Canada’s largest DC plans had a good year in 2013. Figures released by the Canadian Institutional Investment Network show that the Top 10 DC plans…
The number of American workers with a DC plan continues to rise.
After five years of piecemeal changes, Ontario’s pension system now requires substantial reform in order to resolve serious issues such as the scarcity of workplace…
Sixty-four percent of Ontarians surveyed are worried they won’t have enough income to live on in retirement. Eighty-two percent of those who have DB plans…
Sponsors of DB plans continue to struggle with oversized pension costs, according to Morneau Shepell's annual compensation survey.
Nearly all American workers rely on their DC plans for retirement, but many lack the confidence to efficiently manage the savings for their golden years,…
American women save less for retirement through their DC plans and are more likely to default on loans taken out of their retirement savings than…
In the United States, plaintiffs alleging that their DC retirement plans offered by Lockheed Martin Corp. were managed imprudently won a round in a federal…
With its aging population and growing longevity, Canada needs to overhaul its public and private pension systems in order to secure the future of new…
Fraser Group has created a pension fund expenses survey to provide plan sponsors with various ways to benchmark their expenses.
New figures confirm that life expectancy in Canada has increased—a trend that, in the eyes of experts, poses a threat for the sponsors of both…
In the first quarter of 2013, DC plan members in the United States maintained the same contribution rate observed in the first quarter of 2012,…
The vast majority of America’s future retirees participating in DC plans believe that a guaranteed monthly income is absolutely essential, but many fear they haven’t…
Among the touted benefits of auto-enrollment features in a capital accumulation plan (CAP) is the assumption—and hope (fingers crossed)—that plan members who contribute to their…
Saving for retirement means taking a lesson from the airlines As August draws to a close—the summer road trips and European vacations over—parents will be…
To help their plan members prepare for retirement, DC plan sponsors need to complete the accumulation-to-de-accumulation cycle Retirement security for Canadians is clearly one of…
The rising price tag of healthcare and the risks and costs associated with funding pension plans continue to be a concern for finance executives in…
After weathering a recession that forced many to curb or cut employee retirement savings plans, small business owners in the United States are offering DC…
One million workers in the United Kingdom now automatically have access to a company pension, according to the U.K. regulator of work-based pension plans, The…
New fee disclosure regulations in the United States have had a negligible effect on members of employee-sponsored retirement plans, according to a study.
Employee participation in company DC plans in the United States is at an all-time high, and plan balances have reached pre-recession levels, according to a…
Benefits Canada, Avantages and Rogers Connect Market Research group are proud to announce that the 2012 CAP Member Survey, Improving Adequacy: A Secure Retirement for…
In Greek mythology, the god Apollo granted the princess Cassandra the ability to see the future. When she later rejected his advances, he cursed her…
In a period when equities performed better than other asset classes, American DC retirement plan members cut their holdings in domestic equities and increased their…
Chrysler will freeze its salaried employee DB plans effective Dec. 31, 2014.