The Association of Canadian Pension Management has released a paper that provides recommendations for a framework to facilitate the conversion from traditional private sector DB…
To keep their DB plans afloat, sponsors need to ensure that they’re managing the risks
For an investor with a primary objective of meeting future liabilities, it’s useful to build a framework for investing assets to meet those future liabilities.…
Falling interest rates precipitated by geopolitical tensions led to higher liabilities and a lower funded status for the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in August.
The retirement plan landscape is stabilizing as fewer U.S. companies last year moved from DB plans to offering only a DC plan to new salaried…
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and unions have reached an agreement to make the Public Service Pension Plan sustainable.
Linking health and wealth can boost employee productivity and engagement
United Steelworkers Local 1998 and the University of Toronto Faculty Association have entered into a co-operation agreement to assess options for the reform of the…
We live in a digital age where we are bombarded by information at lightning speed. For many of us, it’s a struggle just to get…
Membership in registered pension plans (RPPs) rose in 2012 as more employees were enrolled in DC or hybrid plans, according to Statistics Canada.
The South Korean government has decided to make private pension plans mandatory.
It is possible to have too much of a good thing, including communication. In fact, one of the best ways NOT to communicate is to…
The National Football League Players Association is increasing pension benefits for 1,722 players who played in the league between 1993 and 1996.
A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…
In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former…
Simply put, a glide path is a calculation designed to support an employee’s desired retirement timeline through investments in a target-date fund. When an employee…
In its 2024-25 annual plan, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is focusing on assessing and mitigating systemic and high-priority risks in the province’s…
A renewed call for increased domestic investments by Canadian pension plans isn’t surprising amid an ongoing discussion around the role of investment organizations in supporting the…
In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…
Clear and flexible regulations that reflect the nature and diversity of target-benefit plans would allow these plans to thrive, according to a new report from…
The Ontario Pension Board is working closely with employers to receive updated salary information from public sector workers that may have been impacted by the…
The University Pension Plan is launching a new web portal to prioritize plan member engagement throughout the year. “Transparency is an important value to our…
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…
Desjardins Insurance is marking Financial Literacy Month with a series of budgeting workshops for employees and an interactive game to help improve financial literacy. The…
Many plan members are experiencing risk factors related to poor mental, physical and financial well-being, but often don’t know they can turn to their benefits…