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Stigma blocks young men from using benefits support: Green Shield
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (886+ words) Green Shield's Dr. Khush Amaria explains why young men disengage from mental health care, where benefits stand, and what plan sponsors can do Nearly half of young men who seek mental health support disengage from receiving care before their needs…...
US won't renew CUSMA in its current form, sending trade into annual reviews
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (677+ words) Businesses brace for prolonged uncertainty as CUSMA enters annual reviews through 2036 The Trump administration's refusal to renew the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement in its current form has locked continental trade into a decade of annual reviews, prolonging the uncertainty that businesses…...
Generic GLP-1s are here at $125 but brand names take priority
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (729+ words) Medical director at Phoenix and Raven explains why brand-name Ozempic still leads despite Health Canada approvals When Health Canada approved generic semaglutide in late April, Phoenix and Raven, two digital telemedicine platforms focused on lifestyle medicine, had inventory in patients…...
Another Nova Scotia plan closes 2025-2026 fully funded with $450 million surplus
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (231+ words) The fund adds leverage and beats its 6. 25% return target A mature plan staying fully funded is increasingly rare, and the Public Service Superannuation Plan (PSSP) managed it in 2025-2026, closing the year with a $450m surplus while moving to add leverage to…...
Health Canada approves first generic semaglutide for weight loss
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (231+ words) The authorization could ease cost pressures on group benefit plan sponsors covering GLP-1 drugs Health Canada has authorized the first generic semaglutide injection indicated for weight loss, according to a release by the federal regulator Monday evening. The move marks…...
Bonds may no longer hedge portfolios as risks shift, asset manager warns
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (376+ words) Amundi urges diversification into real assets, gold, and currencies Bonds may no longer be the reliable hedge pension portfolios have leaned on." That is among the warnings in Amundi's 2026 Mid-Year Global Investment Outlook, which says inflation and fiscal risks now…...
GLP-1 drugs raise the risk of losing smell and taste, study finds
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (365+ words) Researchers call for closer monitoring as smell and taste risks emerge GLP-1 drugs may dull two senses most people never think to put a price on: smell and taste." People who take GLP-1 drugs long term for type 2 diabetes face…...
Nova Scotia plan hits funding target it missed for years
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (360+ words) Maturing membership keeps cash flowing out even as the funded ratio climbs After years of sitting short, the Nova Scotia Teachers' Pension Plan has met the funding target its sponsors set more than a decade ago, reaching 86. 8 percent funded on…...
Pension fund manager sells UK infrastructure firm
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (153+ words) The deal stays subject to regulatory approval and the firms did not disclose terms A Canadian institutional investor is cashing out of UK infrastructure." Warburg Pincus has agreed to buy Network Plus, a UK utility and infrastructure service provider, from…...
Big bank tracks its workers but the law offers them little cover
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (533+ words) Benefits and Pensions Monitor...