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Carleton University’s bid to recover $500K in pension payments to dead man upheld

Carleton University’s bid to recover $500K in pension payments to dead man upheld

The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling ordering a woman to repay about $500,000 in pension benefits paid to a university professor found…

  • By: Staff
  • October 26, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:02

Bergeron: The Caisse post-ABCP

Our interview with Claude Bergeron shows the Caisse breaking down silos.

Liberals show some openness to reform amid calls to protect pensions in insolvencies

Liberals show some openness to reform amid calls to protect pensions in insolvencies

CARP is the latest organization to call for legislative reforms to better protect pensioners working for private sector companies that file for insolvency. CARP, formerly…

Shame about financial struggles affecting workplace productivity, employer costs

Shame about financial struggles affecting workplace productivity, employer costs

Feelings of embarrassment and shame around personal financial struggles are affecting Canadians’ workplace productivity and there’s a role for employers to play, according to a new…

bcIMC part of group proposing takeover of beverage company

bcIMC part of group proposing takeover of beverage company

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and French private equity group PAI Partners have agreed to a cash public offer of all shares of Refresco Group…

  • By: Staff
  • October 26, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:30

Feds seek to shake up discount rates

Feds to review discount rates for pension, benefits obligations

Conference coverage: 2017 DC Investment Forum

Conference coverage: 2017 DC Investment Forum

How can plan sponsors encourage their employees to make better investment decisions? And how can they ensure plan members can retire with adequate income? Those…

  • By: Staff
  • October 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 12:01
Employers encouraged to focus on the entry, exit points of DC plans

Employers encouraged to focus on the entry, exit points of DC plans

Plan sponsors should focus on the entry and exit points of their defined contribution pension plans as the world grapples with an era of lower…

Maple bonds among Canadian fixed-income opportunities in challenging market

Maple bonds among Canadian fixed-income opportunities in challenging market

Amid continued uncertainty, investors are branching out from the traditional Canadian bond market in search of yield and diversification. Although two consecutive interest rate hikes…

Leveraging technology to help plan members grasp the other side of the retirement equation

Leveraging technology to help plan members grasp the other side of the retirement equation

Technology will be the key to helping individuals make better retirement decisions in a world dominated by defined contribution pensions. That was a key message…

Plan sponsors urged to consider key distinctions between DB, DC plans

Plan sponsors urged to consider key distinctions between DB, DC plans

Employers should tread carefully before embracing more complex investment options for their defined contribution plans, according to a speaker at the recent Defined Contribution Investment…

Challenging the rules of thumb: Taking CPP early, the value of annuitizing and saving 10%

Challenging the rules of thumb: Taking CPP early, the value of annuitizing and saving 10%

Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald wants to challenge the many rules of thumb she says are misleading and potentially harmful when it comes to retirement security. MacDonald, a…

How plan sponsors can set members up for retirement success

How plan sponsors can set members up for retirement success

Automatic solutions in plan design can help fiduciaries to fulfil their obligations to defined contribution plan members, according to Ruthann Pritchard, an institutional portfolio manager…

Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report

The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
  • 15:00

47% of Canadian employees relying on workplace benefits to improve well-being: report

Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re interested in improving their well-being and plan on using workplace benefits to do so, according…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong…

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report

A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00

New York State Common Retirement Fund curbing oil and gas investments

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is restricting its exposure in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including divesting a portion of its investment…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00