Freschia Gonzales

Freschia Gonzales

Freschia is a news writer at Key Media, covering wealth management, pensions, benefits, insurance, and the current events shaping those markets for Wealth Professional and Benefits and Pensions Monitor. She has also contributed to Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer.

Since starting her journalism career in 2021, she has published more than 3,000 stories across international outlets, reporting on the issues and people driving the financial and legal industries. Her work is source-forward — built around the expertise of practitioners, advisers, and market voices.

She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of San Jose Recoletos. Outside the newsroom, she critiques film and television, follows musical theatre, and keeps pace with pop culture.

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Two generic versions of Ozempic begin arriving in Canadian pharmacies this week

Plan sponsors and insurers face coverage decisions as generic semaglutide hits shelves

Two generic versions of Ozempic begin arriving in Canadian pharmacies this week

Private credit defaults hit a record high as Treasury yields surge

Funds are buckling, BDCs are bleeding, and investors are pulling capital

Private credit defaults hit a record high as Treasury yields surge

CPP Investments CEO says Ottawa must offer control rights to win institutional capital

Graham says deal structure, not ambition, will determine whether pensions back Ottawa's infrastructure push

CPP Investments CEO says Ottawa must offer control rights to win institutional capital

Infrastructure investors put Canada ahead of the US for the first time ever

Pension funds stand ready to buy airports, pipelines, and power assets as Ottawa opens the pipeline

Infrastructure investors put Canada ahead of the US for the first time ever

La Caisse arm pays $1.2 billion to take Saskatchewan registry operator private

Activist pressure, a rival pension bid, and a jobs fight shaped Canada's most-watched registry sale

La Caisse arm pays $1.2 billion to take Saskatchewan registry operator private

Pension giants walk away from US$3 billion in private equity sales

Strong recent performance in Asia and potential Chinese asset recovery led both funds to reconsider selling

Pension giants walk away from US$3 billion in private equity sales

Association launches Ontario's first AI division for public sector workplaces

The new division consolidates PSHSA's digital products and will expand to include risk assessments and ergonomic tools

Association launches Ontario's first AI division for public sector workplaces

Chronic kidney disease kills nearly 8,000 Canadians a year, costs the economy $11.7 billion: report

Deloitte projects CKD costs will reach $17.6 billion by 2050 without better detection and care

Chronic kidney disease kills nearly 8,000 Canadians a year, costs the economy $11.7 billion: report

Institutions poured money into AI and chips in Q1

The smart money's moves may signal where markets head next

Institutions poured money into AI and chips in Q1

Pension fund sells 1.4 GW of US clean power assets

The sale covers hydroelectric, energy storage, and renewable assets across three US states

Pension fund sells 1.4 GW of US clean power assets