Keeping short-term disability benefits sustainable
While the income protection of short- term disability (STD) benefits is an essential component of group benefits programs, there is growing concern whether these benefits…
While the income protection of short- term disability (STD) benefits is an essential component of group benefits programs, there is growing concern whether these benefits…
Only a few years ago, it was standard practice for Canadian employers to spread the love around when it came to working with HR consultants.…
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has signed a deal with Sun Life Financial to purchase a $150-million annuity policy that transfers investment and longevity risk…
Pond produces a peak performance for the pension industry At the surface, it appears as though Robin Pond took the well-worn cliché “write what you…
One advantage of being an editor is that I meet people from different walks of life and, by extension, have licence to freely ask questions…
Employers realize that health begins with heading off illness First, the good news: thanks to medical progress, many diseases once viewed as death sentences are…
Among the touted benefits of auto-enrollment features in a capital accumulation plan (CAP) is the assumption—and hope (fingers crossed)—that plan members who contribute to their…
Saving for retirement means taking a lesson from the airlines As August draws to a close—the summer road trips and European vacations over—parents will be…
To help their plan members prepare for retirement, DC plan sponsors need to complete the accumulation-to-de-accumulation cycle Retirement security for Canadians is clearly one of…
For $5 you can become a member of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), the Vancouver-based outdoor sporting equipment and clothing store, and vote on how the…
