Maples are growing
Not the trees. But foreign-issued bonds, which are capturing a niche in Canada and are popular with plan sponsors. Plan sponsors have been warming up…
Not the trees. But foreign-issued bonds, which are capturing a niche in Canada and are popular with plan sponsors. Plan sponsors have been warming up…
OMERS’s new chief, Michael Nobrega, remains steadfast in the face of the pension plan’s two-board structure and a FSCO investigation. A new governance structure was…
With prescription drug costs threatening to balloon out of control, many industry stakeholders warn that plan sponsors can’t take much more. But a recent…
You thought the first one was bad. The sequel’s shaping up to be a doozy. The combination of low interest rates and poor equity returns…
With an ageing workforce and the rising costs of healthcare, is the possibility of a prefunded healthcare benefit a viable one? As of March, Bell…
The Canadian Mental Health Commission is being charged with raising awareness of mental health in the workplace. Is it up to the task? Finance Minister…
Communicating to plan members is tough. Here’s how some plan sponsors overcame their top 10 challenges. Imagine you are in charge of the retirement plan…
Issues of cost and risk are pushing plan sponsors to close off their DB plans. But that doesn’t mean managing them ends there. During this…
A growing number of plan sponsors overseeing both DB and DC plans are establishing their own funds to consolidate the two investment structures. Out with…
Canadian plan sponsors would be remiss if they didn’t keep an eye to the U.S. and the developments surrounding pension legislation. Given the scarcity of…
