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PIAC supporting FSRA’s proposed approach to addressing changing pension environment

The Pension Investment Association of Canada has released comments on the proposed strategic priorities for the newly formed Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario, which will officially launch this spring. “In our first year, our focus is on burden reduction and regulatory effectiveness,” the FSRA said in a consultation paper on proposed priorities for 2019-20. […]

  • April 12, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00

Caisse teams up with family office syndicate for low-carbon investing

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is teaming up with New York-based non-profit Clean, Renewable and Environmental Opportunities Family Office Syndicate to allocate more towards climate-related investments. The partnership is consistent with the Caisse’s commitment to leverage knowledge of best practices and market intelligence with other investors seeking new opportunities around climate change, according to […]

  • April 12, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 09:05

Pension and benefits highlights from Ontario’s 2019 budget

In its 2019 budget announcement on Thursday, the Ontario government said it’s taking a step towards implementing a framework for target-benefit pension plans. The budget included preliminary legislative changes that would expand the eligibility criteria for multi-employer target-benefit plans to include non-unionized multi-employer plans, in addition to those that are collectively bargained. The move is intended […]

  • April 11, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 16:20

PIAC supports FSRA’s proposed approach for addressing changing pension environment

The Pension Investment Association of Canada has released comments on the proposed strategic priorities for the newly formed Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario, which will officially launch this spring. “In our first year, our focus is on burden reduction and regulatory effectiveness,” the FSRA said in a consultation paper on proposed priorities for 2019-20. […]

  • April 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
  • 11:18

Employers including diversity objectives in benefits, culture programs: survey

Employers are increasingly including diversity and inclusion objectives in their benefits, compensation, workplace culture and well-being initiatives, according to new research by Willis Towers Watson. The survey, which polled 535 U.S. employers, found 55 per cent of employers have promoted diversity and inclusion initiatives relating to workplace policies and culture to their employees in the last three […]

  • April 11, 2019 November 30, 2020
  • 09:50

Ellement merging with AQ Group Solutions

Ellement Consulting Group is merging with AQ Group Solutions to create an enhanced offering in the Canadian employee benefits market. The merger will combine AQ Group Solutions’ customer service, group benefits and retirement solutions with Ellement’ actuarial consulting experience. It will be operated under the Ellement brand. Laura Lomow, president of AQ Solutions, will become a partner […]

  • April 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
  • 09:15

Caisse teams up with climate-focused family office syndicate

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is teaming up with New York-based, non-profit Clean, Renewable and Environmental Opportunities Family Office Syndicate to foster more capital towards climate-related investments. CREO is a group of global family offices interested in investing towards the transition to an environmentally friendly economy, with particular focus on clean energy, […]

  • April 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
  • 08:59

Long-term disability claims expected to fall in 2019: research

Long-term disability claims are expected to fall by 3.6 per cent in 2019 compared to 2018 due to a slowing Canadian economy, according to research by RBC Insurance Services Inc. Since LTD claims impact both employees and business owners, knowing where these trends are headed can help employers plan for and manage costs related to claims and ensure they have adequate […]

  • April 10, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00

Hugh O’Reilly to be senior fellow at C.D. Howe

The C.D. Howe Institute is appointing Hugh O’Reilly as a senior fellow.  Formerly the president and chief executive officer of the OPSEU Pension Trust, O’Reilly stepped down last month. Read: Hugh O’Reilly stepping down from OPTrust “Hugh combines impressive wisdom and experience in pensions with broad interest in many policy areas affecting prosperity and Canadians’ incomes,” […]

  • April 10, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00

Massive drop in VC deal count in Q1 2019

Venture capital funds had an expensive first quarter of the year, investing US$32.6 billion, the second highest quarter in the last decade, according to data from Pitch Book and the National Venture Capital Association. But that capital is going towards a smaller number of deals, with the quarter’s spending going towards just 1,853 deals, a […]

  • April 10, 2019 January 10, 2021
  • 11:33