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Despite serious risks, institutional investors experimenting with DeFi: report

Recent technology developments are enabling institutional investors to use decentralized finance tools, according to a new report by the board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. “Until very recently, institutional investors largely appear to have limited their participation in DeFi protocols, which they have indicated are due to issues around DeFi protocols’ compliance with applicable jurisdictional […]

  • April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022
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AIMCo connecting, engaging employees with networking platform

Since the Alberta Investment Management Corp. introduced an employee networking platform in the fall of 2020, nearly 500 connections have been made, more than 95 per cent of participants feel more connected to the organization’s people and culture and 88 per cent consider the platform to be a valuable addition to their professional network. The […]

  • April 5, 2022 April 4, 2022
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Great-West Lifeco subsidiary completes acquisition of Prudential’s retirement business

Empower Retirement, the U.S. subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc., has completed the previously announced acquisition of Prudential Financial Inc.’s full-service retirement business. With the completed acquisition, Empower’s reach in the U.S. is expanded to more than 17.1 million retirement plan participants and assets under administration to US$1.4 trillion on behalf of about 71,000 workplace savings plans, according to […]

  • April 5, 2022 April 4, 2022
  • 09:00

Employers prioritizing mental, physical health in return-to-workplace plans: survey

As employers prepare to bring employees back to their physical workplaces in 2022, they’re planning to position mental health (91 per cent), physical health (60 per cent) and work-life balance (57 per cent) initiatives as integral components of the transition, according to a new survey by Fidelity Investments Inc. and Business Group on Health. The […]

  • April 4, 2022 March 31, 2022
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What are the top reasons employees would consider leaving their jobs?

An increase in burnout (32 per cent) and work hours (28 per cent), as well as difficulty unplugging (27 per cent) and challenges communicating with colleagues (24 per cent) are among the top reasons Canadian office workers would consider leaving their jobs, according to a new survey by software company ServiceNow. The survey, which polled […]

  • April 1, 2022 March 31, 2022
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Just 27% of U.S. workers taking all vacation days: survey

Only about a quarter (27 per cent) of U.S. employees used all of their allotted paid vacation time in 2021, according to a new survey by software company Qualtrics. The survey, which polled 1,000 employees, found 26 per cent of respondents had an average of 9.5 days of unused vacation time at the end of […]

  • April 1, 2022 March 31, 2022
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Sustainability frameworks receive approval in SHARE’s proxy voting guidelines

The Shareholder Association for Research and Education is setting out new guidance for institutional investors on corporate votes regarding sustainability reporting. In its model proxy voting guidelines, the Shareholder Association for Research and Education provides Canadian institutional investors with a set of generic proxy voting rules designed to be easily tailored for individual organizations. “[The […]

  • March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022
  • 13:00

75% of investors factoring climate change into investment policies: survey

For three-quarters (75 per cent) of institutional investors, climate change is now central to — or a significant factor in — their investment policies, a steep increase from only 34 per cent two years ago, according to a new survey by Robeco Institutional Asset Management. The survey, which polled 300 of the world’s largest institutional […]

  • March 31, 2022 March 30, 2022
  • 09:00

Survey finds just 40% of U.S. employers offer mental-health benefits, resources

While 78 per cent of U.S. employees are reporting increased stress levels and feelings of burnout, only 40 per cent said their employer offers mental-health benefits or resources, compared to 53 per cent in 2021, 46 per cent in 2020 and 45 per cent in 2019, according to a new survey by Employ Inc. The […]

  • March 30, 2022 March 31, 2022
  • 15:00

Cost of medical plan claims expected to increase in 2022: report

In Canada, the year-over-year cost increase for claims under a medical plan on a per-person basis is projected to reach 8.6 per cent this year, up from eight per cent in 2021, according to a new report by Mercer Canada. The report, which analyzed responses from 210 insurers across 59 countries, found the year-over-year cost […]

  • March 30, 2022 March 29, 2022
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