Norway – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canadian pension funds continue to land top marks for transparency: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/canadian-pension-funds-continue-to-land-top-marks-for-transparency-report/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:30:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162843 For the fourth year in a row, five Canadian pension funds are among the most transparent in the world, according to the global pension transparency benchmark, a collaboration between Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking Inc. The benchmark, launched in 2021, measures the transparency of disclosures of 15 pension systems across measurements such as cost, governance, performance […]

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]]> Canadian institutional investors allocating 3% to domestic equities: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/canadian-institutional-investors-allocating-3-of-funds-to-domestic-equities-report/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160906 Canadian institutional investors are allocating only three per cent of their funds to domestic equities, according to a new study from London-based think thank New Financial LLP. The report, which analyzed 13 countries’ pension systems, found the U.S. had the highest allocation to domestic equities (44 per cent), while Norway had the lowest (0.5 per cent). […]

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]]> Nordic countries offer best parental work-life balance, Canada needs improvement: study https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/nordic-countries-offer-best-parental-life-work-balance-canada-needs-improvement-study/ Fri, 24 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156010 Norway, Sweden and Denmark offer the best parental work-life balance, according to a new study by Remote Technology Inc. The global study assessed the quality of parental work-life balance in 20 nations by analyzing factors like parental leave, annual leave entitlement and childcare costs. It found the Nordic nations had an exceptionally high expenditure on family […]

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]]> ETFs and the risks of connectivity https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/etfs-and-the-risks-of-connectivity-2/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/etfs-and-the-risks-of-connectivity-2/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:35:17 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/etfs-and-the-risks-of-connectivity-2/ As ETFs hit new milestones, regulatory scrutiny heats up.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/etfs-and-the-risks-of-connectivity-2/feed/ 0 Norway Snaps Up Greek, Spanish Bonds https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/norway-snaps-up-greek-spanish-bonds/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/norway-snaps-up-greek-spanish-bonds/#respond Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:52 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/norway-snaps-up-greek-spanish-bonds/ European stress tests last month eased speculation that fiscal distress in Greece, Spain and Portugal may spread and prolong market turmoil.

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