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Canadian pensioners not living as long as expected: research

Canadian pensioners not living as long as expected: research

Longevity for Canadian pensioners is lower than anticipated, which could be costing defined benefit plan sponsors, according to new research by Club Vita Canada Inc.…

  • By: Staff
  • February 21, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:40
More pension plans using target-date funds as default option

More pension plans using target-date funds as default option

Target-date funds continue to be the most common default investment option offered to members of workplace capital accumulation plans, according to new research by the…

Canadians living longer but preparing less for retirement: survey

Canadians living longer but preparing less for retirement: survey

While many Canadians over the age of 55 have longevity-related concerns when it comes to retirement, only a third expect to adjust their future lifestyle…

  • By: Staff
  • February 15, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Fewer Canadians contributing to RRSPs: Statistics Canada

Fewer Canadians contributing to RRSPs: Statistics Canada

Between 2000 and 2013, fewer and fewer 25- to 54-year-olds used registered retirement savings plans, a study from Statistics Canada has found. The number of…

  • By: Staff
  • February 14, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:37
Sounding Board: Time to factor health costs in considerations of pension adequacy

Sounding Board: Time to factor health costs in considerations of pension adequacy

Some 323,000 Canadians have inadequate retirement income once the costs of long-term health care are factored in, a figure that could grow to about 815,500…

Why Canadians aren’t contributing to RRSPs: survey

Why Canadians aren’t contributing to RRSPs: survey

Fewer Canadians plan to contribute to registered retirement savings plans this year compared to last year (46 per cent versus 50 per cent), though the…

  • By: Staff
  • February 3, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:05
Hamilton hospital hosts back-to-basics financial education series

Hamilton hospital hosts back-to-basics financial education series

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton went back to the basics of budgeting and planning when it hosted a recent series of financial education sessions for employees. The…

Sounding Board: Expansion of QPP necessary for future of Canada’s retirement system

Sounding Board: Expansion of QPP necessary for future of Canada’s retirement system

Though Canada’s retirement income system was ranked eighth among 27 countries by the 2016 Melbourne Mercer Global Index, it also revealed the weaknesses in our…

QPP reform must target middle-income earners: ACPM

QPP reform must target middle-income earners: ACPM

While the Association of Canadian Pension Management is in favour of enhancing the Quebec Pension Plan, it’s calling for a targeted solution to the problem…

  • By: Staff
  • January 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:29
Have your say: Is it time to permit deferred annuities?

Have your say: Is it time to permit deferred annuities?

Last week, the Pension Investment Association of Canada was the latest group to lend its voice to the growing concern over the decumulation of Canadian’s…

  • By: Staff
  • January 24, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
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Supporting adult children takes its toll on boomers’ retirement plans: survey

As baby boomers approach retirement while their children look for financial help, many are feeling the financial strain. A new TD survey found 62 per cent…

  • By: Staff
  • January 19, 2017 August 8, 2024
  • 14:08
Pension sector challenged as number of workers retiring hits 5,000 a week

Pension sector challenged as number of workers retiring hits 5,000 a week

By the end of January, there will be enough new retirees to fill the Air Canada Centre, Jean-Philippe Provost, senior partner and wealth business leader at…

Employers challenged by trend towards delayed retirement

Employers challenged by trend towards delayed retirement

As Canada’s population ages and concerns about retirement income adequacy mount, employers will need to not only reassess their pension and benefits programs but also…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • January 17, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:57

Employers, government must step up to address decumulation dilemma

It’s a little shocking to realize that 1,100 Canadians are turning 65 every day. Of that number, about 500 will be relying on their own…

Why over-65ers want to keep working

Why over-65ers want to keep working

Ask your employees when they intend to retire. You might get surprising answers, because various government and think-tank studies show more Canadians, particularly those employed…

The ORPP: the ghost of 2016

The ORPP: the ghost of 2016

“The Ontario Registered Pension Plan was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. . . . Old ORPP was as dead…

Top 10 pension and investment stories of 2016

Top 10 pension and investment stories of 2016

2016 was certainly an interesting year for the pension and investment industries. It was a year of political moves that rocked stock markets, a number…

  • By: Staff
  • December 29, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:01
The employer’s role in addressing the psychological roots of overspending

The employer’s role in addressing the psychological roots of overspending

We’ve all heard over and over again that Canadians spend more than they earn, a trend that has been around for a couple of generations.…

  • December 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:22
Generational confidence about retirement doesn’t match savings in 2016: survey

Generational confidence about retirement doesn’t match savings in 2016: survey

Despite the fact that 59 per cent of generation Xers have saved some of their income for retirement in 2016, just 35 per cent of…

Join the club: Men’s social spaces ease transition to retirement

Join the club: Men’s social spaces ease transition to retirement

Walk into Winnipeg’s Woodhaven Community Club on a Tuesday afternoon, and you’ll likely find a group of men in their 60s, 70s and 80s. They…

GE Canada online retirement tool helps staff learn about decumulation scenarios

GE Canada online retirement tool helps staff learn about decumulation scenarios

GE Canada has relaunched its online retirement tool to help employees understand how the organization supports them in saving for retirement and how they can…

Is retirement adequacy the responsibility of employers or employees?

Is retirement adequacy the responsibility of employers or employees?

Employers and employees have very different views on who bears the responsibility for ensuring employees retire successfully, according to Benefits Canada’s 2016 CAP Member Survey.…

  • By: Staff
  • November 30, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:36

Majority of gen-x Canadians not ready for retirement: survey

The majority of Canadians between age 35 and 54 are not saving enough for retirement, according to a new TD survey that looked at the…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • November 28, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Manitoba submits PRPP bill to boost workplace retirement savings

Manitoba submits PRPP bill to boost workplace retirement savings

The government of Manitoba has introduced legislation to bring pooled registered pension plans to the province, a move first referenced in the throne speech on…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • November 25, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:47
Domtar hosts total reward week to raise employee benefits awareness

Domtar hosts total reward week to raise employee benefits awareness

Domtar Corp. hosted its first total reward week at its Canadian head office in Montreal at the end of September to help employees understand their…