Institutional investors began 2013 with the anticipation of a gradual global economic recovery. While this trend may play out, there is a need for continued…
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…
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the application for leave to appeal in Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate, a case that has changed how pre-retirement death…
It has become a truism that DC plans impose too much risk on employees but that belief is rarely quantified.
Although fewer companies are offering DB pension plans, U.K. employers paid record amounts to these plans last year, according to an analysis by Towers Watson…
The collective bargaining environment in recent years has been heavily influenced by employers’ desires to constrain labour costs, improve productivity and better manage their financial…
Ottawa is urging the provinces to move forward on pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs), noting in this year’s federal budget that the federal PRPP regulatory…
Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz announced yesterday in his budget address that his government intends to introduce pooled registered pension plan (PRPP) legislation in 2013.
Bailouts are complicated things when it comes to sovereign nations, as the continuing woes of Greece, Ireland, Spain and Portugal illustrate. For all the infusion…
Workers appear to have little faith that the economic recovery and the stock market’s climb have left them better prepared for retirement. Confidence in the…
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) posted returns of 17.1% in 2012, boosting the pension plan for the province’s healthcare workers to a record…
The 2008 economic crisis and its lasting aftermath have significantly influenced the dynamics of collective bargaining in both the public and private sectors in Canada.…
This is Part 2 of our 7th annual survey of CAP members four-part series. Read Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4. The notion of retirement…
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…
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…
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…
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…