Inspiration: Wilkerson puts minds over matters
Bill Wilkerson’s career has been a series of accidents, he says, starting with the day he was expelled from high school for starting a water…
- By: Tammy Burns
- July 13, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:25
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Highlights of the 2012 Benefits & Pension Summit
On April 23 and 24, 2012, Benefits Canada hosted its annual Benefits & Pension Summit. More than 450 delegates attended to hear the latest in…
- By: Staff
- July 13, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:07
Challenges and changes for DC plan members
People don’t consciously control a lot of their behaviour. For plan sponsors, this is frustrating, because getting employees engaged in benefits and retirement plans is…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- July 13, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:59
Creating a culture of wellness
When organizations focus on supporting their employees to be healthier, the health of the business improves, too. At Benefits Canada’s 2012 Healthy Outcomes Conference in…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- July 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 17:15
Q&A: CBC pension plan responds to critics
The CBC/Radio-Canada Pension plan has led the way with its LDI strategy, but public sector plans have also faced some tough critics and even tougher…
- By: Sheldon Gordon
- July 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:13
Leading the way in LDI
Likewise, the CBC/Radio-Canada Pension Plan, launched a half-century ago, became something of a pioneer when it adopted a liability driven investing (LDI) approach in 2005.
- By: Sheldon Gordon
- July 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:56
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Where I was when… G-20 Summit
During the last G-20 Summit, June 26 and 27, 2010, Toronto’s usually bustling downtown core became a ghost town as authorities established a security zone…
- By: Brooke Smith
- July 11, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:33
Investing in wellness critical to culture
“I’m going to irritate a lot of people today,” began Dee Edington, keynote speaker on health management as a serious business strategy, at the Benefits…
- By: Gabrielle Bauer
- July 11, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:58
7 social media risks and tips
In many cases, the use of social media in the workplace has resulted in “time theft” or breaches in privacy or confidentiality rights of co-workers…
- By: Lisa C. Cabel
- July 10, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:49
Volatility, large liabilities challenge DB plans
In a world where markets turn on a dime, the underlying economic fundamentals are often shoved to the side. “Diamonds are forever,” noted Avery Shenfeld,…
- By: Scot Blythe
- July 9, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:31
6 tips for a healthy reorganization
No matter what language organizations use—layoffs, restructuring, downsizing or reorganization—whenever employees are let go, a sense of disengagement and loss of trust can develop among…
- By: Suzanne Jolly
- July 6, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:18
How to help employees during a layoff
No matter what language organizations use—layoffs, restructuring, downsizing or reorganization—whenever employees are let go, a sense of disengagement and loss of trust can develop among…
- By: Suzanne Jolly
- July 6, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:09
CSS plan builds for the future
Over the past 73 years, the Co-operative Superannuation Society Pension Plan (CSS plan) (No. 60 on Benefits Canada’s 2012 Top 100 Pension Funds Report) has…
- By: Neil Faba
- July 5, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:49
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