Last October, the U.K. experienced its biggest pension provision shakeup in generations when state legislation required employers to roll out auto-enrollment provisions for all eligible…
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, William Robson, president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, spoke about pension reform.
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…
Jafer Naqvi, director, client strategy, with Greystone Managed Investments shares the best ideas from the question he moderated: Should DC plans consider alternative investments?
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…
Minister of Finance Ken Krawetz introduced legislation to enable the Saskatchewan Pension Plan to apply for a pooled registered pension plan licence.
Nadia Darwish, vice-president, client relationships and business development with Sun Life Financial shares the best ideas from the question she moderated: Do higher participation levels…
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based on…
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…
During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…
It has become a truism that DC plans impose too much risk on employees but that belief is rarely quantified.
The collective bargaining environment in recent years has been heavily influenced by employers’ desires to constrain labour costs, improve productivity and better manage their financial…
Ottawa is urging the provinces to move forward on pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs), noting in this year’s federal budget that the federal PRPP regulatory…
The 2008 economic crisis and its lasting aftermath have significantly influenced the dynamics of collective bargaining in both the public and private sectors in Canada.…
This is Part 2 of our 7th annual survey of CAP members four-part series. Read Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4. The notion of retirement…
This is Part 1 of our 7th annual survey of CAP members. Read Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. Retirement is often portrayed as a time…
Retirement plan sponsors may be disheartened to learn—once again—that members haven’t upped their usage of the various communication tools and services available.
Shared-risk plans are gaining traction in Eastern Canada with the City of Fredericton, the latest employer to move to this pension arrangement. This move was…
As eurozone nations continue to struggle with debt, many predict that emerging markets will continue to outperform developed markets in 2013. Brazil, Mexico, Russia and…
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently ruled that members of the Saskatchewan public service pension plan are not entitled to indexed pension benefits, beyond what…
It’s generally accepted in the retirement industry that the more informed and educated the participants, the more engaged they will be in a company’s retirement…