The streets are snowy, the malls are full of shoppers and a December dilemma has hit again. Should employers sponsor holiday parties, especially if they’ve suffered setbacks…
The situation for Canada’s pension industry looked fairly uncertain at the beginning of 2016. A significant portion of the industry was bracing for the implementation…
You’re at work at the airport. It’s 2 a.m. and you’re two-thirds of the way into a 12-hour night shift, chatting with the tradespeople as…
The $2-million fake lake in Muskoka. Bev Oda’s $16 orange juice. Even defined benefit pension plans for civil servants. The public sector doesn’t have a…
How far are Canadian pension plans along on the path to de-risking? And what does the journey look like? Those were among the questions explored…
With oil prices slumping, several Middle Eastern countries began issuing sovereign bonds this year. But amid a year of uncertainty, what opportunities and risk do…
There are obvious social upsides to thinking green when it comes to making investment decisions, but is it worth the cost when buying real estate?…
Nearly 60 top influencers in the benefits, pension and investment industries gathered for a luncheon at the Arcadian Court in Toronto on Oct. 20 to…
When staffers on the comedy show Last Week Tonight joined a new 401(k) plan, they were set to pay 1.69 per cent in administrative expenses,…
How can plan sponsors encourage their employees to make better investment decisions? And what can they do to address the different behavioural tendencies across different…
Low interest rates, poor stock market returns and ongoing volatility are making it increasingly challenging to find investment solutions that will help plan members reach…
With U.S. investors under 30 putting a large portion of their defined contribution pension investments in target-date funds, the industry is growing quickly, Vanguard’s Matthew…
As the trend toward defined contribution pension plans continues to take shape, concern is growing over the potential for investors’ behavioural biases to affect their…
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…
Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working…
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
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…
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…
Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…