2008
CONSULTANTS REPORT
Guiding Light
During difficult times, consultants may be
the light at the end of the tunnel. The 2008 Consultants Report looks
at the competitive landscape of the pension and benefits consulting industry,
the issues that clients and consultants face, and trends for the future.
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HODDER
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Most Engaging
Plans
It’s a delicate balancing act: employers
want to provide excellent benefits to their employees, but at the same time,
they need to manage costs.
BY ALYSSA
HODDER
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2008 Pension and
Benefits Consultants Directory
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SOLUTIONS
IN DRUG PLAN MANAGEMENT
Joining the Health
Culture Club
Employers are making greater efforts to promote
patient adherence and foster a culture of health in the workplace to help
manage chronic conditions.
BY BROOKE
SMITH
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Over-the-Counter
Advice
Encouraging generic substitutes and having
restrictive formularies are strategies often used by plan sponsors to combat
the ever-rising cost of prescription drugs. But despite these efforts, plan
sponsors are still struggling to keep plans affordable.
BY APRIL
SCOTT-CLARKE
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FEATURES
Around the World
A tour of pension legislation around the globe
and what Canada’s regulators can learn from their foreign peers.
BY FRÉDÉRIC
LÉTOURNEAU AND LEO DE BEVER
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Evaluating LDI
Key considerations for plan sponsors when looking
at liability driven investing.
BY STEPHEN
GOLDMAN AND SCOTT McDERMOTT
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Practice Made
Perfect
Industry best practices to help ensure that
your investment managers are at the top of their game.
BY JEFF
BROWN AND DOUG CROCKER
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Mad About UCD
Why the pension and benefits industry should
focus on the plan member and adopt the principles of user-centred design.
BY ALBERT
LEE AND MICHAEL SCHINIOU
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Mad About UCD:
User Experience Issues
Forrester Research, Inc. conducted 196 website
reviews, asking users what they disliked most about the experience.
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DEPARTMENTS
Editorial
Change is afoot at Benefits Canada.
BY DON
BISCH
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Front Lines
Nortel employees launch a class action suit
following insufficient notice of changes to their pension benefits.
BY CRAIG
SEBASTIANO
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People
Watch
Industry comings and goings.
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Benefits
Trends
Dilemmas of long-term disability.
BY TREVOR
LAWSON
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Pension
Planning
Volatile markets can lead to rash decisions
by investors. Are pension professionals acting the same way?
BY STEPHEN
DONALD
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The
Law
Why it’s important to recognize the differences
between federal and provincial pension benefits standards legislation.
BY TONY
DEVIR
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View
Point
Leo de Bever speaks about his new position
as chief executive officer of Alberta Investment Management Corporation and
gives his thoughts on pension investing in Canada versus Australia.
BY
BROOKE SMITH
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