A study of 401(k) plans conducted by BrightScope and the Investment Company Institute (ICI) shows that employers are actively participating in their plans. It also…
More than 230,000 Ontario adults seriously contemplated suicide in the last year, finds a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) study.
Sun Life Financial has been chosen by Western University to provide a retirement income fund (RIF) to its retirees, both current and future.
Merck has reached a deal to Cubist Pharmaceuticals for US$8.4 billion ($9.7 billion).
The Government of Ontario has introduced legislation to create the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan and pooled registered pension plans.
Employees nearing retirement have a big decision to make: what to do with their workplace savings. Do they have an efficient drawdown strategy? Plan sponsors…
Low growth, low interest rates and low returns on investments linked to the slow global economy are now compounding the problems of population ageing for…
Millennials aren’t prioritizing medical care, compared to other generations. Yet they’re the most likely to want employers that play an active role in supporting their…
Canadian employers that use drug plan management strategies such as pay-direct cards, generic substitution or dispensing fee caps can realize significantly lower healthcare costs.
London Stock Exchange Group has completed the acquisition of Frank Russell Company from Northwestern Mutual Life.
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The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan is scheduled to be implemented in about two years, yet there are still many questions about the plan that remain…
A report finds that U.S. DB pension plans are a far more cost-efficient means of providing retirement income as compared to individual DC accounts.
It’s that time of the year when the larger Canadian public pension funds share their 2025 results. Every year, this reporting period leads to comparisons…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Feifei Wu as senior managing director of investment technology and applied intelligence, effective immediately. In the role, Wu…
The typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new…
Employers are facing growing pressure on their benefits plans as financial stress shapes how employees access care, use coverage and experience health outcomes across life…
An article on British Columbia’s updated pension standards, including the introduction of auto-escalation for defined contribution pension plans, was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past…
The mean merit pay increase delivered to Canadian employees in March 2026 was three per cent, with average total increases (measuring all types of pay increases,…