The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan could have significant implications for employers that currently sponsor retirement plans deemed to be non-comparable, says Osler's Pension & Benefits…
Interest rates in Canada will likely remain low for an extended period of time, as the Bank of Canada (BoC) appears in no rush to…
Are target-benefit plans (TBPs) a cost-effective and risk-reducing alternative for pension plan sponsors versus traditional DB plan and DC plans? And, as importantly, are we…
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan is based on the "faulty assumption" that most residents of the province aren't ready for retirement, says the Fraser Institute's…
Ninety-seven per cent of DC plan sponsors and 90% of RRSP sponsors say their plans are meeting their original capital accumulation plan (CAP) objectives, reveals…
In the current low-yielding fixed income market, fund managers and plan sponsors are desperately looking for alternative strategies to wring the most they can from…
New Brunswick's shared-risk model for pension plans has received the highest grade from the American Academy of Actuaries.
The accounting deficit of DB pension schemes for the United Kingdom’s largest 350 companies has nearly doubled in the past year.
Legislation to create a retirement plan for private sector employees in Illinois has been signed into law.
The pension funded status of the largest corporate sponsors in the United States dropped in 2014 as falling interest rates and the impact of new…
Get creative with DC communications by focusing on member behaviour.
DC plan assets are continuing to grow as more Canadian companies are shifting away from DB plans. Shawn Cohen, a director of relationship management for…
The solvency of Canadian DB plans declined through 2014 due to a decrease in long-term interest rates.
In 2023, the world’s 300 largest pension funds’ assets under management increased by 10 per cent to US$22.6 trillion, compared to $20.6 trillion at the…
Brianne Collins, age 29, has worked as a senior copywriter at a large Toronto-based advertising agency for just over a year. Collins’ agency supports employee…
From 2016 to 2024, fewer plan members are confident they’ve saved enough for retirement. Indeed, Benefits Canada’s 2024 CAP Member survey found plan members’ optimism…
An increase in the frequency of digital breaches among financial organizations is pushing institutional investors to take the necessary steps to prevent cyberattacks, says Sebastien…
Going through a divorce can be an extremely stressful and emotional experience and, unsurprisingly, the impacts can spill into the workplace. “[Employees may be] at…
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is being targeted in a lawsuit over a US$2 billion pension risk transfer deal completed in 2019 with Athene Annuity and Life…
When Phillip Kotanidis took over as chief human resources officer at Toronto’s Michael Garron Hospital in 2018, the financial well-being of staff wasn’t exactly high…
An article highlighting CGI Group’s initiatives for Mental Health Awareness Month was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the top five human…
A Saskatchewan arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Blood Services doesn’t owe an employee eight years of retroactive pension contributions because it took the proper steps…
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…