Plan participants in the United States believe their retirement plans should offer responsible investment options and having these options would favourably affect their attitudes toward…
Aegon, through an affiliate of its Transamerica unit, has reached an agreement to acquire Mercer's American DC administration book of business for an undisclosed amount.
Many commentators assert that people are saving less for retirement as a result of the shift from DB to DC plans.
Retirement is on employers’ minds. Employers are revisiting how they view their retirement programs and how they view their role when active employees become retirees,…
In both developed and developing economies, the risk of poverty in old age falls disproportionately on women, the Financial Times reports.
The market value of Canadian employer-sponsored pension funds totalled $1.6 trillion at the end of the first quarter, up 6.9% from the fourth quarter of…
Total assets of the world's largest 300 pension funds grew by more than 3% in 2014 (compared to around 6% in 2013) to reach a…
DC plan members in the United States did some panic selling in the past two weeks, trading out of stocks and into bonds, research shows.
Pre-retirees in the United States report a high level of confidence when their savings are on auto-pilot, a survey finds.
Over the next several years, workers without access to a workplace pension plan will be required to participate in a new savings vehicle but it's…
Over the years, a growing chorus of voices has been pleading with the provinces to lighten up on the overburden of pension regulation and give…
Enhanced offerings to make it easier for employees to save for retirement, combined with the growing U.S. economy, have stimulated employee contribution rates and account…
A day after Netflix announced it would extend parental leave for its American employees, Microsoft is following suit.
The time is right to shore up our retirement system, and the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is a step in the right direction.
In May, the Conservative government said it will look into allowing Canadians to voluntarily put more of their earnings into the Canada Pension Plan. Announced…
Capital accumulation plan (CAP) sponsors and members continue to wrestle with the concept of “adequate” retirement income.
The federal government has launched a public comment period for an agreement intended to streamline the oversight of pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs).
The main deterrent for some employers is the increased costs that would result. Another reason is, employers prefer not to force enrollment on employees who…
To successfully transition a member to retirement from a DC plan requires four pillars: people, platform, product and price. Any transition should make people a…
On the road to retirement, members must overcome five major risks: market, timing, inflation, shortfall and longevity. Plan sponsors need to be aware of these…
While most DC plan sponsors view retirement as the end of their relationship with their employees, some plan sponsors are taking an alternate approach by…
There are two impediments to moving forward with decumulation. One is structural: plan sponsors are reluctant to take on additional fiduciary responsibility. In 2014, the…
A global multi-sector fixed income strategy can offer a wide range of opportunities beyond the domestic market, said Terry Moore, portfolio specialist, global multi-sector and…
Setting up a DC plan can be relatively easy; getting your employees to enrol and make smart investing decisions is much harder.
Canada has the fourth largest equity market in the world but accounts for just 4% of world equity markets, as measured by market capitalization within…