April 2017

Benefits Canada News

When it comes to addressing the many challenges facing pension and benefits plans, we already know many of the solutions. Taking action on them, however,…

Chartered professional accountant Chris Coben wanted to work internationally so he could experience how a different country approaches the type of work he does. At…

The Public Employees Benefits Agency, which administers the pension plan for public sector employees in Saskatchewan, has been looking at how to support members around…

With Poland issuing the world’s first sovereign green bond totalling 750 million euros in December and France following suit with an even larger issuance of…

What’s an employer to do when it faces benefits costs for employees on long-term disability for up to 10 years? Earlier this year, the B.C.…

While a recommendation that the government reverse course on maintaining the retirement age at 65 was one of the headline suggestions to come out of…

Unlike the promise by defined benefit plans of a stream of income during retirement, their defined contribution counterparts focus more on the accumulation of assets.…

Forget crystal balls, tarot cards and tea leaves. Fortune-telling has no place at a futurist’s desk. “We’re not in the business of predicting the future,”…

Defined contribution pension plans in Canada are maturing quickly and becoming more sophisticated. Contributions and plan assets continue to grow, investment options are evolving and…

Retirement

The Public Employees Benefits Agency, which administers the pension plan for public sector employees in Saskatchewan, has been looking at how to support members around…

Unlike the promise by defined benefit plans of a stream of income during retirement, their defined contribution counterparts focus more on the accumulation of assets.…

Defined contribution pension plans in Canada are maturing quickly and becoming more sophisticated. Contributions and plan assets continue to grow, investment options are evolving and…