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Investing in foreign property? Know the tax rules
Alternative investments

Investing in foreign property? Know the tax rules

Adding global assets to your pension plan? Know the tax rules.

  • By: Aly Lallani
  • September 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
Keeping short-term disability benefits sustainable
Disability management

Keeping short-term disability benefits sustainable

While the income protection of short- term disability (STD) benefits is an essential component of group benefits programs, there is growing concern whether these benefits…

2013 Consultants Report: Going steady
Other

2013 Consultants Report: Going steady

Only a few years ago, it was standard practice for Canadian employers to spread the love around when it came to working with HR consultants.…

Benefits Canada News

Frontlines

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has signed a deal with Sun Life Financial to purchase a $150-million annuity policy that transfers investment and longevity risk…

  • By: Staff
  • August 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
Health/wellness

Prevention saves

Employers realize that health begins with heading off illness First, the good news: thanks to medical progress, many diseases once viewed as death sentences are…

Inspiration: Robin Pond
Benefits Canada News

Inspiration: Robin Pond

Pond produces a peak performance for the pension industry At the surface, it appears as though Robin Pond took the well-worn cliché “write what you…

  • By: Rehana Begg
  • August 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00

A guide to global investing: China

Consensus still holds that the Chinese economy will grow about 7.5% this year and next, but risks to economic activity are the downside as China’s…

Capital accumulation plans

Breakdown: Automatic pilot

Among the touted benefits of auto-enrollment features in a capital accumulation plan (CAP) is the assumption—and hope (fingers crossed)—that plan members who contribute to their…

Spreading the health
Health benefits

Spreading the health

For $5 you can become a member of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), the Vancouver-based outdoor sporting equipment and clothing store, and vote on how the…

A guide to global investing: Japan

Japan as Number One: Lessons for America, scholar Ezra Vogel’s bestselling book that appeared in 1979, may seem anachronistic now, but global investors should not…

Capital accumulation plans

Help yourself

Saving for retirement means taking a lesson from the airlines As August draws to a close—the summer road trips and European vacations over—parents will be…

Benefits Canada News

Editorial: Success stories

One advantage of being an editor is that I meet people from different walks of life and, by extension, have licence to freely ask questions…

  • By: Rehana Begg
  • August 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
A guide to global investing: Emerging markets

A guide to global investing: Emerging markets

As a group, emerging market equities have experienced considerable volatility, though the emerging market asset class has provided spectacular returns for investors since the early…

Editorial: To save for the short term or long term, that is the question

In times of increased economic uncertainty, the number of tough financial choices facing the average person seems to rise exponentially. Clashing priorities battle it out:…

Head to head: In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, should employees contribute to a DC plan or an ESOP?

One employee touts the benefits of an ESOP, while an academic notes it depends on individual financial circumstances and plan design. Morgan Zirul, store manager,…

PepsiCo Canada enhances financial wellness strategy with personalized platform

PepsiCo Canada may be known for quenching thirst and satisfying snack cravings, but the organization’s leadership recently identified another kind of demand: clearer, more personalized…