More than half (54%) of Canadians are making saving for the long term, including retirement, their primary financial priority, according to a new survey. The…
Large institutional investors expect to embrace active management in 2016 to combat macro-economic trends, anticipated market volatility and divergent monetary policy, according to a new…
Two-thirds (66%) of employees who took time off work for a mental health issue did not report it, according to a new survey by Morneau…
The Ontario government has announced a series of design and feature details for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). In a press conference this morning, Ontario…
Global institutional investors agree it’s challenging to find diversification among traditional asset classes, with 54% saying that stocks and bonds are too highly correlated to…
Xerox has partnered Evive Health to add more predictive analytics to its interactive suite of healthcare solutions, RightOpt, enabling employers to strengthen their well-being programs…
Morneau Shepell maintains a database that covers literally all of the defined benefit (DB) pension plans for which the firm performs a funding valuation. The database contains…
Walmart is rolling out a new short-term disability program, simplified paid time off policy and a pay increase in 2016 for its U.S. employees. The…
The growth in digital media is transforming how work is getting done, with positive effects on employees’ professional lives, including their ability to find work, learn and…
Canadian institutional investors are increasingly using ETFs for strategic asset allocations, and are also adopting non-traditional ETFs, says a Greenwich Associates study. The survey, sponsored…
The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 per cent even as it downgrades its growth outlook for an economy hit…
Almost a third (32%) of millennials admit they are “not at all knowledgeable” about retirement savings plans (RSPs), according to new survey by TD. The survey…
As talks about the future of Canada’s health-care agreements kicked off in Vancouver yesterday, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott announced that Ottawa is joining the…
The UK government has announced an end to prohibitive charges faced by people looking to access their pension pot early. The plans will cap excessive…
The New Year is often greeted with enthusiasm and optimism. Not so 2016, which appears to be more of the same – volatile equity markets,…
Are you interested in forecasting your pension plan’s funded position? If so, read on. In fact, you can even determine your plan’s expected average contributions…
Employers aren’t doing all they can to help employees make a smooth shift to retirement. Neglecting to properly phase employees out of the workforce is,…
You’ve seen her in your office: the woman who rushes out the door at 4:29 p.m. every day to pick up her toddler. As she…
Overseeing a team serves up its share of challenges, from personality clashes to deadline crises. But as companies increasingly outsource work to independent contractors, there’s…
Google Canada celebrated the unveiling of its new Kitchener-Waterloo office last week. In the last 10 years, the company has expanded its KW office from just four employees…
1. CANDY 1. Your life is made up of back-to-back high-stakes meetings. Lunch is for wimps. You’ve got to work! 2. SANDWICH 2. When you’re…
The Maersk Group is enhancing its maternity policy to increase the retention of its female employees. The new program, which will be introduced from April 4,…
Nearly two-thirds (70%) of employees who suffer with depression at work said they don’t feel supported by their employees, according to new research out of…
The average cost increases for global employer-sponsored medical plans will be 9.1% in 2016, 5.5 percentage points higher than the global average projected, according to a new…
In my last article I highlighted the evolution in the way that assets have been managed and the growth in closet indexing in the investment…