Community, mentors and skill-building: experts weigh the role of employee resource groups
After moving to the U.S. from South Korea at age six, Jenny Jang found it challenging to navigate through school and her first jobs. “In…
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U.S. institutional investors increasing private market exposure, leaving ESG behind: report
Private equity allocations are increasing to 12 per cent in the asset mix of U.S.-based institutional investors while public equities reached 38 per cent in…
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2025 April 2, 2025
- 15:00
Unifor, General Dynamics agreement includes pension, benefit gains
The union representing roughly 500 employees at General Dynamics Land Systems Canada in London, Ont. has ratified a new three-year contract that includes pension and…
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2025 April 3, 2025
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on a survey that found four in 10 employees have taken mental-health leave was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here…
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2025 April 3, 2025
- 09:00
Auto features in DC pension plans supporting employee financial wellness, retirement readiness: report
The use of automatic features in U.S. defined contribution pension plans is supporting employee financial well-being and retirement readiness, according to a new report by…
- By: Staff
- April 3, 2025 March 31, 2025
- 15:00
How Dufferin County is minimizing microaggressions in the workplace
While microaggressions — intentional or unintentional verbal or nonverbal acts toward a person that reinforces stereotypes — are unfortunately common in many workplaces, the municipal…
- By: Brooke Smith
- April 3, 2025 April 2, 2025
- 09:00
B.C. regulator releases stand-alone information security guideline for pension plans
The British Columbia Financial Services Authority is releasing a stand-alone information security guideline for pension plan administrators based in the province. The guideline, which will…
- By: Staff
- April 3, 2025 March 31, 2025
- 09:00
Coverage of the 2025 DC Plan Summit
Benefits Canada celebrated the Defined Contribution Plan Summit’s 25th anniversary by looking at how the world has changed over the last quarter century, the subsequent…
- By: Benefits Canada
- April 3, 2025 April 1, 2025
- 08:00
2025 DC Plan Summit: President Trump’s pro-business agenda could boost mergers, acquisitions and public offerings
Donald Trump is poised to be the “most transformational” U.S. president due to his corporate tax rate approach and a unique deregulation plan across financial…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 3, 2025 April 4, 2025
- 07:59
2025 DC Plan Summit: How financial advice has evolved in 25 years of retirement savings
Over the past 25 years, the pension industry has seen many significant shifts, from defined benefit to defined contribution, from accumulation to decumulation and from…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 07:58
2025 DC Plan Summit: Understanding the modern mindset for DC plan member engagement
With climate change affecting the planet and artificial intelligence disrupting the concept of work, a profound generational shift is underway in how young people are…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 07:57
2025 DC Plan Summit: Revolutionizing retirement income solutions for retirees
As defined contribution plans mature, Canada is seeing the first wave of retirees that only have DC plans and plan sponsors are facing the challenges…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 07:56
2025 DC Plan Summit: Governance framework at the core of CAPSA’s updated guidelines
While good governance practices must be at the core of any pension plan, intricate frameworks are designed to be proportional to the size of the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 3, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 07:55
PSP Investments selling 22% stake in airport operator, Ontario Teachers’ buying Scandinavian logistics portfolio
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is selling a minority stake in AGS Airports to alternative asset manager Blackstone Inc. The deal will give Blackstone…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2025 April 1, 2025
- 15:00
Investment volatility increasing scope of pension governance questions: expert
Increased investment volatility could trigger additional questions on the decisions of Canadian pension funds as governance reviews come into focus, says Level Chan, a partner…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 2, 2025 April 1, 2025
- 09:00
66% of institutional investors increasing private asset allocations: survey
Two-thirds (66 per cent) of global institutional investors say they plan to increase their private asset allocations over the next five years, according to a…
- By: Staff
- March 31, 2025 March 31, 2025
- 14:30
2025 DC Plan Summit: Making the case for more Canada in DC investment portfolios
Home-country bias is a conversation that ebbs and flows, with U.S. investment returns since the 2008/09 financial crisis reigniting the conversation, said Jon Knowles, institutional…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 07:54
2025 DC Plan Summit: How the engagement revolution can boost retirement outcomes
For defined contribution plan members, the evolution of education and engagement has passed several milestones, including the introduction of email and mobile apps. “At Manulife,…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 07:53
2025 DC Plan Summit: Blend of active and passive leading trends in U.S. DC investment
An emerging trend in U.S. defined contribution investment strategies is the ‘blend trend,’ which is a target-date solution that allocates to underlying building blocks that…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 April 1, 2025
- 07:52
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