March 2015

Health benefits

Costs are increasing for drug plan sponsors…but not the ones you think.

"Our benefits suck.” Have you ever heard that from your employees? If you have, maybe your benefits program lacks variety or pizzaz. If it were…

Alternative investments

Why pension plans are straying from equities and bonds and moving into homes and highways

Capital accumulation plans

Why aren’t DC plans including ETFs in their rosters?

Faced with growing pension risks, do target benefit plans offer security for sponsors?

I’ve been saving for retirement in an RRSP since I began working, but my past employers haven’t done a great job of communicating the benefits…

Retirement

When the Task Force on Financial Literacy released its recommendations a few years ago on how to make Canadians better understand financial concepts, this prompted…

If baby boomers aren’t prepared for retirement, who’s going to pick up the slack?

I’ve been saving for retirement in an RRSP since I began working, but my past employers haven’t done a great job of communicating the benefits…

Health/wellness

As much as 70% of costs and 80% of the incidence of chronic disease are preventable (per The New England Journal of Medicineand the World…

Governance/legislation

Faced with growing pension risks, do target benefit plans offer security for sponsors?

The House of Commons recently passed Bill C-518, which would revoke the pensions of politicians who are convicted of certain serious crimes.

Benefits Canada News

Costs are increasing for drug plan sponsors…but not the ones you think.

Why pension plans are straying from equities and bonds and moving into homes and highways

Why aren’t DC plans including ETFs in their rosters?

When the Task Force on Financial Literacy released its recommendations a few years ago on how to make Canadians better understand financial concepts, this prompted…

As much as 70% of costs and 80% of the incidence of chronic disease are preventable (per The New England Journal of Medicineand the World…

Faced with growing pension risks, do target benefit plans offer security for sponsors?

An exclusive conversation with the influential financial author on how not to be fooled by randomness

If baby boomers aren’t prepared for retirement, who’s going to pick up the slack?

The House of Commons recently passed Bill C-518, which would revoke the pensions of politicians who are convicted of certain serious crimes.

I’ve been saving for retirement in an RRSP since I began working, but my past employers haven’t done a great job of communicating the benefits…

News, Insights, Trends

Taking an absolute return approach to bonds may make them attractive again