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What if institutional investors could turn their portfolio companies’ quarterly earnings calls into actionable data by analyzing their sentiment over time? The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is attempting to do just that, in partnership with Edmonton-based machine learning company AltaML Inc. Using a form of artificial intelligence called natural language processing, AltaML is analyzing the […]

Medavie launching digital health platform

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 through the insurer’s plan member services site, Connected Care has accessible virtual opportunities that connect directly to Canadian doctors through a partnership with virtual care provider Maple. […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 10, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:05
Using AI to gauge employee well-being, satisfaction

While employers want workplace cultures that make employees feel good and included, gauging and quantifying that experience can be difficult. Toronto-based company Receptiviti Inc. is aiming to help employers create and maintain “people-first” workplaces that make culture a priority, recognizing it’s a foundational part of organizational health and business performance. To do this, it’s analyzing language across […]

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In the fall of 2008, James Weatherall, today a professor of logic and the philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine, was a PhD student in physics in New Jersey and lived across the river from Wall Street. When the financial crisis hit, he saw how the media was placing the blame on […]

Tech industry still lagging in reputation around gender diversity: survey

Almost half (43 per cent) of female students and young professionals said they feel technology companies don’t really want to hire women, according to a survey by SAP Canada Inc. It also found 54 per cent of survey respondents said technology companies have a bad reputation when it comes to gender equality and 48 per cent said they don’t know how […]

  • By: Staff
  • September 23, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 16:15
Sun Life partnering with EQ Care to launch virtual medical evaluation service

Sun Life is launching Equinoxe LifeCare’s virtual medical evaluation services to help plan sponsors with disability management. The service allows plan members and their dependants to connect with virtual health-care services and licensed health-care practitioners. It also enables them to consult with medical professionals through secure video or chat via smartphone, tablet or computer. In addition, the service allows plan members to requisition […]

  • By: Staff
  • September 9, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 16:00
Pension Podcast: A look at Poland as a post-Soviet success story for institutional investors

After years of dramatic post-Soviet growth, Poland is a major contender within the global marketplace. Yet, it’s a mixed bag for institutional investors, who are finding both opportunities and limitations in the market. The country is holding up well in an increasingly challenging global environment where other economies are seeing growth slow, said Rachel Van […]

  • By: Staff
  • September 6, 2019 January 9, 2021
  • 08:45
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Canadian asset and wealth managers are facing increased expectations from clients, according to a poll by RBC Investor and Treasury Services. Those surveyed identified the rise in client expectations as the top challenge for the year, followed by increased regulation, which held the top spot in 2018. As well, about a quarter (23 per cent) […]

  • By: Staff
  • September 5, 2019 January 6, 2021
  • 09:07
Successful transformations require HR involvement from design to implementation

Canadian executives who think they can manage disruptions in their industries could be in for a big surprise if they don’t do more to include human resources in their transformation plans. Millions of jobs — and the people who fill them — will be affected by artificial intelligence and automation between now and 2022. Organizations that […]

Employers not investing in employee experience: survey

Fewer than half (48 per cent) of employees said they believe their employers are invested in improving the employee experience, according to a new survey by U.S.-based cloud computing company ServiceNow Inc. The survey also found 61 per cent of respondents rated their employers poorly based on a negative experience with personal leave. And only […]

  • By: Staff
  • August 26, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 08:45