Expert panel: DB, DC pension predictions for 2022
As a new year dawns, our attention turns to what’s ahead, the following are a few of my predictions for trends in the world of…
- By: Gavin Benjamin
- January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
- 09:00
Latest news in Defined benefit pensions
New Brunswick to allow windup of pension plans with missing members
New Brunswick’s new unclaimed property regime, which came into force on Jan. 1, 2022 and is the fourth such provincial regime in Canada, will finally…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- January 3, 2022 December 22, 2021
- 09:00
Top 10 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of 2021
The second year since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic was a significant one for the human resources, benefits, pension and investment industries, particularly…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 30, 2021 December 13, 2021
- 09:00
Top 10 pension stories of 2021
Among 2021’s most popular pension stories on BenefitsCanada.com, Benefits Canada and the Canadian Institutional Investment Network’s rankings of the top 100 defined benefit plans and top…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 23, 2021 December 13, 2021
- 09:00
2021 IIC coverage: The impact of climate change on asset valuation
Asset managers that incorporate climate change into their investment processes are increasingly looking beyond commitments to net zero and exploring the impact on asset valuation,…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 21, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 07:58
2021 IIC coverage: Maximizing the certainty of an outcome — it isn’t just death and taxes
With many defined benefit pension plan solvency ratios at all-time highs, plan sponsors have an excellent opportunity to rethink their approach to investing, according to…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 21, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 07:57
2021 IIC coverage: How OPTrust is designing, implementing an effective ESG strategy
The OPSEU Pension Trust is shifting toward responsible investing as environmental, social and governance factors become increasingly more material to returns for institutional investors. “We’re…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 21, 2021 December 21, 2021
- 07:54
2021 IIC coverage: CBC Pension Plan monitoring, refining LDI strategy
With interest rates trending downward over several decades, liability-driven investing has proven to be a successful strategy for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Pension Plan. The…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 21, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 07:50
Two new employers joining CAAT’s DBplus pension
The National Association of Federal Retirees and the United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario are the latest employers to join the Colleges of Applied…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 09:00
2021 CAP Suppliers Report: Helping employees plan for retirement while saving for a rainy day
As the coronavirus pandemic sent the global economy into a tailspin, many Canadians grew increasingly concerned about whether they’d amassed enough savings to weather the…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 08:56
Canadian public pension plans lead in private equity investments: report
Canada’s largest public pension plans are more heavily invested in private equity than other global public pension plans, according to a new report by British…
- By: Staff
- December 14, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 12:00
Canadian DB plan solvency, balance sheets dipped in November: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan saw its funding position deteriorate slightly on both a solvency and accounting basis in November, according to a…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 9, 2021 December 8, 2021
- 09:00
ACPM renews calls for CAP auto-enrolment, escalation features in Ontario
The Association of Canadian Pension Management is once again calling on the Ontario government to modernize the Employment Standards Act and the Pension Benefits Act…
- By: Staff
- December 8, 2021 December 8, 2021
- 09:00
Who are the finalists of the 2021 Pension Leadership Awards?
The Canadian Investment Review is pleased to announce the finalists for the second annual Pension Leadership Awards. This year, the awards welcomed more than 20…
- By: Staff
- December 7, 2021 March 15, 2022
- 10:00
Public Sector Accounting Board proposing new standards for DB pensions
Five years after Ontario’s auditor general uncovered an issue with the way the province was including pension assets in its financial statements, the office is…
- By: Staff
- December 3, 2021 December 13, 2021
- 15:00
Copenhagen students win global prize for designing collective DC pension plan
Four undergraduates from the Copenhagen Business School have claimed the top prize at the 2021 McGill International Portfolio Challenge by designing a collective defined contribution…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 2, 2021 December 2, 2021
- 09:00
How employers can solve the inflation puzzle amid war for talent
As inflation hits a record high in Canada, employers are helping workers weather the storm through various benefits and compensation offerings, according to several experts.…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 2, 2021 December 1, 2021
- 09:00
Air Canada, unions reach agreement to wind down pension trust
Air Canada and unions representing more than 20,000 employees are reaching an agreement that will wind down a shared pension trust to the benefit of…
- By: Staff
- November 30, 2021 November 30, 2021
- 09:00
UPP appointing Omo Akintan as chief people officer
The University Pension Plan is appointing Omo Akintan as chief people officer, effective February 2022. Prior to joining the UPP, Akintan was the chief people…
- By: Staff
- November 29, 2021 November 29, 2021
- 09:00
Debate about pension fund’s divesting due to ESG issues heats up in Oregon
Oregon’s state employee retirement fund is coming under increased scrutiny as the U.S. state is facing increased calls for divestment from companies that have environmental,…
- By: The Associated Press
- November 26, 2021 November 25, 2021
- 09:00
Expert panel: Inflation risk — to hedge or not to hedge?
With October inflation hitting an 18-year high, inflation risk is back on the radar of plan sponsors providing inflation-linked defined benefit pensions. In the past,…
- By: Brent Simmons
- November 25, 2021 November 26, 2021
- 12:30
Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week
A story looking at dynamic pension pools as a decumulation option took the top spot over the past week on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the five most popular…
- By: Staff
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 09:05
Head to head: Should Canadian governments eliminate pension solvency funding rules?
With defined benefit pension solvency reforms gradually coming in across the country, two experts debate whether there’s a better way to ensure DB plan sustainability…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 08:59
Group of DB pension plans release educational video for financial literacy month
To celebrate Financial Literacy Month, a consortium of public sector defined benefit pension plan sponsors are releasing an informational video designed to educate their plan members…
- By: Staff
- November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021
- 10:30
Employers see retirement benefits as top attraction, retention tool: survey
A majority of Canadian employers believe providing workplace retirement savings plans can improve employee attraction and retention, according to a survey by Maru Group Ltd.…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- November 17, 2021 November 17, 2021
- 09:00