Editorial: Round trip
When I came back to work last August after my second maternity leave, it was with a renewed sense of eagerness and anticipation. What new…
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- February 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Latest news in Defined benefit pensions
Pension column: Lessons from Denmark
Quick word association game: Denmark. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Pastries? LEGO? Beer? Now, add pensions to the list. Denmark apparently has…
- By: Manuel Monteiro
- February 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
How to take a dynamic approach to asset allocation
Over the past few years, many plan sponsors have sought to de-risk their DB pension plans. This has manifested itself in different ways—from simply diversifying…
- January 6, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
SRPs, MEPPs, JSPPs and TBPs: Searching for clarity
Taxonomy, the classification of things or concepts, isn’t just for dusty old biology textbooks. Only by grouping things together or separating them out can we…
- By: Susan Deller
- December 20, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:29
How the Canadian Wheat Board de-risked its DB plan in a unique transaction
It was, literally, a big deal when the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) off-loaded the risk of its underfunded DB pension plan to Sun Life Financial…
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- December 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:09
Inspiration: Jim Leech
Shortly after the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) sold its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) to Rogers—owner of Benefits Canada—and BCE,…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- December 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:01
Brighter days
With market returns increasing, interest rates on the rise and funded status for DB plans improving, the environment may be right for de-risking
- By: Kevin Tighe and Ian Markham
- November 14, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
New accounting disclosure requirements focus on risk assessment
Many Canadian companies will soon start preparing disclosures for their fiscal year-end corporate financial statements. For most organizations that account for their pension and other…
- November 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:08
Communication: Impossible
In his 2012 article, “Too complex to depict?”, Professor Henry Hu of the University of Texas Law School asks whether “too-big-to-fail” banks are too complex…
- By: Susan Deller
- October 23, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Enjoy the ride
Pension plans are protecting themselves from market ups and downs by matching assets to liabilities
- By: Brent Simmons
- October 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Bond allocations: Adjusting to changing rates
The past few years have been difficult for DB pension plans in Canada. Continued equity market volatility and, until recently, extremely low interest rates have…
- September 23, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:20
De-risking opportunities: Timing matters
Many employers would like to reduce the risk in their DB plan so that the level of pension risk meets the company’s overall risk management…
- September 4, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:52
Full steam ahead
Cenovus Energy refines its methods for retaining mid-career employees
- By: Brooke Smith
- September 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
The three Rs of risk management
The financial turbulence of the last decade didn’t just damage portfolio performance; it dealt a blow to longstanding approaches about how to manage it, forcing…
- By: Eric Léveillé
- July 3, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Top 100 Pension Funds Report: Bouncing back
The past few years for the pension industry have been difficult, to put it mildly. But for the Top 100 pension plans, things are starting…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- June 25, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Top 100 Pension Funds Report: A retrospective
Pension plans have had a trying time over the last few years. Stocks have taken investors for a ride, and a low interest rate environment…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- June 24, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:44
Is a minimum pension funding strategy always optimal?
Today, most Canadian single employer DB pension plans have large solvency deficits, and there continues to be significant focus on the large minimum contributions required…
- June 20, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:44
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
Why more long-term debt is positive for pensions
One of the items that received little attention in the federal government’s most recent Economic Action Plan (also known as the 2013 Budget) was a…
- May 2, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:41
Breakdown: World domination
Some countries do a world-class job of making it to the top quartile of performance by ensuring their aging populations have financial security at retirement.…
- By: Rehana Begg
- May 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Good news
The United Church of Canada has a tradition of caring for its flock, and its shepherds—especially into their retirement.
- By: Brooke Smith
- April 26, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:25
Ease funding challenges with letters of credit
On Jan. 1, 2013, amendments to Ontario’s Pension Benefits Act (PBA) took effect, allowing employers to use a letter of credit (LOC) to cover up…
- By: Kim Ozubko
- April 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Custody Report: It’s document-ary
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…
- By: Brooke Smith
- March 5, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Strategy: Dynamic dual at CAAT
After posting strong returns in the mid-2000s following the tech bubble, the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Pension Plan was hit hard in…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- March 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:11