Employers are increasingly adding more rewards and individualized tactics to their workplace cultures, according to a study by the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF).
The demand for more expedient and convenient services in the world of health benefits grows every year. And the boundaries of what constitutes an expected level of service are being pushed with the popularity of smartphones and mobile tablet devices.
First and foremost, custodians keep an investor’s assets safe and secure. But as pension plans continue to invest in more sophisticated assets—private equity, derivatives and hedge funds—custodians are no longer simply dealing with traditional stocks and bonds.
Morneau Shepell has acquired SBC Systems Company, Inc., a U.S. provider of employee benefits administration systems, based in Atlanta, GA.
State Street Corp. is using cloud-based technology to expand its online service for exchange traded funds (ETFs), TotalETFSM. The new enhancements provide integration to core applications, end-to-end automation and client transparency via an ETF dashboard available on my.StateStreet.com. Additional functionality includes the geographic expansion of State Street’s Fund Connect ETF order management system and a […]
Equitable Life of Canada has launched a new drug plan management tool kit, designed to help employers to better understand their drug plan risks and implement solutions to those risks.
Dec. 31, 1999, wasn’t just any New Year’s Eve. It was the turn of the millennium. And for some, it represented the end of days.
A new website, created by Toronto financial advisor Jennifer Black, offers an online resource for widows and widowers.
In July, Apple announced that more than 15 billion apps had been downloaded from its App Store. Why the frenzy over apps? While websites exist for virtually any subject, apps offer some significant advantages.
A new disclosure document Canadian financial regulators require for mutual and segregated funds fails to take advantage of new technologies such as smartphones and tablets, says a report by the Fraser Institute.