July 2008

Health benefits

Employee assistance programs (EAPs) first appeared in the workplace in the 1940s to help employees resolve alcohol issues. Sixty years later, alcoholism and substance abuse…

Helping Hands July 01, 2008 | April Scott-Clarke How employers can get the most from their employee assistance programs. Employee assistance programs (EAPs), also called…

Respecting and protecting employee privacy when administering benefits. Group benefits plan administration requires employers to manage a significant amount of personal information on employees and…

Governance/legislation

Investing in a socially responsible manner is becoming increasingly important to pension plan sponsors, but it seems that in Canada, the legislative environment hasn’t kept…

The Right Stuff July 01, 2008 | Brooke Smith ESG issues are front and centre as pension plans try to balance responsible investing with maximizing…

How the lack of financial market regulations failed asset-backed commercial paper. As the credit crisis continues to unfold, the international debate over the regulation of…

In Good Company July 01, 2008 | Jordan Berger How organizations can work together to incorporate ESG into their investment strategies by following the Principles…

With more than $400 billion in Canadian pension assets under socially responsible investment policies, SRI is an idea whose time has come. Canadian pension assets…

Benefits Canada News

  Three and a half million Canadian workers are being left out in the cold when it comes to retirement income, according to pension expert…

When it comes to investing pension assets responsibly, knowing the “right thing” to do isn’t easy. Back in 2000, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System…

Alternative investments

How the rapid expansion of the environmental technology investment set may benefit forwardthinking investors. The world is becoming “greener” every day, as businesses, consumers and…