Cassandra Williamson-Hopp | April 8, 2020 While physical well-being is vital during the coronavirus pandemic, the situation is raising multiple mental-health issues, including rising stress levels exacerbated by job uncertainty and social isolation. Looking at mental-health...
Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review | April 8, 2020 With companies finding themselves strapped for cash in the wake of the coronavirus, are plan sponsors scaling back on the company match in capital accumulation plans?...
Staff | April 7, 2020 The mental-health repercussions of the coronavirus could see global sales of psychiatric drugs increase to more than US$40 billion by 2025, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Global sales for...
Martha Porado | April 7, 2020 Financial hardship is hitting employers across Canada and they’re starting to make difficult choices around cost-cutting measures within their businesses. “Some plan sponsors may be considering changes to their plan...
Alyssa Hodder | April 7, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has hit us all hard, and pensions and benefits are no exception. The pandemic has implications for out-of-country emergency travel insurance, disability benefits and even day-to-day health-care claims,...
Staff | April 6, 2020 The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is making a strategic investment in SitusAMC, which provides advisory, outsourcing, talent and technology solutions to both the commercial and residential real estate finance industries. The...
Kelsey Rolfe | April 6, 2020 An arbitrator has ruled in favour of the Winnipeg Police Association in its dispute with the City of Winnipeg over the police pension plan. The association filed the grievance in November...
Kelsey Rolfe | April 6, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is expected to impact employers’ short-term disability claims’ experience as workers fall ill and require time off work to recover from the virus, but plan sponsors may also have to...
Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review | April 6, 2020 Due to market volatility caused by the coronavirus, pension plans may be finding themselves offside their investment policies as their assets have drifted. Typically, pension funds...
Staff | April 3, 2020 While many Canadian employers are increasing safety measures for their frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic, a minority are increasing pay or considering doing so, according to a new survey by the...