Sun Life Financial has appointed Heather Wolfe as managing director of liability-driven investment strategies in its defined benefit solutions team. For the previous seven years, Wolfe was a managing director of client relationships in the defined benefit solutions team. Her previous roles in the industry include assistant vice-president of retirement and savings plans at TD Bank Financial Group, […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has appointed Michael Ryder as a senior managing director and head of Americas for its infrastructure arm, OMERS Infrastructure. Based in New York, Ryder joins OMERS from the Blackstone Group where he was a senior managing director with Blackstone Energy Partners. In the role, he led the firm’s midstream energy and oilfield […]
The Alternative Investment Management Association’s chief operating officer James Burron is leaving the organization to start a new, “complementary” alternative investment association. After more than six years at AIMA, Burron is launching the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies and Assets with Caroline Chow, a former AIMA associate who left the organization in December. Originally, the two intended to […]
GroupHEALTH Benefit Solutions has appointed Gary Walters as senior vice-president of underwriting. In the new role, Walters will be based out of GroupHEALTH’s Barrie, Ont. office, and will oversee underwriting projects for all of GroupHEALTH’s companies across Canada, which also include offices in Vancouver, Surrey, B.C., Edmonton and Etobicoke, Ont. Read: GroupHEALTH partners with GMS Insurance […]
Sun Life Financial Canada has appointed John Hallett as a retirement strategist for group retirement services. In the new position, Hallett will drive new conversations with plan sponsors and industry professionals to create a culture of retirement income that focuses on creating healthier plan designs and increased employee retirement readiness, according to Sun Life. With more than […]
There was plenty of news in the pension, benefits, investment and human resources industries to tweet out to Benefits Canada‘s more than 3,200 followers in 2017. Here are the top tweets of last year. Thank you to our readers for engaging with the content and, if Benefits Canada isn’t in your Twitter feed already, don’t forget to follow us @BenCanMag. Stiff competition drives […]
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Bruno Guilmette as interim chief investment officer. “The board recognized the need to move quickly and Bruno Guilmette agreed to start the build up of our infrastructure investment capacity as interim chief investment officer, so that we can look forward to engaging with stakeholders,” said Janice Fukakusa, chair of the […]
Sun Life Financial Canada has appointed Jacques Goulet as president, with current president Kevin Dougherty moving into the newly created role of executive vice-president of innovation and partnerships. Goulet joins Sun Life from Mercer, where he was president of health and wealth, and responsible for the organization’s global retirement, health, investment consulting and investment management […]
Fiera Capital Corp. affiliate Fiera Comox has appointed Patrick Lynch as a partner in its private equity team. Lynch joins Fiera from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, where he was head of funds and partnerships. Before that, he was head of funds and global investment partnerships at an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign fund. Read: Caisse invests in Canadian […]
Dentons Canada LLP has appointed Meaghen Russell as a partner in its employment, labour and pensions group. Based in the firm’s Toronto office, Russell will be advising and representing employers on a wide range of employment and labour matters, including workplace accommodation, wrongful dismissal litigation and employment contracts and policies. Prior to the role, Russell was a […]