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Video: Time to add “smart” features to DC plans?

Video: Time to add “smart” features to DC plans?

During Benefits Canada's annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…

  • By: Staff
  • April 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 06:13
Pooled fund managers beat benchmark

Pooled fund managers beat benchmark

Diversified pooled fund managers outperformed the benchmark, on average, in the first quarter of the year.

  • By: Staff
  • April 28, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:46
Actuaries say federal interest in TBPs “positive”

Actuaries say federal interest in TBPs “positive”

The Canadian Institute of Actuaries says the federal government's launch of consultations on a potential federal framework for target benefit plans is a potential game…

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 13:07

Ottawa calls for target benefit plans

The federal government has unveiled a proposal for target benefit plans, pension programs that share the risk between employers and employees.

What retirement crisis?

What retirement crisis?

There isn't a retirement income crisis in Canada, according to a study.

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:31
CPP enhancement, new pension legislation could improve retirement

CPP enhancement, new pension legislation could improve retirement

Updated pension legislation and an enhancement to Canada Pension Plan could help Canadian workers save enough to support a standard of living they would find…

  • By: Staff
  • April 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:41
Feds to propose shared-risk pensions: Reports

Feds to propose shared-risk pensions: Reports

Ottawa plans to propose shared-risk pension plans for crown corporations and federally regulated companies, according to media reports.

  • By: Staff
  • April 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:57
Canadian pensions extend gains to first quarter

Canadian pensions extend gains to first quarter

Pension assets rose for a third successive quarter as global financial markets continued to progress during the first quarter.

  • By: Staff
  • April 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:05
Video: Risk management in DC plans

Video: Risk management in DC plans

During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…

  • By: Staff
  • April 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 06:04
Video: The importance of financial planning

Video: The importance of financial planning

During Benefits Canada’s annual DC Plan Summit, plan sponsors participated in interactive sessions. They split into small groups and were given questions to discuss. Based…

  • By: Staff
  • April 22, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 06:00
CPPIB strikes private equity deal

CPPIB strikes private equity deal

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has completed a secondary transaction related to J.W. Childs Equity Partners III, a private equity fund by J.W. Childs…

  • By: Staff
  • April 21, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 15:51
Teachers’ partners with GE Aviation

Teachers’ partners with GE Aviation

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is partnering with GE Aviation to support the development of advanced technologies for the GE9X engine.

  • By: Staff
  • April 21, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 15:49
De-risking top of mind for pension plans

De-risking top of mind for pension plans

Canadian DB plans have de-risking on their mind, with most sponsors considering plan design changes, rather than annuity purchases.

  • By: Staff
  • April 21, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 12:05

More than £50 billion in U.K. pension benefits at risk of being lost, misplaced: study

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,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 25, 2024 March 25, 2024
  • 15:00

Employees of Canadian energy companies joining CAAT’s DBplus pension plan

Employees of Candu Energy Inc., Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Global First Power are joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan. Unionized…

  • By: Staff
  • March 21, 2024 March 21, 2024
  • 15:00

Clear, flexible regulations needed for target-benefit plans: report

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…

  • By: Staff
  • March 19, 2024 March 18, 2024
  • 09:00

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

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,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Group annuity market growing as DB pension plans move to de-risk

Ford of Canada’s recent transfer of $923 million in pension liabilities to Desjardins Group, RBC Insurance and Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada augurs well…

FSRA names Andrew Fung EVP of pensions

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Andrew Fung as executive vice-president of pensions, effective March 11, 2024. Fung first joined the Financial…

  • By: Staff
  • March 20, 2024 March 20, 2024
  • 15:00

OPB working with employers to receive salary information of employees impacted by Bill 124

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…

  • By: Staff
  • March 12, 2024 March 13, 2024
  • 15:00

UPP keeping plan members engaged, informed with new web portal

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…

OMERS pension benefits accounted for 9.3% of Ontario retirement income in 2023: report

Retirement benefits paid out by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System accounted for 9.3 per cent of retirement income in Ontario in 2023, according to…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • February 15, 2024 February 14, 2024
  • 09:00

How Ontario pay transparency legislation will impact employers

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 using budget workshops, interactive game to support employee financial wellness

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…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • November 24, 2023 November 23, 2023
  • 09:00

2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: A closer look at the mental, physical, financial risk factors facing plan members

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…