Announcing the IBM Quantum Challenge
The IBM Quantum Challenge, by Jay Gambetta, IBM Fellow and VP of Quantum Computing Armonk, NY (Apr. 27, 2020) – As we approach the fourth anniversary of the IBM Quantum Experience, we invite you...
Monthly Archive: April 2020
Underlying Risks Being Exacerbated by COVID-19 Pandemic
2020Q1 Emerging Risks Monitor report highlights executive concerns around strategic assumptions and social instability even before emergence of COVID-19 Stamford, CT (Apr. 22, 2020) – “Strategic assumptions” remained the top concern for senior executives...
Globe & Mail Spring 2020 Insurance Trends Report
Globe & Mail Insurance Trends Report: April 2020 Toronto, ON (Apr. 24, 2020) – The insurance sector is responding to the immediate impacts of COVID-19 and looking to an uncertain future. Canada’s insurance providers...
Remote working, distributed workforces could be part of new normal post-coronavirus
Kelsey Rolfe | April 27, 2020 With coronavirus cases starting to peak in some Canadian provinces, employers are likely beginning to prepare for a return to work once lockdown restrictions eventually ease. But work won’t be the same...
Finale of showdown between insurers could have broader implications
The resolution of a legal dispute in Zaire, South Africa could have major implications on how information collected through health-tracking programs can be used to get benefits from insurers. Discovery, a Johannesburg-based financial services...
CPPIB part of development joint venture in South Korea
default Staff | April 24, 2020 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, alongside Dutch pension fund ASG and asset manager ESR Cayman Ltd., has entered into a new strategic agreement to establish a new development joint...
A tough first quarter for Canadian pension managers’ pooled funds
Staff | April 24, 2020 It’s no surprise that Canadian pension funds had a rough first quarter of 2020 and the latest data from Morneau Shepell Ltd.’s universe of pension managers’ pooled funds confirms just that....
Apollo, Trufla combine eCommerce insurance products with digital marketing offering for brokers
Apollo Exchange and Trufla Technology partner on broker suite launch Toronto, ON (Apr. 23, 2020) – Apollo Insurance Solutions Ltd., (“Apollo Exchange”) Canada’s largest online insurance marketplace, and Trufla Technology Ltd. (“Trufla”), have partnered...
CAAT pension plan returns 16% in 2019, well-positioned to weather coronavirus storm
Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review | April 24, 2020 The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a strong 2019, delivering a 16 per cent return, net of investment management fees, while growing...
More insurers offering small-business relief
Other insurance companies are joining Canada Life in lowering premiums on group benefits plans for coronavirus-hit small businesses. Green Shield Canada has announced that in April, May, and June, it will reduce premiums for...