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Global pension plan sponsors concerned about recession, stagflation: survey

More than half (57 per cent) of global pension plan sponsors are very concerned about the prospect of looming stagflation, according to a new survey…

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  • September 13, 2022 September 13, 2022
  • 12:21

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

The announcement Benefits Canada‘s 2022 Workplace Benefits Awards’ finalists was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news…

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  • September 9, 2022 September 9, 2022
  • 09:00

CPPIB-backed insurer selling Toronto subsidiary, Cadillac Fairview adopting nostalgic strategy

A Barbadian company is acquiring the life insurance business of a company in which the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has a majority stake. According…

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  • August 30, 2022 August 30, 2022
  • 12:00
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43% of global institutional investors expect fixed income performance to continue to decline: survey

While global institutional investors expect losses to continue in the fixed income market and are concerned that central banks may be too optimistic on the…

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  • August 30, 2022 August 30, 2022
  • 09:00
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U.S. labour board accuses Starbucks of pay disparity

A regional office of the National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks Corp. is violating U.S. labour law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from…

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Majority of low to moderate income workers would invest in long-term savings plans with incentives: survey

The vast majority (90 per cent) of low to moderate income workers say they’d open a long-term savings account if they were offered incentives, according…

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  • August 23, 2022 August 23, 2022
  • 09:00

Caisse reporting -7.9% return for first half of 2022

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec generated an average return of negative 7.9 per cent for the first half of 2022. The investment…

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  • August 18, 2022 August 16, 2023
  • 09:00

A look at the Calgary Foundation’s creative approach to impact investing

In 2016, the Calgary Foundation launched an impact investment program — one that required as much creativity as financial acumen to design. Perhaps that’s why…

Ontario Teachers’ entering agreement with mining company, Caisse selling stake in Indian real estate developer

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is entering a non-binding agreement with a Canadian company seeking to develop copper mines in Saskatchewan. In a deal reached…

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  • August 9, 2022 August 9, 2022
  • 12:00
Ontario appeal court ruling marks substantial shift in enforcement of termination clauses

Ontario Superior Court issues claims deadline to Bridging investors

Investors in a defunct Toronto asset management firm, the subject of an on-going court battle, have until late September to file compensation claims. In a…

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  • July 26, 2022 July 26, 2022
  • 12:00

Webinar coverage: Supporting plan members with severe asthma

Severe asthma is a complex condition that impacts between 150,000 and 250,000 Canadians, according to Vanessa Foran, president and chief executive officer of Asthma Canada,…

U of T pension assets grew by 4.7 per cent in the first half of 2021: UTAM report

The pension plan for the faculty and staff of the University of Toronto grew from $6.3 billion to $6.6 billion in the first six months of…

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  • July 5, 2022 July 8, 2022
  • 12:15
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CPPIB selling stake in U.K. utilities provider, Ontario Teachers’ investing in insurance brokerage

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling its stake in a U.K. wireless utilities provider. Through the deal reached with Digital 9 Infrastructure, an…

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  • June 28, 2022 June 28, 2022
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