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Video: Target your DC communications

Watch this video If you want your pension communication plan to be successful, you need to target your message, says Marc Poupart, director of pension…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 09:29
Canadian pensions: More members, fewer DB plans

Canadian pensions: More members, fewer DB plans

Canadian pension plans may have more members, but their numbers make up a smaller percentage of the overall labour force. And while the number of…

  • By: Tammy Burns
  • September 6, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 12:32
Rethinking DC asset management

Rethinking DC asset management

More than eight years have passed since the Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators released its Guidelines for Capital Accumulation Plans (the “CAP Guidelines”) in…

Video: Mandatory member participation

Watch this video A recent trend in DC plans is to go on “auto-pilot,” says Alain Malaket, senior director of pensions and benefits with George…

  • By: Staff
  • August 29, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 09:46

Video: Keep DC simple

Watch this video When it comes to DC, keep it as simple as you can, says Larry Ketchabaw, manager, pension and benefits for Unisource Canada.…

  • By: Staff
  • August 24, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 07:25

Video: Engaging a wide demographic

Watch this video Engaging members is one of the most difficult challenges for plan sponsors, says Michelle Peshko, senior advisor, pensions and investments for Xstrata.…

  • By: Staff
  • August 15, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 13:00

Video: Educating plan members

Watch this video Simplifying your plan for members comes down to educating and engaging them, says Alain Malaket, senior director of pensions and benefits for…

  • By: Staff
  • August 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 13:49
Active managers excel in Q2

Active managers excel in Q2

Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. A little volatility can be a good thing if you’re an active manager. Q2 saw 68% of active managers…

Video: Simplify your plan by focusing on saving

Watch this video To simplify your DC plan for members, consider addressing the savings side rather than the investment side, says Marc Poupart, director of…

Video: Money markets just a piece of the portfolio

Watch this video For Michelle Peshko, senior advisor for pensions investments with Xstrata, money markets only make up a small piece of a plan member’s…

BMS shows communication is key to meaningful change

BMS shows communication is key to meaningful change

In 2007, the Canadian division of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) underwent a significant change, revamping its business culture and employee benefits. It was an enormous task,…

Meeting DC challenges

Meeting DC challenges

The trend toward DC plans creates a host of new challenges: for plan sponsors, whose members look to them for investment information; for governments under…

  • By: Neil Faba
  • July 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 12:59
Why DC pensions can be better than DB

Why DC pensions can be better than DB

The Institute for Research on Public Policy recently published a paper by economist Keith Horner entitled A New Pension Plan for Canadians: Assessing the Options,…

  • By: Greg Hurst
  • July 20, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 14:17
Get your DC plan members to join the party

Get your DC plan members to join the party

Which factors do you consider when educating your members on their DC plans? Take our poll! A DC pension plan is a wonderful thing: with…

Video: Measuring success in DC plans

Watch this video At Unisource Canada, the DC plan is made up of two parts: a basic component and an optional component, and it’s a…

Part 2: Finding the target (date fund)

My previous article, Finding the target (date fund), introduced target date funds (TDFs)—also known as lifecycle or age-based funds—and provided background for why they are…

Video: Affordable PRPPs

Watch this video Since the announcement of pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) by the Federal government, plan sponsors and industry experts have been supportive of…

  • By: Staff
  • June 23, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 13:36
Which pension model is best: DB or DC?

Which pension model is best: DB or DC?

The shift from DB to DC plans has done nothing to address Canada’s retirement funding crisis, aside from insulating plan sponsors from the risks of…

What role should plan sponsors play in educating CAP members?

What role should plan sponsors play in educating CAP members?

In December 2010, the Task Force on Financial Literacy produced its report, Canadians and Their Money: Building a brighter financial future. Not surprisingly, some of…

New growth opportunities in agri-related stocks

New growth opportunities in agri-related stocks

Large pension funds in Canada, in the U.S. and around the world have steadily increased their investment exposure to agriculture in recent years through farm…

Attraction and retention in Canada’s oil patch

Attraction and retention in Canada’s oil patch

In 2009, there were almost 58,000 oil patch jobs in Alberta. Analysts say if oil prices continue to rise, there would be about 102,000 jobs…

  • By: Liz Brown
  • May 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 08:32

Finding the target (date fund)

Target date funds (also known as lifecycle or age-based funds) have been available to Canadian capital accumulation plan (CAP) sponsors for about half a decade…

Get plan members to tune in

Get plan members to tune in

March to May is our big season to meet with clients and perform our annual comprehensive DC plan review (most of our clients also do…

DC plan members want retirement advice

DC plan members want retirement advice

U.S. employees in DC plans believe those plans will play a leading role in funding their retirement, and they also expect help with their plans…

  • By: Staff
  • May 20, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 12:39

What should balanced funds balance?

The economic downturn of 2008 exposed the risk in asset allocation products designed in and built for a “Goldilocks” environment of non-inflationary growth. With a…