Sun Life Financial Inc. is boosting its presence in Hong Kong through the acquisition of the pension business of FWD Life Insurance Co. Ltd. “Expanding…
Canadian pension funds seem to have fared well despite the short-term market volatility that ensued following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, but a…
Robert De Niro may have changed the way Sun Life Financial Inc. looks at its intern program. “One rainy day a few months ago, I…
Do you agree with Ontario spending $70 million on the now-abandoned Ontario Retirement Pension Plan? Last week, the provincial government released the costs for the…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and private equity firm BC Partners will be acquiring a majority stake in consumer goods manufacturer Keter Group. Based…
Employers should start reviewing their current retirement plans to prepare for the 2019 expansion of the Canada Pension Plan, according to a Willis Towers Watson…
The number of workers in Canada who were members of a registered pension plan increased to more than six million people in 2014, according to…
The Ontario government spent up to $70 million on developing the now-abandoned Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, according to new figures released by the province. The…
The federal Department of Finance has released draft legislative and regulatory proposals dealing with the goods and services tax issues that apply to pension plans. The proposals…
Eliminating the solvency-funding requirement is among the possibilities as the Ontario government launches consultations on revamping the funding rules for the province’s defined benefit pension plans. In…
Despite all of the talk about precarious job prospects for young people, a new survey has found a large number of those in or just…
British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has reported a -0.2 per cent return for its fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2016, down from a 14.2 per cent…
OPSEU has appointed Giulia Volpe to OPTrust’s board of trustees. Volpe is a pension analyst with the Ontario Pension Board in Toronto. She has more…
Canadian plan members reported a significant drop in the amount they believe they need to retire — from roughly $1.4 million in 2023, 2024 and…
While the percentage of plan members who describe their personal financial situation as significantly or somewhat better than last year decreased from 42 per cent…
Methodology improvements are pushing the life expectancy of Canadian retirees and surviving spouses by roughly one year to age 65 as of Jan. 1, 2024,…
In its 2026 budget on Thursday, the Ontario government proposed doubling the pension benefits guarantee fund’s monthly guarantee limit from $1,500 to $3,000 for all…
The bankruptcy of the Hudson Bay Co. and subsequent loss of promised supplemental employee/executive retirement plan benefits to executives has caused many to rethink the…
Derek Dobson, chief executive officer and plan manager at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan, is departing the organization following a formal…
Bell Canada’s defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans are both overseen by the same pension committee. The meeting cadences differ, but the committee leans…
Employers can reinforce the value of their workplace retirement plans by communicating to plan members about the importance of having money later versus money now,…
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is marking its fourth annual Pension Awareness Day today by encouraging employees to understand their employer-sponsored retirement plan…
Amazon Canada’s commitment to unique financial wellness offerings led to a win at Benefits Canada‘s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18. The technology company was…
Admiral Insurance’s award-winning benefits program is demonstrating how employers can use versatility to strike a fine balance between finding innovative solutions and maintaining plan sustainability. The…
As Ontario prepares to introduce pay transparency legislation, it’s important for employers to consider how much information they want to share in job postings, says…