How group insurers prefer to communicate with employees, clients and plan members
Recall back in April when a Twitter hoax claimed President Obama was injured in an explosion at the White House. The report caused the Dow…
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Plan sponsors need to know the basics—and the cold hard facts—of selecting a benefits plan provider. Sift through the options by following this guide.
Given the complexity and variety of different services involved in maintaining a DC plan—and the sophisticated jargon that is used by service providers to market…
Real estate has generated double-digit returns over the past 15 years. Yet, according to the Pension Investment Association of Canada 2011 asset mix survey, larger…
Good governance leads to better outcomes for a pension plan. That’s a given. If the party responsible for administering a plan builds a system, constructs…
In the early 2000s, the world seemed to be behaving pretty much as it should, or at least the way many institutional investors wanted it…
It’s a promise that’s getting harder to keep. Sponsors of Canada’s DB pension plans are struggling against formidable odds to keep the pension promise alive…
Canadian money managers have had a lot to deal with over the past five years, such as the global financial crisis and recessions in most…
The past few years have seen significant changes in many aspects of the prescription drug world (think patent cliff and generic pricing) that affect private…
Dianne Verschuere admits she just fell into the group benefits industry about 30 years ago. “I was working in retail and had an opportunity to…
Being 50-plus at Sodexo Canada is an asset. The food and facilities management company— servicing everything from fitness centres and call centres, to food and…
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…
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,…
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…