Investor sentiment has dropped to its lowest point since the financial crisis, according to a new report by Manulife. Its Investor Sentiment Index reached 16, just…
Manulife Financial saw a 62% drop in fourth-quarter profit, largely from losses in its oil and gas investments, according to a report published Thursday. The Toronto-based company…
Great-West Lifeco has reported net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $683 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $657 million…
Following the appointment of a new CIO in January and a reshuffling of its investment team last week, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has made…
“I lay bricks for half the year, so that I can collect disability and surf for the other half.” It was 2009, and I was…
Sun Life Financial reported a fourth-quarter profit of $419.6 million on Wednesday. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of 65…
The CPP fund ended 2015 with net assets of $282.6 billion, compared to $272.9 billion at the end of the previous quarter, according to the latest…
The global ETF/ETP industry gathered net inflows of US$13.1 billion in net new assets in January 2016, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s latest global ETF and…
One of North America’s biggest makers of aluminum foil is seeking bankruptcy protection to restructure, citing falling aluminum prices and other market challenges that also…
Manulife Financial Corporation has reached an agreement in Canada with The Vitality Group (Vitality) to introduce life insurance that rewards people for healthy living. The partnership will be first…
The five most common employee benefits offered by Canadian employers are health and dental insurance, group life insurance, training expenses, vehicle allowances, and gifts and awards,…
Aon Hewitt has acquired Modern Survey, an employee survey and talent analytics solutions provider. According to a statement from Aon Hewitt, the transaction strengthens its suite of…
Google, Facebook, Netlix and Spotify are among the companies ranked for going above and beyond when it comes to their employee benefits provision, according to…
Three-quarters (75%) of organizations globally have now introduced flexible working policies to enable staff to vary their hours and use technology to work from home,…
Correctional managers in all of Ontario’s jails and detention centres were paid thousands of dollars in overtime gearing up for and winding down from a…
The health of Canadian pension plans suffered the effects of January’s slumping equity markets and declining bond yields, according to tracking results for the month…
Digital health platform League has launched a full benefits platform called League Benefits. The platform has been designed to help organizations deliver personal spending accounts,…
Pension plan administrators have a fiduciary duty to invest plan assets prudently and in the best interests of plan beneficiaries. This much, to quote Jane…
A vast majority (88%) of UK employees regularly experience stress at work, according to new research by ADP. The research also found that nearly half…
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is more costly than five public sector pension plans, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute. The report…
Mercer Canada has launched an online marketplace that is aimed at revolutionizing the bulk annuity market for defined benefit (DB) pension plans. The Mercer Pension…
Accenture Canada hosted an hour-long webinar to coincide with Bell Let’s Talk Day on Wednesday, aiming to educate employees and spread important messages about mental…
Nearly a third (31%) of European employers said it is difficult to measure the direct impact of employee engagement on the wider business, while 30%…
At the Davos World Economic Forum last week, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the launch of its S&P Long-Term Value Creation (LTVC) Global Index, with a…
Canada’s top economists, strategists and portfolio managers expect tepid growth for Canada in the near term, which will result in continued low interest rates, modest…