Morneau Shepell Asset & Risk Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morneau Shepell, has completed the final step required to offer a voluntary retirement savings…
Constructing a simpler menu of investment choices can help plan sponsors' employees get more from their DC plan, according to a BMO white paper released…
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business and Standard Life have signed an agreement to create a retirement savings solution designed for CFIB's members, including one…
Alberta is moving forward with sweeping pension reforms in the new Employment Pension Plans Act and regulations, which come into effect on Sept. 1, 2014.…
An increased number of American workers are participating in DC plans.
After nearly six years of investigation and legal proceedings, a settlement agreement has been reached that will allow the Lehman Brothers pension plan to pay…
Pension and retirement systems need to reformed rapidily at a global level to meet demographic challenges, according to a report from EY.
All too often, employers and plan administrators may sign an agreement without sufficient review and negotiation. Sometimes, they may enter into a service relationship without…
More than one-third of Americans that contribute to an employer-sponsored retirement plan have never increased the percentage of their salary they contribute to their company's…
An emerging focus on the payout phase could mean a greater fiduciary role for DC plan sponsors
CARP is calling on the federal government to fight seniors’ poverty by eliminating mandatory minimum withdrawals from RRIFs, relaxing GIS rules and introducing measures to…
Regina's mayor is calling for representatives from the employees' groups within the Civic Employees' Pension Plan to return to the negotiating table.
Employers in Canada are expecting salaries to rise by an average of 2.8% in 2015, according to Morneau Shepell’s annual survey of Compensation and Trends…
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…
Employer-sponsored retirement plans that offer matching contributions can help younger workers retire earlier and with more money, according to a new report by Mercer Canada.…
Nearly half (47 per cent) of U.S. millennials are moderately confident in their ability to accumulate enough retirement savings, according to a new survey by…
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,…
More than £50 billion in U.K. pension benefits were at risk of being misplaced in abandoned accounts or scattered across multiple lost pots in 2023,…
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…