From Investmentreview.ca With most Canadian private-sector workers lacking access to a defined benefit (DB) pension plan – and with the ones who do facing Nortel-like…
Recent RBC survey data shows how many Canadians have TFSAs, and what they’re doing with them. Looking at the Canadian public as a whole, an…
Few Canadians will voluntarily educate themselves about financial matters—especially when it comes to retirement planning. Just ask the many plan sponsors and providers that have…
As the attention of both Canadian governments and citizens is increasingly focused toward ensuring adequate income is saved for retirement, Mercer has proposed 10 resolutions…
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management (PH&N) has launched new funds for institutional investors PH&N LifeTime Funds are target date investment solutions that offer a…
Pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) as a solution to increase pension coverage for Canadians is a notion that was widely supported in the industry when…
Nearly two million Canadians will retire over the next five years, according to figures from Statistics Canada. Not only will this massive influx of retiring…
Going by the numbers, 2010 was good to Canada’s capital accumulation plan (CAP) industry. With double-digit growth in both defined contribution (DC) and group RRSP…
In November, several companies south of the border issued bonds and the proceeds of the sale were used to help fund pension deficits. These companies…
In 2008, Americans voted in record numbers, with millions submitting early ballots and others standing in lines that snaked around the block—sometimes in pouring rain.…
Up to now, the CAP industry has largely focused on the accumulation phase of retirement planning. Understandably so, as defined contribution (DC) type arrangements in…
Maybe Elvis Presley’s line “a little less conversation, a little more action please” can help inspire the retirement savings industry to ask themselves, “How can…
I am known to occasionally throw zingers at my colleagues from time to time. One recent example was my proclamation to a rather bright yet…
Benefits Canada presented the key highlights of its 5th annual CAP Member Survey at the CAP Town Hall in Toronto on November 3. This…
Large retirement plan sponsors in the United States say participation in defined contribution (DC) plans should be mandatory. According to The Path Forward: Designing…
Jardin de Ville, based in Mirabel, Que., is a leader in the design and marketing of high-end garden furniture. The company manufactures, retails and distributes…
In a recent post by David Blundell and Anne-Marie Lainesse on Buck Exchange the online forum of Buck Consultants, the authors looked at some…
Having a plan and being in control of your finances in retirement is just as important as being in control of your health. A…
Sun Life Financial launched its new investment company Sun Life Global Investments (Canada) Inc. on October 13, which will roll out a new lineup of…
Did you know that as much as $75 billion of capital accumulation plan (CAP) assets in Canada are committed, albeit contingently, to life annuities? If…
Over half of Canadians don’t have a tax-free savings account (TFSA), according to a recent online poll from Angus Reid Public Opinion commissioned by…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is looking to sell more bonds after completing an $8 billion borrowing program in June, CEO…
In Herman Hesse’s epic novel Siddhartha, the eponymous protagonist has a revelation one day regarding the river he has grown up beside: “…today he saw…
The windup of registered pension plans is complicated. Whether a partial or full windup is declared, the plan’s administrator and actuary work with the organization…
Over the past 20 years, capital accumulation plans (CAPs), such as defined contribution pension plans and group RRSPs, have continued to grow in popularity. Employers…