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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…

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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…

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  • April 3, 2025 March 31, 2025
  • 15:00
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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…

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  • 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

2025 DC Plan Summit: Auto-enrolment allowing some U.S. states to help workers prepare for retirement

With no federal requirement for U.S. employers to offer retirement savings options, individual states are stepping up and delivering meaningful programs. Speaking at Benefits Canada’s…

2025 DC Plan Summit: Is there a rising tide lifting all decumulation priorities from an investment perspective?

Rather than a single defined contribution plan sponsor tackling the decumulation dilemma alone, decisions need to be reframed as a decumulation ecosystem, said Nicole Lomax,…

2025 DC Plan Summit: A look at the history and beneficial characteristics of target-date funds

Since 2008, when the U.S. enacted legislation allowing target-date funds as the default, total assets in these funds have grown from around US$150 billion to…

2025 DC Plan Summit: Panel: Personalized, holistic approach biggest benefit in 25 years of DC plan changes

The evolution of pension plans from retirement tools to encompassing flexible savings models that prioritize financial wellness is a defining change over the past 25…

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Survey finds 67% of U.S. retirement savers concerned about income lasting lifetime

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of U.S. retirement savers are concerned about their income lasting their lifetime, while 30 per cent are extremely or very concerned,…

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  • April 2, 2025 March 31, 2025
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Survey finds 27% of Canadian employees say financial stress impacts productivity

Two-thirds (65 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re stressed about their finances and a quarter (27 per cent) say this stress impacts their productivity…

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  • April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025
  • 09:00

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on an Ontario court’s decision that an employer’s return-to-workplace request amounted to constructive dismissal was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…

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  • March 28, 2025 March 27, 2025
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76% of U.K. employers offering alternative cash benefits instead of pension contributions: survey

Three-quarters (76 per cent) of U.K. employers offer alternative cash benefits to high earners in lieu of pension contributions, according to a new survey by…

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  • March 25, 2025 March 19, 2025
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Nestle, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains

The union representing workers at Nestle’s London, Ont. ice cream production facility ratified a new three-year agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The agreement…

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  • March 24, 2025 March 21, 2025
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CIA supporting retirement readiness with new employer resources

The Canadian Institute of Actuaries is supporting employers with a new resource that focuses on the importance of early and proactive retirement planning. The resource…

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76% of CAP sponsors prioritizing employee financial resilience, retirement readiness: survey

Three-quarters (76 per cent) of Canadian capital accumulation plan sponsors say employees’ financial resilience and retirement readiness are the main reasons they’re modernizing their plan,…

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  • March 19, 2025 March 18, 2025
  • 09:00
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on how employers can prepare their benefits plans amid U.S. tariffs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…

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  • March 7, 2025 March 6, 2025
  • 09:00

How social media is helping employers streamline, personalize pension communications

Social media is breathing new life into employers’ pension communications, helping to make the benefit resonate with different audiences and offering organizations a far wider…