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November 2007

Benefits Canada News

Pension funds and money managers are still feeling the effects of the credit crunch. Will the new focus on risk management survive the latest storm?…

For this year’s Top 40 Money Managers report, we brought together senior representatives from a number of money management firms in a “virtual roundtable” to…

Booming economies, rising commodity prices, unprecedented unemployment rates. What more could Canada’s Western provinces ask for? Maybe more workers. Just like Lucy Ricardo after one…

The chair of the Pension Investment Association of Canada, Terri Troy, discusses the organization’s achievements since its creation 30 years ago and the challenges that…

  Can employers shift responsibility when it comes to their employees’ retiree healthcare benefits? It appears so. General Motors(GM)has made headlines by agreeing to create…

Health benefits

Health Care Spending Accounts offer employees a greater range of benefits options while helping employers control costs. Employers face a complex matrix of challenges in…

The Canadian pharmaceutical landscape is undergoing a “biologic revolution,” and there’s no end in sight. How will pharmacy care models adapt? Biologic or “biotech” drugs…

Bill 102 may benefit the public sector, but will the private sector lose out? The implementation of the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act(Bill 102)on…

The Special Authorization process saves employers and insurers money, but at what cost? Healthcare receives a lot of media coverage, so it’s easy to assume…

Defined benefit pensions

Ontario is recognizing the special nature of multi-employer pension plans, but will this change be for the long term? Multi-employer pension plans (MEPPs)in Ontario that…

Alternative investments

Institutional investors are now exploring hedge fund land, but seek innovative new strategies to make the journey worthwhile. The Alternative Investment Management Association(AIMA), a global…