The right number: How much is enough?
During the DC Plan Summit, participants broke off into small groups to discuss the major challenges facing plan sponsors. Here are some highlights of the…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 14:25
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New risks and the DC model
During the DC Plan Summit, participants broke off into small groups to discuss the major challenges facing plan sponsors. Here are some highlights of the…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 14:24
Retirement readiness in the DC world
During the DC Plan Summit, participants broke off into small groups to discuss the major challenges facing plan sponsors. Here are some highlights of the…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 14:24
Comparing a ‘to’ and ‘through’ approach to target-date funds
While Canadians rely on individual savings more than they have in the past due to the decline in defined benefit pension plans, they’re susceptible to…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 14:23
Diversified growth funds touted as flexible alternative amid low returns
The default funds of the past may not meet members’ needs in the future because people are living longer and not saving enough amid an…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 14:22
Why can’t people see into the future? A closer look at near-sightedness versus far-sightedness
During the DC Plan Summit, participants broke off into small groups to discuss the major challenges facing plan sponsors. Here are some highlights of the…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 14:21
Rethinking DC contributions: An individualized approach
During the DC Plan Summit, participants broke off into small groups to discuss the major challenges facing plan sponsors. Here are some highlights of the…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 14:21
Beware the gender bias in capital accumulation plans
The difference in male and female annuity rates can have a big impact on each gender’s income at retirement. You may wonder why it matters given that almost…
- By: Susan Deller
- April 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:07
2016 DC Plan Summit: Navigating the uncertainty
Is the 70-per-cent income replacement rate an accurate measure of retirement security? And are current investment solutions appropriate for an environment of lower returns and…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 14:20
How analyzing big data can help with pension engagement
As plan sponsors grapple with improving engagement around capital accumulation plans, analyzing big data is one way to help employees make the most of them. “Big data allows…
- By: Anna Sharratt
- April 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:20
DC governance ‘doesn’t have to be onerous,’ says plan sponsor
As employers struggle to determine the right governance structure for their defined contribution pension plans, one company going through the process found it could do…
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- April 8, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:09
3 ways to engage younger employees in group retirement
Time and again we hear employers say the reason they provide a group retirement plan is to attract and retain quality employees, while younger employees say they…
- April 7, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:29
Cadillac Fairview aims for 60% replacement with DC pension rebuild
Cadillac Fairview is known for building things, so when the real estate and development firm discovered its plan members weren’t on track with their retirement savings…
- By: Anna Sharratt
- April 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:28
Alternative investments among the DC topics at 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit
From the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan to the implications of environmental, social and governance factors, the pension stream at Benefits Canada‘s 2016 Benefits and Pension…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- March 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:23
What can Canada learn from Britain’s pension reforms?
A comparison of pension systems in Canada and Britain isn’t an apples-to-apples exercise — or even apples to grapefruits. But when it comes to pension…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- March 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:05
45% of Canadians have a low level of financial wellness: survey
Nearly half (45%) of Canadian employees said they have a low level of financial wellness, according to new research by Manulife. Its Financial Wellness study, which…
- By: Staff
- March 17, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:20
Beware of legal issues around Ontario’s pension regulator review
Plan sponsors awaiting a final report on modernizing and increasing accountability in the regulations of financial services and pension plans in Ontario should be wary of a recommendation that…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- March 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:20
Sounding Board: Why Trudeau should support target benefit pensions
According to a recent Broadbent Institute study, “the value of retirement assets of those aged 55 to 64 without an employer pension is wholly inadequate.”…
- By: Ron Olsen
- March 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:09
More Canadians saving for retirement than Americans: survey
More Canadians are saving for retirement than Americans, according to a new survey by Franklin Templeton Investments. Its 2016 Retirement Income Strategies and Expectations survey, which…
- By: Staff
- March 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Health benefits key area of focus in M&A transactions: report
The top rewards-related issue during a merger and acquisition transaction is medical benefits, a key area of focus in 92% of projects analyzed by Mercer…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- March 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:09
How employees can maximize their benefits
Despite many employers offering employee benefits that range from dental plans to retirement savings, the biggest problem companies have is engaging employes “to give a hoot,”…
- By: Staff
- March 1, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:49
56% of employers with DC plans think staff are saving enough
More than half (56%) of Canadian employers with defined contribution pension plans think their employees are saving enough for retirement, while just 24% of employees feel the…
- By: Staff
- February 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:57
DC plans need better design and raised contribution rates: report
Better strategic design of group retirement plans and raising contribution rates can help employers improve employees’ retirement savings, according to the 2015 Capital Accumulation Plan…
- By: Staff
- February 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:04
Sun Life posts 4Q profit of $419.6 million, result tops expectations
Sun Life Financial reported a fourth-quarter profit of $419.6 million on Wednesday. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of 65…
- By: Staff with files from The Associated Press
- February 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:10
Low equity market returns expected in medium term: survey
Canada’s top economists, strategists and portfolio managers expect tepid growth for Canada in the near term, which will result in continued low interest rates, modest…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- January 28, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:52