More than half of Intel’s 82,500 employees reside in the U.S., a fact that explains why the multinational tech company considers its employees to be the linchpin in its retirement benefits structure.
A whole lot has changed since Sunsuper’s CEO, Tony Lally, first presented at Benefits Canada’s DC Plan Summit in 2008. Back then, the multi-industry superannuation fund manager did not have 5,000 members, the value of its pension fund was a far cry from its current worth of AUD$22 billion, and it could not make the […]
Last October, the U.K. experienced its biggest pension provision shakeup in generations when state legislation required employers to roll out auto-enrollment provisions for all eligible employees.
Just in time for the April issue, Benefits Canada conducted a virtual roundtable with leaders from top Canadian group benefits providers and consulting firms who were keen to respond to questions about benefits plan costs: How do plan sponsors wring value out of their benefits programs without incurring costs? How can employers encourage members to […]
Charles Ferguson’s 2011 Oscar-winning documentary, Inside Job, analyzes how experts routinely fail to disclose conflicts of interest in the financial sector. One conflict in the forensic film is the prevalence of the “revolving door” during the global financial crisis of 2008, whereby financial regulators can make a mint after leaving their government jobs for positions […]
David Shing offers a piece of sage advice: allow the community to do your PR for you.
With all the macro issues that hang over the markets—the European Union’s sovereign debt crisis, China’s industrial slowdown and the limping U.S. economy—it’s easy to see why so many institutional investors show ambivalence in the current sputtering economy. Yet, for some intrepid investors, an uncertain climate offers opportunity—and the developing world, they argue, is where the action is.
At the start of every year, editors typically offer a forecast of great things to come. But a pared-down outlook in fewer than 300 words, along with a glimpse of our editorial approach, would offer even more value. Challenge accepted. The penny dropped as I was reading Good to Great, Jim Collins’ book about well-run […]
When interviewed, Michael Worb jumps right into the driver’s seat by posing his own questions. An inclination to be both sociable and take charge is not a bad thing when you’re a chief executive in the business of consulting with mid-size firms on how they can best offer their employees benefits and retirement coverage.
I learned a few helpful lessons about planning procurements while taking a project management course. For instance, I learned that it’s not unusual for an organization to look to the marketplace for major outsourcing needs, especially when it doesn’t have the competency to deliver certain functions internally. A textbook case springs to mind: when The […]