Video: DC plan member education
Catherine Jackman, vice-president, Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management shares the best ideas from the topic they discussed: member education.
- By: Staff
- April 8, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:32
Top Stories in Pensions
Employers adopt auto features
Plan sponsors see the benefits of automatic enrollment and continue to adopt it, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:28
Capital accumulation plans
More DC plan sponsors consider custom TDFs
A survey by SEI finds that American DC plan sponsors are evaluating their current target-date funds (TDFs) and considering whether or not custom TDFs are…
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:22
Great-West to acquire J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services
Great-West Financial, the American subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco, has reached an agreement to acquire J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services' large-market recordkeeping business for an undisclosed…
- By: Staff
- April 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 14:17
Funded status of U.S. pension plans dips
The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan declined in March.
- By: Staff
- April 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 08:54
A win-win year for pension plans
In 2013, the largest corporate pension plans in the United States experienced historic improvement, with plan liabilities decreasing by 7.5% and assets improving by an…
- By: Staff
- April 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 08:53
Federal workers overpaid due to pensions: Report
Federal public servants have pension guarantees in their DB plans that are mispriced, causing Ottawa to seriously underestimate the cost of the pension plans and…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 12:16
Funded status of pensions retreats slightly
After 18 months of uninterrupted improvement, the solvency health of Canadian pension plans dipped slightly in the first quarter of 2014, according to Mercer.
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:54
Pension plans consider de-risking
More than one-third of closed DB plans in North America are considering or are very likely to carry out a pension risk transfer transaction this…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:02
Man accused of collecting deceased mother’s CPP, OAS benefits
A Toronto man is accused of fraudulently collecting an estimated $197,000 in Canada Pension Plan and old age security payments.
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:11
OAS benefits unchanged
Employment and Social Development Canada says the benefit amount for Old Age Security will stay the same for April to June.
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:17
DB plans more solvent
More than one-third of Canadian DB plans were fully funded at the end of the first quarter.
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:15
Defined benefit pensions
The Age of Annuities
Is 2014 the dawn of a new era in pension plan de-risking?
- By: Tom Ault
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
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…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:00
Feds seeking to boost domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors: budget
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…
- By: Staff
- April 17, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 09:00
Back to basics on investment glide paths
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…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 12, 2024 April 11, 2024
- 08:53
Ontario court sides with IBM in pension benefits rectification case
An Ontario Superior Court ruling that allowed IBM Canada Ltd. to retrospectively rectify drafting errors that created unintended additional pension benefits for employees on disability…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- April 24, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 09:00
FSRA focusing on target-benefit framework for MEPPs, sustainability of PBGF in 2024-25 annual plan
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…
- By: Staff
- April 17, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 09:00
Where do Canadian institutional investors stand on calls for increased domestic investments?
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…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 4, 2024 April 4, 2024
- 09:00
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
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…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- February 26, 2024 February 23, 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…
- By: Sadie Janes
- December 4, 2023 December 1, 2023
- 09:00
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…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 20, 2023 November 15, 2023
- 07:58