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Survey ranks Canada 10th for retirement security

Survey ranks Canada 10th for retirement security

Canada ranks 10th in a list of countries that provide the best retirement security, according to the latest global retirement index published today by Natixis…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • July 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
B.C. pharmacogenomics project to expand across Canada

B.C. pharmacogenomics project to expand across Canada

The British Columbia Pharmacy Association is expanding its pharmacogenomics project with a second phase that will take samples from 1,000 patients in Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg…

  • By: Staff
  • July 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:59
Have your say: Are you planning to change the design of your pension or benefits plan?

Have your say: Are you planning to change the design of your pension or benefits plan?

With cost containment a key concern for sponsors of benefit and pension plans, are you planning on making changes to your plan design in the…

  • By: Staff
  • July 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 20:00
What are British pension plans’ top post-Brexit concerns?

What are British pension plans’ top post-Brexit concerns?

The top post-Brexit concern among defined benefit pension plans is the need for employers and trustees to discuss funding impact, cited by 58 per cent…

  • By: Staff
  • July 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:55
When to tap into CPP and OAS benefits

When to tap into CPP and OAS benefits

When you reach the cusp of retirement, you’re no doubt aware the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security provide much of the financial bedrock…

U.S. financial workers most likely to work from home, statistics show

U.S. financial workers most likely to work from home, statistics show

Last year, a significant minority of U.S. workers in the management, business and financial sectors (38 per cent) and the professional occupations (35 per cent)…

  • By: Staff
  • July 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:30
Sounding Board: A look at B.C. College Pension Plan’s reform efforts

Sounding Board: A look at B.C. College Pension Plan’s reform efforts

With 25,000 members and $4 billion in assets, British Columbia’s College Pension Plan is by far the smallest of the province’s four multi-employer public sector…

Do employees want benefits for their pets?

Do employees want benefits for their pets?

Office snacks, casual Fridays, birthdays off — and pet insurance? Employers seeking to get a competitive edge with prospective employees have lots of options when…

CPP expansion will do little to boost rate of return: report

CPP expansion will do little to boost rate of return: report

The expanded Canadian Pension Plan will bring only a slightly higher rate of return for retirees — 2.5 per cent in the expanded plan compared…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • July 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:58
U.S. proposes modernizing annual return forms for pensions and benefits plans

U.S. proposes modernizing annual return forms for pensions and benefits plans

The U.S. Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation are seeking public comments on proposed revisions to modernize and…

  • By: Staff
  • July 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:14

CPPIB, Wolf to pay $1.4B for ownership in Alberta pipeline

The Canada Pension Investment Board and Wolf Midstream Inc. have signed an agreement to acquire a 50 per cent ownership of a pipeline in northeastern…

Pension regulatory reform on the agenda as Ontario considers experts’ recommendations

Pension regulatory reform on the agenda as Ontario considers experts’ recommendations

More rule-making powers for a new regulator touted in a recent report to take over the duties of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario should…

Almost half of working-age Canadians not saving for retirement: report

Almost half of working-age Canadians not saving for retirement: report

Nearly half (48 per cent) of working-age Canadians are not saving for retirement, according to a global report by HSBC. The report, which surveyed more…

  • By: Staff
  • July 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:36

55% of Canadian workers say employer-sponsored health benefits don’t meet their needs: survey

More than half (55 per cent) of Canadian employees say their employer-sponsored health benefits don’t fully meet their needs and two-fifths (42 per cent) say…

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024
  • 15:00

Report finds critical lack of workplace support for menopausal employees

While menopause impacts more than half of the workforce, there’s a critical lack of support in the workplace for women employees experiencing health issues related…

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2024 May 1, 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…

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