Archives November 2008

November 2008

Benefits Canada News

It hasn’t been an easy year for pension and investment professionals. With the extreme market fluctuations and their effects on pension plans, it’s even more…

  Oct. 3, 2008 was an interesting day for the financial industry. The U.S. Congress, after much negotiation and arm-twisting, passed a version of the…

How do you mend a broken market? The events of the past few months have been startling, to say the least. We’ve seen the U.S.…

Volatile markets have taken their toll on the Top 40 Money Managers of 2008. But they recognize that this crisis, too, will pass. This Top…

We brought together senior representatives from money management firms in a “virtual round table” to discuss the issues facing Canada’s largest pension asset managers. Participants:…

Every company needs a captain to lead it, but how well does the executive compensation package reflect the contribution to the team? With no cap…

Louise Ogilvie, vice-president, corporate services, with the Canadian Institute for Health Information, talks about our healthcare system and CIHI’s role. What is the Canadian Institute…

Health benefits

A case study shows that group benefits plan sponsors and members may not be as well protected from risk as they might think. The typical…

Flexible benefits plans are evolving to offer more choice, value and employee engagement. Today’s employer grapples with changes in employee needs, workforce demographics and market…

Governance/legislation

The world is watching to see how pension funds manage risk in a challenging and changing market environment. Pension funds, especially defined benefit (DB) arrangements,…

Managers—and, by extension, plan sponsors—must ensure that socially responsible investments get proper due diligence before they are included or excluded from portfolios. The growth of…

Phased retirement could have a huge impact on the way employers attract and retain employees in the future. With the first cohort of baby boomers…