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Over the past couple
of years, Benefits Canada has created numerous special online
reports from the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions to the Kerry
case. Here's a list of all the reports we've created thus far.
Budget
2008: Special Report
Here's everything you need to know about Budget 2008, with more information
on tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) and commentary from the industry.
>
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Budget
2007: Special Report
In the 2007 budget, the federal government introduced phased retirement
and this report includes expert reaction along with industry commentary.
>
click here for more
CAP
101
Want to know more about Capital Accumulation Plans? Then visit CAP 101
to find out everything you ever wanted to know about CAPs.
>
click here for more
The
Credit Crisis
When the U.S. housing market caught a cold, the rest of the world ended
up getting the flu. The credit crisis has had an impact on Wall Street
with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the near-collapse of Bear Stearns
and write-downs at most Western financial institutions. This report
has more about the crisis as well as a timeline of all the important
events.
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click here for more
CPBI
Forum 2008 Coverage
If you were unable to attend the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute's
annual national conference in Toronto in May 2008, we have coverage
of the Forum 2008 sessions and seminars. Our report has stories on building
a better default solution for pension plan members, developing and implementing
a pension and benefits program for the global workplace, lessons learned
from Canada's best pension and benefits plans, and much more.
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click here for more
Health
& Wellness Guide
To coincide with Healthy Workplace Week and the Health Work & Wellness
Conference, we created this handy guide to provide tips and ideas to
make your workplace healthier.
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The
Kerry Case
This special section provides important information about the Kerry
(Canada) Inc. case. The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision regarding
the company's pension plan provided some clarity for plan sponsors,
but now that decision is open to reconsideration by the Supreme Court
of Canada.
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The
Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions
The Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions held a number of public hearings
in the fall of 2007 and in this special section we feature all our articles
about the commission and the hearings, plus a number of the submissions.
> click
here for more
The
Paper Chase
There was a time when most plan sponsors never heard of third-party
asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)—that is until 2007's credit
crunch. To help unfreeze the third-party ABCP market, a group of investors
formed a committee, led by Purdy Crawford. This special section has
all of our ABCP stories as well as a biography on Purdy Crawford and
a timeline.
> click
here for more
The
Rise of Private Equity
Private equity has become a bigger part of a pension fund's portfolio
allocation as some of the biggest funds are in talks to take BCE private.
This special section has The Battle for BCE, our web-exclusive
feature, plus a guide to private equity and the major players in the
field.
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A
Trustee's Guide to Alternative Investments
This eight-part series has more about alternative investments, such
as hedge funds, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and more.
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click here for more
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