DC assets predicted to overtake DB assets
Global DC pension assets have grown to 47% of all pensions assets in 2014 from 38% in 2004 and are expected to overtake DB assets…
- By: Staff
- February 10, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:19
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Pension trends: Is phased retirement an option for your employees?
As more retirees remain on the job, companies should consider phased retirement arrangements
- By: William Harford
- January 30, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Most companies improving auto features
To improve the long-term financial outlook for workers, a survey finds that the majority of U.S. companies now offer automatic features in their 401(k) plans…
- By: Staff
- January 23, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:21
How well does auto-enrollment work?
Automatic enrollment can have a powerful influence on participant saving and investment behaviour, finds a Vanguard study.
- By: Staff
- January 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:22
Canadians without a pension aren’t saving more
Families without registered pension plans (RPPs) aren't fully compensating for their lack of RPP coverage through increased savings in other assets, says Statistics Canada.
- By: Staff
- January 16, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:56
More employers trying to improve workers’ financial outcomes
An increasing number of companies are broadening the types of financial and retirement planning tools and resources they provide to workers.
- By: Staff
- January 15, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:37
Standard Life, CFIB launch PrimaPension
Standard Life and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business are offering a new retirement savings solution called PrimaPension, which is designed to meet the requirements…
- By: Staff
- January 15, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:58
Majority are meeting their CAP objectives
Ninety-seven per cent of DC plan sponsors and 90% of RRSP sponsors say their plans are meeting their original capital accumulation plan (CAP) objectives, reveals…
- By: Staff
- January 12, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:51
Illinois creates private sector retirement savings plan
Legislation to create a retirement plan for private sector employees in Illinois has been signed into law.
- By: Staff
- January 7, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:38
How to improve DC pension communications
Get creative with DC communications by focusing on member behaviour.
- By: Susan Deller and Janice Holman
- January 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Q&A: The DC plan landscape
DC plan assets are continuing to grow as more Canadian companies are shifting away from DB plans. Shawn Cohen, a director of relationship management for…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- January 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:16
Best of pensions in 2014
This year was an interesting one for the pension industry. After enhancing the Canada Pension Plan was put on hold in late 2013, Ontario went…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:04
New plan members rely on balanced, target-date funds
The evolution of 401(k) plan designs has resulted in a significant increase in the use of balanced funds, including target-date funds, by recently hired 401(k)…
- By: Staff
- December 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:37
Pension holiday wish list
As policy-makers across the country implement pension reform and address priorities, we wanted to highlight a few of the recent reforms impacting private sector registered…
- By: Jana Steele and Ian McSweeney
- December 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:12
De-risking DC plans
Discussions about pension plan de-risking tend to focus on minimizing—or at least managing—financial risk for DB pension plan sponsors. Across the spectrum of pension risk…
- By: Nigel Branker and Idan Shlesinger
- December 23, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:21
CLHIA pans Ontario’s stance on DC plans
The Canadian life and health insurance industry is extremely disappointed with the suggestion in the Ontario government's consultation paper on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan…
- By: Staff
- December 22, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 14:31
Plan sponsors: What’s on your wish list?
The holidays are a magical time. For many of us, they offer a period of reflection, renewal and planning for the coming year. It’s a…
- By: Susan Deller
- December 22, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 14:31
Avoiding DC class actions
Earlier this summer, Fidelity Investments settled two lawsuits brought by employees over the company’s own 401(k) plan. The suits alleged the firm offered employees its…
- By: Colin Ripsman
- December 18, 2014 August 26, 2021
- 11:17
Pension wealth grows
Pension wealth advanced to $2.85 trillion at the end of 2013, up 11.4% from 2012, says Statistics Canada.
- By: Staff
- December 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:24
Reflections on decumulation
Decumulation is a trending topic in the pension and broader financial services industries. A Google search on decumulation (and variants) and retirement filtered on Canadian…
- By: Greg Hurst
- December 12, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:15
Firms worrying about employees’ retirement readiness
A majority of Canadian employers with DC plans say retirement readiness has become a major issue for their employees and for their organizations.
- By: Staff
- December 12, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:48
Employers’ decumulation duties remain unclear
The responsibilities of Canadian DC sponsors during the deculumation phase remain unclear, but they can still help members in a number of ways, experts argue.
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:53
Pension funds’ market value continues rising
Statistics Canada says the market value of Canadian employer-sponsored pension funds rose for the fourth consecutive quarter, totalling $1.4 trillion at the end of the…
- By: Staff
- December 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:49
Most employers contributing to DC plans
A study of 401(k) plans conducted by BrightScope and the Investment Company Institute (ICI) shows that employers are actively participating in their plans. It also…
- By: Staff
- December 9, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:54
How to help plan members with decumulation
Employees nearing retirement have a big decision to make: what to do with their workplace savings. Do they have an efficient drawdown strategy? Plan sponsors…
- By: Lori Landry
- December 8, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:20