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Caisse backing Australian agricultural platform, Ontario Teachers’ reinvesting in data centre provider

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering a strategic agricultural partnership with an Australian government bank. The investment organization and the Clean Energy Finance Corp. will launch an investment platform targeting farmland across Australia. The platform will make an initial allocation of $178 million over the next three years and its assets […]

  • June 22, 2023 June 21, 2023
  • 12:30

81% of institutional investors anticipate de-risking over next two years: survey

Institutional investors expect market volatility, high inflation and rising interest rates to spur portfolio de-risking policies over the next two years, according to a new survey by Aeon Investments. The survey, which polled pension plan sponsors, insurers and asset managers with about US$545 in combined assets under management, found 81 per cent said they expect […]

  • June 20, 2023 June 20, 2023
  • 12:30

90% of employers say employees with flexible work arrangements are productive

A majority (90 per cent) of employers say employees with flexible work arrangements are productive, with more than a third (37 per cent) saying their workers are very productive, according to a new survey by Express Services Inc. However, the survey, which polled more than 500 employers and more than 1,000 employees, also found employer […]

  • June 20, 2023 June 19, 2023
  • 09:00

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

An article on Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Benefits Agency transition to a not-for-profit corporation was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Saskatchewan’s pension and benefits administrator transitioning to not-for-profit model 2. University Pension Plan’s assets declined 9.1% in 2022, led by public equities 3. Survey […]

  • June 16, 2023 June 15, 2023
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70% of global employers seeing ROI on employee well-being programs: survey

More than two-thirds (70 per cent) of global employers say they’re seeing a return on investment from their employee well-being programs, up significantly from 23 per cent in 2018, according to a new survey by research firm YouGov on behalf of Virgin Group Ltd. The survey, which polled more than 600 employers, found two-thirds said […]

  • June 12, 2023 June 12, 2023
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Just 13% of employees exercising to improve mental health: survey

While the majority (81 per cent) of Canadian employees say physical activity has a positive effect on their mental health, just 13 per cent say they exercise to improve or maintain their mental well-being, according to Telus Health’s latest mental-health index. The survey, which polled more than 3,000 workers, found a third (33 per cent) […]

  • June 1, 2023 May 31, 2023
  • 09:00

CAAT appointing Karen Lockridge as director of responsible investing

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan is appointing Karen Lockridge as director of responsible investing. In the new role, she’ll be responsible for developing and refining the CAAT’s responsible investing strategy, including research, analysis and reporting on the pension plan’s environmental, social and governance activities. Lockridge will also provide guidance to the […]

  • May 29, 2023 May 29, 2023
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ACPM urging Retraite Québec to increase flexibility in funding municipal, university DB pension plans

The Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging Retraite Québec to provide additional flexibility in the funding of municipal and university defined benefit pension plans. In an open letter, the ACPM requested flexibility to fund up to 100 per cent of amortization payments from the reserve, noting this change would allow for better management of financial risks […]

  • May 29, 2023 May 29, 2023
  • 09:00

Survey finds 39% of women considering quitting job due to stress, burnout

Two-fifths (39 per cent) of Canadian women say they’ve considered quitting their job due to stress or burnout, compared to 25 per cent of men, according to a new survey by Pollara Strategic Insights on behalf of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Enterprise Canada. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 employees, found […]

  • May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023
  • 15:00

84% of U.S. employees happy at work, but burnout persists: survey

While the majority (84 per cent) of U.S. workers say they’re at least somewhat happy at work, nearly two-thirds (60 per cent) report some level of burnout, according to a new survey by the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. The survey, which polled more than 1,100 employees and more than 500 employers, found the vast […]

  • May 19, 2023 May 19, 2023
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