How to switch from DB to DC
Within Canada and around the world, the conversion of DB plans to DC plans has been accelerating as plan sponsors look to reduce their pension…
- By: Stephen Peirce
- February 13, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:50
Latest news in Capital accumulation plans
Video: DC—What’s in it for me?
If you want to successfully connect with your DC plan members when explaining changes to the plan, you need to bring everything back to one…
- By: Staff
- January 27, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:31
U.S. employers doubtful of employees’ savings
With the economy in a state of perpetual uncertainty, employers are becoming increasingly worried about their employees’ ability to save for retirement, according to a…
- By: Staff
- January 25, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:39
Driving behavioural change in DC plans
Sponsors of DC and other capital accumulation plans have long struggled to persuade their employees to take full advantage of corporate savings programs and play…
- By: Marie Donnelly
- January 18, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:45
Niagara Casinos and Sun Life create a sure bet
After Colleen Falco, director of HR services with Niagara Casinos, assumed responsibility for the company’s benefits initiatives in early 2010, she noticed significant gaps in…
- By: Neil Faba
- January 18, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:30
Balance TDFs with the 80/10/5 rule
With the erosion of assets in many retirement portfolios in recent years, plan sponsors are starting to wonder if members might never be able to…
- By: Peter Walsh
- January 16, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:55
Forest City educates with technology
Forest City Fire Protection & Security was the recipient of the Communications Award (<1,000 employees) for Benefits Canada’s 2011 Pension & Investment Awards. As a…
- By: Neil Faba
- January 10, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 14:21
The future of DC: Part 3 – Are we there yet?
In September, more than 100 senior DC plan decision-makers, recordkeepers, academics and money managers gathered at Benefits Canada’s 2011 DC Investment Forum in Toronto to…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- January 6, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
The future of DC: Part 2 – Risk and retirement
In September, more than 100 senior DC plan decision-makers, recordkeepers, academics and money managers gathered at Benefits Canada’s 2011 DC Investment Forum in Toronto to…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- January 5, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:00
The future of DC: Part 1 – Coping with uncertainty
DC plan sponsors also need to find innovative ways to communicate investment information as well as new strategies to help members balance risk and reward.
- By: Leigh Doyle
- January 4, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:00
Creating connections: 2011 CAP Suppliers Report
Canada’s CAP suppliers had a pretty good year in 2010. Overall, the Top 10 CAP Providers showed double-digit growth (up 16.1% from 2010), as did…
- By: Sonya Felix
- December 20, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:28
Q&A: Saskatchewan Pension Plan on PRPPs
After a quarter-century of success, the Saskatchewan Pension Plan (SPP) may help plant the seed for Canadian pension reform. Benefits Canada talked to SPP general…
- By: Neil Faba
- December 16, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 08:46
Planting the seed for pension reform
Saskatchewan is known as Canada’s breadbasket, for its ability to consistently produce quality grain. But given that many in the industry have begun paying attention…
- By: Neil Faba
- December 16, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 08:46
Great-West Life launches rate-of-return app
Great-West Life has launched a new online tool for its group retirement and savings plan members. The “Personal rate of return” widget helps members to…
- By: Staff
- December 15, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:58
Retirement workshops put employees in control
Until April 2011, Chris Town, 56, didn’t think a lot about retirement. He and his wife, Susan, 61, felt they had their financial house in…
- By: Jill Hilderman
- December 13, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:29
The changing direction of annuities
Following our third market meltdown in the past decade, the fashion maxim “everything old is new again” may apply to annuities as well.
- By: Janice Holman
- December 13, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:41
Retirement income adequacy still a problem for pension plan members
Educating members and encouraging them to save for retirement has long been a challenge for pension plan sponsors...but the consequences of not doing so could…
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- November 25, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:35
Hit the mark with target date funds
A well-structured DC plan helps members to build savings during their working (accumulation) years and generate sufficient income for their retirement (de-accumulation) years. For plan…
- By: Colin Ripsman
- November 24, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:05
Under-35 workers pose challenge for DC plans
Employees under age 35 are likely to be more dependent on DC plans for their retirement savings than previous generations—but less attention is being paid…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:30
Simple and effective – Plan for life™, the new face of retirement planning.
Sponsored by: In September, The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada launched a revamped Plan for lifeTM program, a communication offering that makes it easy…
- By: Standard Life
- November 8, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 16:30
The price of certainty in pension plans
Everyone knows why organizations around the world have been closing down their DB pension plans in recent years: in a Sophie’s Choice of sorts, they…
- By: Fred Vettese
- November 7, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:34
Video: Engaging DC members at all stages
Plan sponsors need to take a holistic view to their members’ retirement savings and understand that at different stages in employees’ lives, they face different…
- By: Tammy Burns
- November 7, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:08
Video: Are DC members apathetic or just confused?
Watch this video There’s a perception that DC plan members don’t feel responsible for managing risk, says Marcus Turner, senior investment consultant with Towers Watson…
- By: Tammy Burns
- November 4, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 08:35
Most U.S. employers have restored 401(k) matching: Towers Watson
The vast majority of U.S. employers that suspended their 401(k) plan matching contributions during the recent economic downturn have since restored them, according to research…
- By: Staff
- November 3, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 08:00
Video: Is your DC plan delivering?
Watch this video With DC plans, there’s no guarantee that members will end up with a sufficient retirement income at the end, warns Michelle Loder,…
- By: Tammy Burns
- November 2, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:33