Archives February 2009

February 2009

Health benefits

The Health Council of Canada recently released two companion reports on the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy. Dr. Neil MacKinnon, contributor to the reports, discusses the NPS…

Health/wellness

Balancing work and personal life can be a challenge for employees, but employers that invest in targeted programs can help ease the burden. To help…

Alternative investments

Canada’s third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) saga is drawing to a close. While investors wait to receive money or new notes, many are taking a…

Governance/legislation

With many defined benefit pension plans facing a funding crisis, how do we address the problem of solvency? For the second time this decade, pension…

The February blahs take on a deeper dimension as companies tighten their belts in a tough economy. Most of us weren’t sorry to see the…

In Safe Hands February 28, 2009 | Brooke Smith In the current economic climate, custodians are concerned with increasing communication and protecting client assets. In…

The financial crisis has hit pension plans hard, and defined benefit and defined contribution plans alike are suffering. Will they come out of the current…