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Key stakeholders highlighting value of private payer health care amid plans for dental, pharmacare programs

Amid plans by the federal government to introduce national dental and pharmacare programs, key stakeholders in the private payer health-care sector should highlight the value…

Rising interest rates, value investing, war in Europe: key questions answered

It’s a chaotic time for institutional investors. Between rising inflation and interest rates, war in Europe and an ongoing global pandemic, stock market volatility is…

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Private infrastructure investments to top $1 trillion in 2022: report

Assets under management by private infrastructure investors are forecast to reach a record $1.19 trillion in 2022, according to a new report by Boston Consulting…

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  • March 24, 2022 March 24, 2022
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Fed raising key rate to curb inflation

The U.S. Federal Reserve is launching a high-risk effort to tame inflation, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling up to seven rate hikes.…

CPPIB, PSP backing Ivey program for women interested in asset management

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are backing Canada’s first university program designed to open the asset management…

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  • March 14, 2022 July 27, 2022
  • 14:00

Caisse venture capital hub partners with innovative funds, Ontario Teachers’ backs AI-powered credit platform

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s venture capital hub is partnering with seven venture capital funds representing $8.6 billion in assets under management.…

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  • March 10, 2022 March 10, 2022
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CPPIB updates proxy voting guidelines on diversity, climate issues

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is expanding the number of countries in which it will apply its most stringent board gender diversity proxy voting…

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  • March 10, 2022 March 10, 2022
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Why it’s essential to provide multiple treatments for psoriatic disease

While about a million Canadians live with psoriasis, one in three will go on to develop psoriatic arthritis, said Rachael Manion, executive director of the Canadian…

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CPPIB entering multifamily property development, selling stake in energy company to Ontario Teachers’

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is entering a joint venture to develop multifamily residential communities in high-growth metropolitan areas of the U.S. The institutional…

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  • February 24, 2022 February 24, 2022
  • 09:00

Ontario court refuses appeal over workers’ right to sue for wrongful dismissal in cases of chronic stress

The Ontario Court of Appeal is refusing to consider an appeal from Ontario’s Divisional Court judgement that affirmed employees’ right to sue for wrongful and…

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U.S. employers, employees divided on well-being support, voluntary benefits: survey

While 68 per cent of employers said they’ve enhanced their well-being value proposition as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, only 51 per cent of…

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  • February 22, 2022 February 18, 2022
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BCI selling stake in $1.7BN Canadian trucking company

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is selling its stake in a Toronto-based trucking company. The investment manager will sell Pilot Freight Services, which specializes…

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  • February 10, 2022 February 10, 2022
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Sabbaticals can help with talent attraction and retention, say experts

Sally Phuong took a four-week sabbatical from her job as an account executive at Sun Life Financial Inc. last year so she could participate in…