Archives May 2013

May 2013

Health benefits

Plan sponsors need to know the basics—and the cold hard facts—of selecting a benefits plan provider. Sift through the options by following this guide.

Anne Marie Cerato both belies and represents the image of the modern cancer patient. The vibrant thirtysomething with the energetic voice is not the first…

Poor benefits plan maintenance—regardless of size or industry—causes a litany of problems that adversely affect members and employers alike. Consider the instance when member claims…

Capital accumulation plans

Given the complexity and variety of different services involved in maintaining a DC plan—and the sophisticated jargon that is used by service providers to market…

Alternative investments

Real estate has generated double-digit returns over the past 15 years. Yet, according to the Pension Investment Association of Canada 2011 asset mix survey, larger…

Governance/legislation

Good governance leads to better outcomes for a pension plan. That’s a given. If the party responsible for administering a plan builds a system, constructs…

Health/wellness

Being 50-plus at Sodexo Canada is an asset. The food and facilities management company— servicing everything from fitness centres and call centres, to food and…

Benefits Canada News

Given the complexity and variety of different services involved in maintaining a DC plan—and the sophisticated jargon that is used by service providers to market…

In the early 2000s, the world seemed to be behaving pretty much as it should, or at least the way many institutional investors wanted it…

With the recent Supreme Court of Canada dismissal of an appeal in Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate—a case that has changed how pre-retirement death benefits are…

Hindsight will confirm that persistent political and economic ambiguity stemming from the financial crisis in 2008 has continued to be a bane for institutional investors.…

Defined benefit pensions

Some countries do a world-class job of making it to the top quartile of performance by ensuring their aging populations have financial security at retirement.…