Being Accountable
Public companies will be required to transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for fiscal reporting periods starting in 2011. They will need to comply…
Public companies will be required to transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for fiscal reporting periods starting in 2011. They will need to comply…
Amherst (Town) v. Nova Scotia (Superintendent of Pensions) (Amherst) is the first case to address the issue of who is considered an “employer” for the…
For most early retirees, free time is something had in spades. But Don Walcot, involved with numerous pension- and investment-related committees, is as busy now—if…
The workforce at SNC-Lavalin is not your typical group of employees. Highly skilled (most are engineers) and mobile (continuously moving from one project to another…
Getting plan members to think about their pension plans well before they are on the brink of retirement—and helping them to understand the true value…
Including alternative investments or global equities in a pension portfolio is becoming increasingly common, but that wasn’t always the case—and Carl Otto, chair emeritus of…
On Nov. 5, 2009, key individuals in the pension community gathered at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto for a gala event to celebrate…
Retirement plan sponsors and members in Atlantic Canada, like their counterparts elsewhere in the country, spent 2009 sifting through the aftermath of the economic storm.…
I first heard the words “total rewards” when I was a wet-behind-the-ears HR communications specialist working for a big Canadian retailer. It was all about…
Technology has revolutionized the world of group benefits, and there are some key areas where efficiencies can be realized to improve the bottom line of…
The H1N1 flu virus, now in its second wave, is only one of many issues putting pressure on employers to develop a more strategic approach…
It’s been another tumultuous year for the capital accumulation plan (CAP) industry: pending harmonized sales tax, government reform on pensions and, lest we forget, market…
