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January 2009

Health benefits

The present and future of HCSAs and other consumer-driven healthcare products in Canada. If your employees had a choice of where they could spend their…

Health/wellness

Does your organization walk the talk on employee health? January is an ideal time to take a new look at old resolutions. And, if you’re…

Employers understand the role that wellness programs play in keeping employees healthy and motivated. Workplace wellness programs are on the rise, according to Buck Consultants’…

Governance/legislation

Executive vice-president Bob Bertram talks about his years at Teachers’ and his advisory role with the pension fund after retirement. During your time at the…

Technology is transforming the administration of group benefits plans—­and it’s doing more than just accelerating procedures. It’s Bill’s first day of work. He meets his…

Revisiting the plan sponsor’s role in the retirement process. In the aftermath of the market meltdown, plan members nearing retirement are more fearful than ever…

Increased disclosure in climate change reporting is welcome news for investors. The unprecedented turmoil in financial markets and economies around the world has drastically changed…

The Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions report has left single employer plans on the sidelines. The Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions (OECP) carried a heavy…

OECP Report Underwhelms For defined benefit (DB ) plan sponsors looking for relief from the financial and legal issues that have made DB plans problematic,…