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Canadians named to advisory board developing transparency benchmark for pensions

mschmit — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:20:53 +0000

A new advisory board tasked with creating a benchmark for transparency throughout global pension investment systems will include two Canadian members. The board was jointly established by Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking Inc. to foster more transparency in pension investments, with the aim of improving outcomes for plan members. According to a press release, the benchmark […]

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Turning thought into action to strengthen Canada’s retirement income system

mschmit — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:47:19 +0000

With Canada ranking only ninth out of 37 countries on the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, more can be done to move it up the list, said Keith Ambachtsheer, director emeritus at the International Centre for Pension Management, speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Plan Sponsor Exchange conference in February. Canada has an aging demographic […]

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Alberta will study already ‘compelling case’ for its exit from CPP: Kenney

mschmit — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 04:51:55 +0000

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there’s a “compelling case” to be made for his province to exit the half-century-old Canada Pension Plan, an idea sure to face increasing scrutiny over the coming months. With growing frustrations in his province about its place in the federation, Kenney has revealed that a deeper analysis is on the […]

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