Canadian retirees fear running out of money
A new CIBC poll suggests that a majority of Canada’s retirees feel they are currently living the retirement they hoped for today. However, some are…
- By: Staff
- January 14, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:50
Top Stories in Pensions
CalSTRS divests from firearms
Due to recent gun violence in the U.S., the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) Investment Committee made a socially responsible investment decision to divest…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- January 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:40
Provinces slow on PRPP uptake
When the federal government introduced legislation to create pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) for federally regulated employees in November 2011, it confidently predicted that the…
- By: Karen DeBortoli and Colin Ripsman
- January 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:08
RRSP deadline causes Canadians stress
Many pension plan sponsors hear from members that one of their biggest challenges is finding room in their finances to make regular plan contributions. Canadians…
- By: Staff
- January 9, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:10
Frontlines
Industry Insight What political/legal developments will be most influential to Canada’s pension and benefits landscape in 2013? Mike Sullivan, president, Cubic Health: “In July 2012,…
- By: Staff
- January 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:06
A newer model
The target benefit plan (TBP) is a new pension model gaining both attention and momentum in Canada for its potential to provide plan members with…
- By: Jana Steele
- January 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:29
Canadian retirees wish they’d saved longer
What is the leading advice Canadian retirees would offer to working Canadians who expect to retire in their 60s? Start saving now. Results from the…
- By: Staff
- January 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:07
Q&A with HOOPP
Jim Keohane, president of the Healthcare Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), is credited with reducing the organization’s investment risks, which helped the plan weather the financial…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- January 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:29
How LDI keeps HOOPP positive
ith more than $40 billion in assets and 270,000 members and pensioners, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) saw a return of 12.2% in…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- January 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:26
Follow the leader
When the federal government introduced legislation to create pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) in November 2011, it proudly boasted that PRPPs would provide Canadians with…
- By: Karen DeBortoli and Colin Ripsman
- January 4, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:43
U.S. pension plans post record deficit
Pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies finished 2012 with the highest year-end deficit ever. The aggregate deficit for these plans grew to $557 billion…
- By: Staff
- January 4, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:04
Outsourcing essentials for plan admins
Sonia Mak, a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP, identifies key considerations for administrators of pension and benefits plans that help to evaluate potential outsourcing…
- By: Marcia McDougall
- January 4, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:30
Perfect timing
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is like the ant in Aesop’s fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” While others were enjoying market returns,…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- January 3, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 14:31
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
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
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
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