politics-globalization-beneath-the-headlines/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:59:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/beyond-politics-globalization-beneath-the-headlines/ Coverage of the 2017 Global Investment Conference Bear Pit.

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