Coverage of the 2024 Defined Contribution Investment Forum
The volatile global conditions of the last four years have culminated in a looming economic downturn, impacting defined contribution pension plan sponsors and members alike.
On Oct. 3 at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto, the 2024 DC Investment Forum highlighted the various tools and strategies that can help plan sponsors navigate turbulent economic waters and support members’ retirement goals.
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University of British Columbia
Young Canadians’ retirement savings at mercy of housing market, government inaction
Young Canadian employees are facing a series of headwinds stemming from rising housing costs and decades of inaction by the federal government to support retirement savings.
T. Rowe Price
Three tips for picking the right target-date fund
With DC pension plan assets expected to double in the near term and members now using target-date funds at “unprecedented” rates, plan sponsors need to determine which TDFs are the best for their employee population.
Fidelity Investments
Investing in appropriate TDFs can lead to higher than average account balances
The majority of Canadian DC plan members are invested in the appropriate target-date fund vintage and those who are may be better prepared for retirement, according to research by Fidelity Investments.
MFS Investment Management
Financial advice ‘paramount’ to DC plan members’ success as they save for, enter retirement
Canadian DC plan members’ knowledge of target-date funds is lacking and it may point to a larger issue: the stakes set for member investment knowledge may be too high, hindering engagement efforts, according to a survey by MFS Investment Management.
Sun Life
Sun Life Global Investments
New decumulation product combining income predictability with capital availability
Pension plan members’ primary concerns about their golden years are whether they’ve saved enough money to live their dream retirement, whether those funds will last and whether they’ll be able to leave a legacy for their family.
Brandywine Global Investment Management
The importance of ESG factors in bond investing
Rising food, energy and housing prices aren’t just pocketbook issues for consumers or election fodder for politicians, they’re also social risk factors, indicators of a country’s economic health and highly important to bond investors.
BlackRock
Addressing inflation risk through DC plan members’ working lives
The rapid rise in the cost of living in 2022 and into 2023 underscored the need for target-date funds to not just protect against standard inflation, but inflation shocks as well.
Enercare
Canadian Baptist Ministries
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Panel: How employers are supporting plan members’ investment decisions amid rising cost of living
The rising cost of living in the post-pandemic era has impacted all aspects of employees’ financial wellness, including retirement savings.
Sponsors
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