Jordan Press, The Canadian Press | August 20, 2020 The federal Liberals are rolling out a $37-billion income support plan for workers whose earnings have crashed during the pandemic. The details released Thursday outline what will...
Staff | August 20, 2020 Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan is introducing a new secure section of its website where plan members can log in, access their personal account and learn about their pension. The features...
Staff | August 20, 2020 Four types of new habits and perspectives are expected to define the post-coronavirus era and could impact investment portfolios, according to new analysis by Thinking Ahead, the thought leadership lab at the...
Kelsey Rolfe | August 20, 2020 The Public Sector Alliance of Canada is asking the federal government to change the way it reports the unfunded liabilities of public sector pension plans, arguing the current practice makes the cost...
Staff | August 20, 2020 Long-term engagement with companies on environmental, social and governance issues has been touted as a route to impact positive change, but a new paper from the Alternative Investment Management Association is arguing...
Staff | August 19, 2020 Quebec is applying new pension relief measures and is also extending the credit on employer contributions to the health services fund. The pension relief measures, which the federal government announced in early July, will...
Kelsey Rolfe | August 19, 2020 The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has found a labour arbitrator failed to properly analyze an employer’s efforts to accommodate an employee taking medical cannabis for his chronic pain. The International Brotherhood...
Staff | August 19, 2020 The value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds fell 3.3 per cent to $2.02 trillion in the first quarter of 2020, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Despite...
Staff | August 18, 2020 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$50-million series C funding round for Calgary-based 3D robotics supply chain company Attabotics Inc. The pension fund is making the investment through its Teachers’ Innovation...
Staff | August 18, 2020 Navacord Corp. is acquiring Cooke Capital, a group benefits plan provider based in Prince Edward Island, effective Aug. 13, 2020. The partnership aims to combine the two companies’ insurance and...