Industry

Gen Y wants social media insurance

Your Gen Y clients love using social media. And they want to insure it too.

By Staff |July 5, 2012

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Risk aversion weighs on pension funding

Canadian pension plans struggled in Q2 2012, says both Mercer and Towers Watson in a new report. Plummeting bond yields and weak equity markets in May, combined with low long-term interest rates, contributed to poor performance.

By Staff |July 5, 2012

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TMX and MaRS rally for impact investing

TMX Group Inc. and MaRS Centre for Impact Investing are partnering to support impact investing in Canada, which is estimated at approximately $2 billion. It’s also projected to grow to $30 billion in the next decade, says the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance. Read: Impact investing: profit from a better world TMX will contribute […]

By Staff |July 5, 2012

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Business owner confidence nose-dives

Confidence among Canada’s small- and medium-size businesses slumped in June, falling from 64.8 to 62.1, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) index. This drop wipes out the gains made over last year, when major concerns about Europe’s debt situation began to worry investors. Measured on a scale of 0 and 100, an index […]

By Staff |July 4, 2012

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