Plan members want retirement planning advice
A poll conducted by J.P. Morgan Asset Management of more than 1,000 American workers participating in a DC plan has found that the vast majority…
- By: Staff
- June 14, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:52
Latest news in Capital accumulation plans
Hybrid plans’ popularity soars
The increase in the number of cash balance plans in the United States has jumped nearly 500% over the last decade, according to a report.
- By: Staff
- June 12, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:51
Additional asset classes could improve DC plan returns
Broadening the investment options available to American DC plans to include real assets, emerging market equities and debt, and liquid alternatives could improve returns while…
- By: Staff
- June 11, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
DB plans: The sky is not falling
Sustainability is a clichéd, overused word in the DB pension plan arena these days. Sustainability focuses on delivering an appropriate retirement benefit at an acceptable…
- By: Cindy Rynne
- June 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:45
Video: Lights, camera, action
AFBS hits the mark with its social media policy
- By: Brooke Smith
- June 6, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Video: Providing value for plan members
The Saskatchewan Pension Plan uses social media to connect with members by providing financial-related information.
- By: Staff
- June 5, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:35
Video: Keeping plan members engaged socially
Following an education campaign for its DC plan members, Niagara Casinos wanted to keep the momentum going.
- By: Staff
- June 4, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:11
Video: The benefits of social media
Social media will provide plan sponsors with a vast amount of useful information about their members.
- By: Staff
- June 3, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:52
Concerning matters
Plan sponsors and industry experts get to the bottom of their concerns at the 2013 Benefits & Pensions Summit in Toronto: employee health and retirement
- By: Leigh Doyle
- June 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Above par
Why John Poos needs to think a few strokes ahead to get the career he deserves
- By: Leigh Doyle
- June 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Price points
Given the complexity and variety of different services involved in maintaining a DC plan—and the sophisticated jargon that is used by service providers to market…
- By: Sandra W. Cohen
- May 24, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:03
U.S. DB plans outperformed DC plans in 2011
Investment returns in U.S. DB plans outperformed those in DC plans in 2011 by the widest margin since the mid-1990s.
- By: Staff
- May 22, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 16:58
Plan sponsors embrace social media
Sixty-three percent of DC plan sponsors in the United States are using social media to provide a regular source of information to their members, according…
- By: Staff
- May 16, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:10
BlackRock CEO calls for mandatory savings in the U.S.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink believes the United States government needs to do more to encourage Americans to save, including creating a mandatory savings program in…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- May 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:36
The hidden DB in DC plans
The greatest attraction of a DB pension plan is the appearance of certainty in the levels of retirement income it promises to its members, which…
- By: Greg Hurst
- May 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:27
Employee retirement readiness a priority
Improving DC plan members’ retirement readiness is a top priority for U.S. plan sponsors, according to a study.
- By: Staff
- May 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:50
Less is more for investment choices
A shorter menu of investment options is often better than a longer one, according to a study.
- By: Staff
- April 30, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 13:18
Video: Performance chasers
Even though past performance is no guarantee of future results, investors still like to pick investments based on how well they performed.
- By: Staff
- April 30, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Theory of evolution
Most discussions on evolution involve an investigation into the catalysts for change. DC plan sponsors, then, can look to DB investors’ evolutionary path to gain…
- By: Zaheed Jiwani
- April 29, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:01
Savings behaviour leads to more secure retirement
Individuals’ savings behaviour is the dominant variable in achieving a successful retirement, according to a survey.
- April 26, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 18:42
When the money just sits there
When the Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators released its final version of the Capital Accumulation Plan (CAP) Guidelines, it recommended that a plan sponsor…
- By: Mark Dowdell and Dianne Tamburro
- April 25, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:38
D’Amours report: DB or not DB?
Before I comment about this long-awaited report, I must indicate that I’ve been a pension consultant almost exclusively dedicated to DC for more than 10…
- By: Jean-Daniel Côté
- April 24, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:40
Alberta introduces PRPP legislation
Residents of Alberta will soon have the ability to invest in pooled registered pension plans.
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 16:31
Prepare for reboot
More than half of Intel’s 82,500 employees reside in the U.S., a fact that explains why the multinational tech company considers its employees to be…
- By: Rehana Begg
- April 18, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:38
Video: Inbound calls
A whole lot has changed since Sunsuper’s CEO, Tony Lally, first presented at Benefits Canada’s DC Plan Summit in 2008. Back then, the multi-industry superannuation…
- By: Rehana Begg
- April 18, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:54