inequality – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:25:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 UPP promoting responsible labour standards across portfolio: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/upp-promoting-responsible-labour-standards-across-portfolio-report/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160018 The University Pension Plan is promoting responsible labour standards in the direct operations that it invests in, according to a new stewardship report from the investment organization. It said the investment organization wants to ensure key metrics from the International Labour Organization are being respected in direct operations its involved with. It’s also looking to […]

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]]> Should social security benefits be considered when looking at wealth inequality? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/should-social-security-benefits-be-considered-when-looking-at-wealth-inequality/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/should-social-security-benefits-be-considered-when-looking-at-wealth-inequality/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2020 08:29:09 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/should-social-security-benefits-be-considered-when-looking-at-wealth-inequality/ People often discuss the wealth gap between the top one per cent and the rest of the population, but measures of wealth inequality don’t consider social security retirement benefits. A new paper by Sylvain Catherine, an assistant professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Max Miller, a PhD candidate in […]

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