2014 CAP Suppliers Report: Sea change
In a shifting CAP landscape, what’s the impact of industry consolidation on plan sponsors?
- By: Tony Palermo
- January 20, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Top Stories in Archives
Pension column: Building blocks
Since 2006, changes in markets and interest rates have led to a drop in the average capital accumulation plan (CAP) member’s replacement income ratio—to 62%,…
- By: Janice Holman
- January 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
How to eliminate prescription drug waste
To reduce costs, plan sponsors need to eliminate prescription drug waste
- By: Michael Biskey and John Herbert
- January 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Target practice
For sponsors concerned about the affordability and sustainability of DB plans, a target benefit plan might just hit the spot
- By: Ian Markham and Dylan Moser
- January 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
3 tips to de-risk your portfolio
If you are a DB pension plan sponsor, your plan is likely invested in a traditional balanced fund structure. A mix of 60% public equities…
- By: Eric Menzer
- January 8, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Power source
London Hydro’s focus on wellness sparks improvements in drug plan costs and absenteeism
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- January 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Capital accumulation plans
Breakdown: Retirement ready?
Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, right? Well, it turns out this claim also holds true for retirement planning.
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- January 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Conference coverage: The new normal
Stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues have created a new reality—a “new normal”—for employers across Canada. And this new normal is taking a…
- By: Moira Potter
- January 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Other
Investment column: Choose wisely
Investors have become obsessed with the quest for alpha. It’s the metric that dictates manager hiring, compensation and dismissal. However, alpha is not a regularly…
- By: Rene Levesque
- January 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Uncategorized
Editorial: Word power
My youngest child, who’s now 17 months old, is enjoying experimenting with language. At this stage of development, her ability to communicate is still in…
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- January 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Benefits Canada News
Frontlines
From Frontlines in the January 2014 issue: The top five pension and benefits developments of 2013, a hiring outlook, news about the state of the…
- By: Staff
- January 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Helping hands
How you—and your employees—can get the most from your employee and family assistance program (EFAP).
- By: Neil King
- December 13, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:56
Are low-volatility equity strategies a sweet spot for pension investors?
Are low-volatility equity strategies a sweet spot for pension investors?
- By: Brooke Smith
- December 11, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:03
Editorial: Celebrating winning employers shines a light in dark times
As we come to the end of another year, we continue to confront an uncertain geopolitical landscape, with wars raging on and leaders tangled in…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 09:00
Head to head: What’s riskier right now: investments in private equity or public equity?
One academic argues in favour of public equity’s transparency in a volatile economy, while another looks to private equity’s future gains. Yuanshun Li, associate professor,…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 08:59
How Waterloo Regional Health Network leadership unified retirement benefits under the HOOPP to ensure equity across its workforce
When Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital merged in April 2025, leaders weren’t just bringing together two sites and two cultures, they also…
- By: Sonya Singh
- December 12, 2025 December 14, 2025
- 08:58