Bergeron: The Caisse post-ABCP
Our interview with Claude Bergeron shows the Caisse breaking down silos.
- By: Scott Blythe
- October 26, 2017 January 31, 2021
- 08:36
Top Stories in News
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…
- By: Martha Porado
- October 26, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:30
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…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- October 26, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:30
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
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- October 26, 2017 January 31, 2021
- 08:24
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
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…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
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…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
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…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
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…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
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…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
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…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
What braised duck says about global equity opportunities
Jason White wants to see Canadians getting a healthier dose of braised duck in their investment diets. White, a portfolio specialist in the equity division…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
CAAT pension plan board chair removed amid ongoing governance emergency
Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
- 15:00
UPP pursuing industrial European real estate through joint venture, Caisse selling 11% in Quebec telecommunications operator shares
The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe.…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
- 15:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.6% in Q4 2025: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
Federal government expanding RTO mandate for public employees
The federal government is expanding its return-to-office mandate for public employees. As of May 4, executives in the federal public service will be required to…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
- 15:00
Expert panel: Updated CAPSA guideline, AI tools among key topics for CAP sponsors in 2026
With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…
- By: Pamela Chan Ebejer
- February 6, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the suspension of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2026 February 5, 2026
- 09:00