Plan sponsor tools for closing the pension generation gap
When it comes to the difficult issue of equity in pension plans, Quebec has been at the forefront recently with its plan to table a…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 13, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 08:58
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How employers can better address migraines
How can employers better address conditions, such as migraines, that are among the factors contributing to illness and absenteeism? With rates of illness and disability…
- By: Ryan Murphy
- April 13, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 08:57
Japan a hotbed of ESG activity
While North American investors have traditionally perceived environmental, social and governance factors as a way of injecting personal philosophy into business practices, Japan’s business community…
- By: Martha Porado
- April 13, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 08:55
Currency considerations as plan sponsors grapple with volatility
The Canadian dollar has had its share of ups and downs over the past year or so. At the beginning of 2017, it sat at…
- By: Martha Porado
- April 13, 2018 May 10, 2021
- 08:54
2018 DC Plan Summit: Action steps to better outcomes
From governance to engagement, plan sponsors are looking for solutions to improve their defined contribution pension plans. What tools are available to plan sponsors to…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 March 17, 2021
- 08:50
Leveraging emotions to boost member outcomes
With emotions often preventing people from acting in their own interest, nudges that lever behavioural finance theory to account for them can generate better retirement…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:49
DC Plan Summit: A look at the attitudes of DC members around the world
With defined contribution pension plans at various stages of evolution around the world, how are plan members faring in different countries? At Benefits Canada’s Defined…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:48
DC Plan Summit: Company harnesses inertia to get majority of workers to 75% income replacement
When Searles Valley Minerals Inc. upgraded its pension plan offerings, the situation appeared complicated. The average age of the 761 plan participants at the Kansas-based…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:47
DC Plan Summit: The role of financial attention in navigating the growing reach of digital data
Finding ways to leverage the engagement of plan members in order to optimize their experiences, decision-making and outcomes was a recurring theme at Benefits Canada’s…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:46
Mandatory e-learning among British company’s DC revamp
While improving a defined contribution pension plan may appear to be simple, ensuring employees fully understand the changes is a crucial part of the exercise,…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:45
DC Plan Summit: Leveraging glide paths to foster resilient asset allocation
While managers of target-date funds have benefited from strong tailwinds in recent years, how can they manage the current environment of uncertainty? Ruthann Pritchard, an…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:44
DC Plan Summit: Direct managers key to helping Coca-Cola manage DB/DC transition
Transitioning to a defined contribution plan from a defined benefit arrangement is hard enough during the best of times. But when the organization is a…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:43
DC Plan Summit: The long journey to better retirement outcomes
While saving for retirement is an incredibly long journey, visualizing the entire process is a great way to get to better outcomes, according to Neil…
- By: Peter Diekmeyer
- April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:42
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…
- By: Les Marton
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 11:00
Public meeting in Edmonton attracts hundreds amid talk of province’s CPP withdrawal
Hundreds of Albertans turned out for a meeting in Edmonton last week to hear officials from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board discuss the state…
- By: Staff
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 09:00
2024 Workplace Benefits Awards now open for entries
Is your organization leading the way in transforming policies and programs to meet the evolving needs of employees? Are you stepping up your financial wellness…
- By: Staff
- April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024
- 09:00
Survey finds 95% of U.S. public pension funds employ investment consultants
More than 95 per cent of U.S. public pension funds employ at least one investment consultant, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
- 15:45
73% of OPB plan members want ESG considerations included in investment decisions: survey
Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the…
- By: Staff
- April 25, 2024 April 24, 2024
- 09:00
WISE Trust returns 7.9% in 2023, net assets increase to $4 billion
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00