An article on how incoming health-care legislation could impact plan sponsors’ virtual care offerings was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. How national health-care legislation could impact benefits plan sponsors’ virtual care offerings 2. Labatt attracting, […]
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased both on a solvency and accounting basis in January, according to Telus Health’s latest pension index. It found the average funded position increased slightly on a solvency basis from 100 per cent to 101.6 per cent at the end of the month. On […]
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a weighted average net return of 9.9 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024. At the end of the year, the investment organization’s net assets under management grew to $86 billion, compared to $77.4 billion at the end of 2023. The IMCO’s annualized long-term results were 4.2 […]
Talent retention is a critical concern for employers ahead of an initial public offering event, with private companies significantly more focused on retention compared to public companies, according to a new survey by WTW. The survey, which polled 50 global employers ranging in size from fewer than 1,000 employees to more than 10,000 employees, found […]
Japanese institutional investors are slowing their allocations to private assets, according to a new report by Crisil Coalition Greenwich. It found the share of Japanese institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments and foundations, that are planning to significantly increase private debt allocations in the next three years dropped roughly 10 per cent to 16 per […]
The aggregate funded ratio for Canadian pension plans in the S&P/TSX composite index declined to 105.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 107.5 per cent at the end of the previous quarter, according to a new report from Aon. Pensions assets lost about 0.5 per cent over the period. In a […]
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 12.3 per cent, roughly 1.5 per cent below its 13.8 per cent benchmark return. As at Dec. 31, 2024, its total assets under management were $179.6 billion, compared to $160.6 billion at the end of 2023. The investment organization’s balanced fund […]
Private equity allocations are increasing to 12 per cent in the asset mix of U.S.-based institutional investors while public equities reached 38 per cent in 2024, according to a new report by Crisil Coalition Greenwich. In 2024, fixed income (29 per cent) and U.S. equities (19 per cent) were the leading assets among U.S. defined […]
The use of automatic features in U.S. defined contribution pension plans is supporting employee financial well-being and retirement readiness, according to a new report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. It found when a typical DC plan sponsor adopted auto-enrolment with a six per cent default contribution, the retirement savings shortfall among plan members decreased […]
The British Columbia Financial Services Authority is releasing a stand-alone information security guideline for pension plan administrators based in the province. The guideline, which will come into effect on July 1, 2025, aims to help mitigate information security risks and ensure timely reporting of material security incidents, according to a press release. Until then, all […]