The introduction of new drugs and the increase of patient use will most certainly add to the health costs faced by plan sponsors. Canadians owe…
Drug legislation in the provinces will change the way plan sponsors and plan members think about cost controls. Recent drug legislation introduced in both Quebec…
Plan sponsors will have a break from high-cost trends within their drug plans. The key is to use the time wisely to keep costs down…
The desires of Canadian 30-year-olds have a familiar ring. Work life was quite a different experience back in our parents’ day. In exchange for putting…
A funny thing happened this year to the landscape of chief financial officers(CFOs) and senior human resources(HR)executives. It seems their outlook on the pension…
It’s possible that large private equity deals are impacting the investment choices available to the average Canadian institutional investor. By the time this article is…
Despite 30 years of evolution and growth, there is still room for legislators to let plan sponsors and members work out their differences. The pension…
Employers are looking to the future but still have to contend with an aging workforce and their benefits needs. Large-type fonts, special website sections and…
Not the trees. But foreign-issued bonds, which are capturing a niche in Canada and are popular with plan sponsors. Plan sponsors have been warming up…
OMERS’s new chief, Michael Nobrega, remains steadfast in the face of the pension plan’s two-board structure and a FSCO investigation. A new governance structure was…
With prescription drug costs threatening to balloon out of control, many industry stakeholders warn that plan sponsors can’t take much more. But a recent…
You thought the first one was bad. The sequel’s shaping up to be a doozy. The combination of low interest rates and poor equity returns…
With an ageing workforce and the rising costs of healthcare, is the possibility of a prefunded healthcare benefit a viable one? As of March, Bell…
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:…
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 may be known for quenching thirst and satisfying snack cravings, but the organization’s leadership recently identified another kind of demand: clearer, more personalized…