Home News Page 545

Top Stories in News

Great-West Life appoints new president, COO for Canada

Great-West Life appoints new president, COO for Canada

Great-West Life Inc. has appointed Jeff Macoun as president and chief operating officer for Canada. Macoun is filling the role following the announcement that Stefan…

  • By: Staff
  • October 19, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:04
Kim Tabac joins League as chief people officer

Kim Tabac joins League as chief people officer

Digital health benefits platform League Inc. has appointed Kim Tabac as its chief people officer. In the short term, Tabac will focus on scaling the…

  • By: Staff
  • October 19, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:03
Conference coverage: 2018 Defined Contribution Investment Forum

Conference coverage: 2018 Defined Contribution Investment Forum

In Toronto on Sept. 20, the 2018 Defined Contribution Investment Forum offered attendees insights into the most important issues facing DC plans, from new perspectives…

  • By: Staff
  • October 19, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 08:00
Why people are hard-wired to make bad financial decisions

Why people are hard-wired to make bad financial decisions

The average Canadian isn’t rational about money, according to a personal finance expert speaking at the 2018 Defined Contribution Investment Forum in Toronto in September.…

46573935_l-1

Boosting the glide path to optimize target-date funds

The traditional move away from equities to fixed income over a target-date fund’s glide path is too simplistic to produce optimal outcomes for members, according…

16903108-123RF

When does active investment trump passive?

The basic advantages of passive investing are clear: it typically leads to lower fees, it reduces the chance of serious underperformance and investments are normally…

Current view of distinct accumulation, decumulation phases too narrow

Current view of distinct accumulation, decumulation phases too narrow

From a research perspective, very little is actually known about the post-retirement phase for defined contribution plan members, according to one expert. A lot of…

The benefits of using accumulation tools during the decumulation phase

The benefits of using accumulation tools during the decumulation phase

Even though many plan sponsors are moving away from defined benefit plans, many organizations still have a paternalistic culture and want to help guide their…

90693383_l-1-1

Constructing the glide path to tackle any market environment

Ensuring a glide path’s asset allocation is correct is really important since it’s going to be managing the bulk of positions for so many defined contribution plan…

How Ontario’s pension regulation changes will impact DC plans

How Ontario’s pension regulation changes will impact DC plans

Ontario’s pension regulatory landscape has seen a number of recent changes, with many of these affecting defined contribution plan sponsors, according to one expert. Speaking at…

Town of Richmond Hill awarded for strategic health approach

Town of Richmond Hill awarded for strategic health approach

Promoting health and wellness as a business priority and effectively communicating this to the workforce was the Town of Richmond Hill’s recipe for success at Benefits…

  • By: Ryan Murphy
  • October 18, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
N.S. to broaden PTSD benefits for first responders as of next week

N.S. to broaden PTSD benefits for first responders as of next week

Nova Scotia first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder will have an easier time accessing workers’ compensation benefits beginning Oct. 26.  The province has eliminated a…

53724937_l-1

Understanding CPP’s shortcomings

How the benefit shrinks with age and what that means for retirement security

  • October 18, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 05:16

Canada Life facing gov’t financial sanctions following delayed benefits access for public employees

The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
  • 15:00

ESG standards helping institutional investors realize positive annualized returns: study

Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
  • 15:00

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2024 May 2, 2024
  • 09:00

CPPIB sells 2.78% stake in India logistics firm

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling 2.78 per cent of its stake in India-based supply chain and logistics operator Delhivery Ltd. The total…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 15:00

Funded ratio of 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans declines to 98.4% in fiscal 2023: report

The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 April 30, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert panel: Have hedge funds budged on hurdle rates?

Even though it has been two years since the U.S. Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, hedge fund managers aren’t more likely to have…