The massive uptick in private equity investing is changing how companies raise capital. The private equity industry has grown by 500 per cent since 2000, according to research by Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead...
Staff | October 10, 2019 Canadian employers plan to hold the line on budgeted pay raises in 2020, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson. It found employers are expecting no changes to their salary budgets in...
Martha Porado | October 10, 2019 Looking at South Korea today, it’s hard to believe the country was one of the world’s poorest just a few decades ago. But since the 1960s, its economy has been...
Staff | October 10, 2019 Medavie Blue Cross is launching a digital health platform that helps plan members access resources to manage their health when and where they need it. Available through a mobile app and online...
Staff | October 10, 2019 Great-West Life Assurance Co. is launching a collaborative health-care program that draws on clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and other experts to help group benefits plan members get the right diagnosis, and provide them with...
Staff | October 9, 2019 Unionized employees at Dearborn Ford in Kamloops, B.C. are receiving a pension boost and wage increases in a new three-year contract, which they voted to ratify earlier this week. The agreement,...
Staff | October 9, 2019 Hub International Ltd. is acquiring PDF Financial Group Inc., a Toronto-based brokerage that offers employee benefits, human resources and related financial advice consulting, as well as outsourcing services. Peter Demangos, the brokerage’s founder...
Martha Porado | October 9, 2019 Most (80 per cent) Canadians said they’d rather have an improved pension, or any pension, than a higher salary, according to new research by the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. The...
Staff | October 8, 2019 While society at large is promoting conversations around mental health, stigma is still entrenched in the workplace, according to a new survey by Teladoc Health Inc. The survey was conducted in...
Staff | October 8, 2019 Schroders is appointing Marc Brookman as chief executive officer of its North American operations. Karl Dasher, the current CEO of North America and co-head of fixed income, will be leaving the firm at the...