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Alberta pension regulator extends filing deadline for Fort McMurray plans

Alberta pension regulator extends filing deadline for Fort McMurray plans

Alberta’s Office of the Superintendent of Pensions has given pension plans located in Fort McMurray a two-month extension to file their annual information returns and audited…

  • By: Staff
  • May 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:41
Mandatory retirement savings touted as solution to financial, demographic challenges

Mandatory retirement savings touted as solution to financial, demographic challenges

With many Canadians still reluctant to save for retirement, it’s time for plans to get more proactive about communicating the benefits of putting money away…

Make ORPP universal and nationwide, unions tell Queen’s Park

Make ORPP universal and nationwide, unions tell Queen’s Park

Expanding the Canada Pension Plan would be the best way to fend off the retirement crisis, presenters at the Standing Committee on Social Policy hearings…

Weak loonie triggers jump in pension plans’ risk appetites

Weak loonie triggers jump in pension plans’ risk appetites

Despite the weak Canadian dollar, the top 40 Canadian money managers increased their pension assets by 3.2 per cent in 2015, according to Benefits Canada’s…

Rogers to leave FICOM for OSFI

Rogers to leave FICOM for OSFI

Carolyn Rogers, the chief executive officer of the Financial Institutions Commission of British Columbia, will be leaving FICOM at the end of July to join the…

  • By: Staff
  • May 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Ontario introduces draft rules for DB pension solvency funding relief

Ontario introduces draft rules for DB pension solvency funding relief

Ontario has introduced draft regulations to provide temporary solvency funding relief for defined benefit pension plans that it promised in the 2016 Budget. Once finalized,…

  • By: Staff
  • May 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 12:48
Ontario appoints committee to recommend ORPP AC board members

Ontario appoints committee to recommend ORPP AC board members

The government of Ontario has assembled a nominating committee to recommend potential board members for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Administration Corporation. The chair of…

  • By: Staff
  • May 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:39
Morneau promises quick response to Caisse on LRT project

Morneau promises quick response to Caisse on LRT project

Pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will have a response to its funding request for the Montreal electric light-rail project within a…

PSP Investments announces new global road investment platform

PSP Investments announces new global road investment platform

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has become the sole shareholder of Isolux Infrastructure, which will serve as the pension investment manager’s new global road…

  • By: Staff
  • May 12, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 15:16
Millennials talk ORPP with retirees in new ads

Millennials talk ORPP with retirees in new ads

Regardless of whether you agree with the Ontario Registered Pension Plan, you may find new ads from the Government of Ontario helpful for getting employees —…

The evolution of asset allocation: How did we get here?

The evolution of asset allocation: How did we get here?

This is the second post in a three-part series about the shift among Canadian institutional investors away from the traditional 60/40 asset mix and into…

Have your say: Are Canadian pension fund managers overpaid?

Have your say: Are Canadian pension fund managers overpaid?

Pension funds are under increasing scrutiny and fund manager compensation is an area of heated debate. Keith Ambachtsheer, director emeritus of the Rotman International Centre…

  • By: Staff
  • May 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:50
CSA Group doubles participation in DC pension

CSA Group doubles participation in DC pension

CSA Group has doubled employee participation in its defined contribution pension plan – from 40 per cent to 85 per cent – following a number of changes…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • May 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:34

More than £50 billion in U.K. pension benefits at risk of being lost, misplaced: study

More than £50 billion in U.K. pension benefits were at risk of being misplaced in abandoned accounts or scattered across multiple lost pots in 2023,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 25, 2024 March 25, 2024
  • 15:00

Employees of Canadian energy companies joining CAAT’s DBplus pension plan

Employees of Candu Energy Inc., Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Global First Power are joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan. Unionized…

  • By: Staff
  • March 21, 2024 March 21, 2024
  • 15:00

Clear, flexible regulations needed for target-benefit plans: report

Clear and flexible regulations that reflect the nature and diversity of target-benefit plans would allow these plans to thrive, according to a new report from…

  • By: Staff
  • March 19, 2024 March 18, 2024
  • 09:00

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Group annuity market growing as DB pension plans move to de-risk

Ford of Canada’s recent transfer of $923 million in pension liabilities to Desjardins Group, RBC Insurance and Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada augurs well…

FSRA names Andrew Fung EVP of pensions

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Andrew Fung as executive vice-president of pensions, effective March 11, 2024. Fung first joined the Financial…

  • By: Staff
  • March 20, 2024 March 20, 2024
  • 15:00

OPB working with employers to receive salary information of employees impacted by Bill 124

The Ontario Pension Board is working closely with employers to receive updated salary information from public sector workers that may have been impacted by the…

  • By: Staff
  • March 12, 2024 March 13, 2024
  • 15:00

UPP keeping plan members engaged, informed with new web portal

The University Pension Plan is launching a new web portal to prioritize plan member engagement throughout the year. “Transparency is an important value to our…

OMERS pension benefits accounted for 9.3% of Ontario retirement income in 2023: report

Retirement benefits paid out by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System accounted for 9.3 per cent of retirement income in Ontario in 2023, according to…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • February 15, 2024 February 14, 2024
  • 09:00

How Ontario pay transparency legislation will impact employers

As Ontario prepares to introduce pay transparency legislation, it’s important for employers to consider how much information they want to share in job postings, says…

Desjardins using budget workshops, interactive game to support employee financial wellness

Desjardins Insurance is marking Financial Literacy Month with a series of budgeting workshops for employees and an interactive game to help improve financial literacy. The…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • November 24, 2023 November 23, 2023
  • 09:00

2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: A closer look at the mental, physical, financial risk factors facing plan members

Many plan members are experiencing risk factors related to poor mental, physical and financial well-being, but often don’t know they can turn to their benefits…