New Brunswick’s two largest public sector pension plans are joining forces. The trustee boards of the Public Service Shared Risk Plan, which covers most employees in…
As Ontario inches closer to launching its mandatory pension program, the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, the pension industry remains polarized about the plan’s impact on…
While proponents are expressing concern about the absence of any mention of target-benefit pension plans in the recent federal budget, the omission doesn’t mean Ottawa has lost interest in…
Despite low interest rates, slow global growth and sliding commodity prices, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) saw its investment return increase in 2015 –…
CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has completed the funding of €480 million in the Mandatory Exchangeable Facility…
For many Canadian pension investors, the Canadian dollar has been a source of tremendous volatility in recent years. After reaching a post-financial crisis high of…
Global retailer Kingfisher Group has agreed a £230-million medically underwritten buy-in for its defined benefit pension plan. The transaction, which covers 149 specific plan members from the company’s £3-billion…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Alonso García-Tamés managing director of its México subsidiary, CDPQ México, and head of Latin America. Based in Mexico…
The Illinois Supreme Court dealt another devastating blow Thursday to the state’s impatient attempts to control its ballooning public pension debt by striking down a state…
American Airlines has re-instated its profit-sharing program, which had been in place prior to its 2015 merger with US Airways. The program, which took effect with…
From the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan to the implications of environmental, social and governance factors, the pension stream at Benefits Canada‘s 2016 Benefits and Pension…
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has reported a 9.1% rate of return on its total assets under management for the year ending December 31, 2015.…
After outcry over possible changes to the taxation of stock options, the Liberal government has left the existing regime in place — at least for…
In anticipation of 25 per cent to 35 per cent growth in Canada by the end of 2024, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making…
A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…
In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former…
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
An Ontario Superior Court ruling that allowed IBM Canada Ltd. to retrospectively rectify drafting errors that created unintended additional pension benefits for employees on disability…
In its 2024-25 annual plan, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is focusing on assessing and mitigating systemic and high-priority risks in the province’s…
Only a third (31 per cent) of U.K. pension plan members say they have sufficient retirement savings, down slightly from 32 per cent in 2022,…
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…
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…
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 Insurance is marking Financial Literacy Month with a series of budgeting workshops for employees and an interactive game to help improve financial literacy. The…
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…