Our 2013 Group Benefits Provides Report covered many topics, but we weren’t able to get to all of them in the magazine. Below are the answers to two questions that weren’t covered. Q. Are you seeing more interest in flex plans and healthcare spending accounts? Brad Fedorchuk, vice-president, group marketing, Great-West Life: We have not […]
Shifting demographics, the growing reality of expensive biologic drugs and the increasing prevalence of many chronic disease states in the workplace are all putting strain on employer-sponsored group benefits plans.
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 triggers a lot of stress for many Canadians. As well as doubts about whether they’ll be ready financially, half (51%) of participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans don’t feel emotionally prepared […]
U.K. pension plans are showing tracking upward, according to Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey data.
As eurozone nations continue to struggle with debt, many predict that emerging markets will continue to outperform developed markets in 2013. Brazil, Mexico, Russia and Thailand will likely see 3.5% to 4% growth; India, 5% to 6%; and China, 8%, according to Warren Jestin, chief economist with Scotiabank, speaking at the Economic Club of Canada’s annual outlook event in January.
A new research study by the Canadian Financial Executives Research Foundation—the research arm of Financial Executives International Canada (FEI)—indicates that almost 60% of pension plan sponsors say their plan poses either a moderate or substantial risk to their business.
Is your business engaged in merger and acquisition activity? Results from a Mercer survey suggest that paying attention to your employee talent can directly impact the overall success of a deal.
Pensions at the dinner table, recalls Jane Ambachtsheer of her early years spent with her father, Keith Ambachtsheer, president and founder of KPA Advisory Services Ltd., and a well-known name in the industry.
Hard to find qualified people for jobs overseas? According to a recent Mercer survey, many multinational companies indicated that finding qualified candidates for global assignments and managing the costs (compensations, benefits, housing) that go with that are a major concern.
Malcolm Hamilton has been appointed senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. Hamilton will focus on HR policy, with a special emphasis on pensions and retirement savings.