Revisiting TDFs in the aftermath of market chaos
As a new decade revs up, is it time for capital accumulation plan sponsors to revisit the investment vehicles they offer? According to a recent…
- By: Staff
- January 26, 2021 April 14, 2021
- 10:24
Latest news in Capital accumulation plans
Alberta’s public-sector pension plans reassuring members amid worry over ministerial order
Alberta’s public-sector pension plans are reassuring members that their pensions are safe, following a recent ministerial order enacted by the provincial government. The order was…
- By: Staff
- January 21, 2021 April 14, 2021
- 09:46
Ontario Teachers’ acquiring majority interest in U.S. packaging company
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Ares Management Corp. are both acquiring a majority interest in U.S.-based packaging company TricorBraun. The packaging company’s management team…
- By: Staff
- January 8, 2021 April 14, 2021
- 15:00
CPPIB investing in U.S. real-estate developments, European wind farms
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is forming a joint venture with Greystar Real Estate Partners to pursue multi-family real estate development opportunities in target markets in the…
- By: Staff
- January 7, 2021 April 14, 2021
- 15:00
Caisse investing in Taiwan wind farm, CPPIB in Indonesian logistics venture
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and local investor Cathay PE are jointly acquiring a 50 per cent interest in the Greater Changhua…
- By: Staff
- January 5, 2021 April 14, 2021
- 09:00
Head to head: Should pension plans be investing actively or passively?
Two experienced pension professionals weigh in on the longstanding debate regarding whether pension plans should be investing actively or passively. Blair Richards, chief investment officer…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 18, 2020 April 23, 2021
- 08:59
2020 CAP Suppliers Report: Stretching into the financial wellness space
In the old days, employers would often gather employees in a dusty conference room and pass around a box of Timbits while talking at a…
- December 18, 2020 April 23, 2021
- 08:56
U.S. employers reinstating, upping matching contributions for DC plans: survey
Plan sponsors in the U.S. that suspended or reduced employer-matching contributions are reinstating them or increasing their levels by 2021, said a new survey by Willis Towers…
- By: Staff
- December 14, 2020 April 28, 2021
- 15:00
Tips for helping staff piece together their retirement income puzzle
Retirement income can be sliced into three broad categories: what an individual receives from their employer, what they receive from the government and everything else.…
- By: Martha Porado
- September 18, 2020 March 2, 2021
- 08:56
Pension benefits continue to lead growth in Canadian insurance industry: CLHIA
Canadians received a record $103 billion in benefits from life and health insurers last year, up 60 per cent from a decade earlier, according to…
- By: Staff
- September 16, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:00
2020 Consultants Report: Pandemic will fundamentally change benefits, pension plans
The coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally changing the future of work and, very likely, the nature of employer-sponsored benefits and pension plans. Looking to the end…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- August 14, 2020 March 3, 2021
- 08:57
DC plan member education increasingly important: report
Defined contribution plan members saw a bounce-back in equity markets in the second quarter of 2020, boosting their gross income replacement ratios from the lows…
- By: Staff
- August 5, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:38
ACPM calls for CAP automatic enrolment and escalation features in Ontario
The Association of Canadian Pension Management is calling on the Ontario government to consider amending the Employment Standards Act and the Pension Benefits Act to…
- By: Staff
- July 20, 2020 December 7, 2021
- 09:22
Aon U.S. launching pooled employer retirement plan
Global consulting firm Aon is launching a new pooled employer retirement plan on Jan. 1, 2021. U.S. defined contribution plan sponsors will be able to…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- July 15, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:39
Most U.S. DC plans aren’t pausing or reducing contributions during coronavirus: survey
The majority of U.S.-based defined contribution pension plan sponsors said they haven’t felt the need to pause or reduce contributions during the coronavirus pandemic, according…
- By: Staff
- July 2, 2020 November 26, 2020
- 09:15
Now is the time to fix capital accumulation plans
The collapse in the equity markets has damaged capital accumulation plan retirement accounts. Governments need to level the playing field between defined benefit plans and…
- July 2, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:17
Helping members to and through retirement at the Saskatchewan Pension Plan
The Saskatchewan Pension Plan is improving investment choice for members in the accumulation phase and introducing new options to help them through decumulation as well.…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- July 1, 2020 December 5, 2020
- 07:45
2020 CAP Member Survey webinar: Challenges ahead
As if preparing for retirement wasn’t already a steep challenge, along comes the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the global economy, throwing up even…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- June 19, 2020 March 3, 2021
- 08:57
2019 CAP Suppliers Report: A look at the RRSP-DPSP combination
The Swedish word “tack” translates to “thank you,” which is precisely what IKEA is saying to employees with its Tack! loyalty program. In Canada, the…
- By: Alethea Spirdon
- December 20, 2019 March 8, 2021
- 08:57
2019 Top 50 DC Plans Report: What does the future hold for hybrid pension plans?
While defined contribution pension plans evolve and defined benefit plans decline, the McGill University pension plan is a true blend of both types — at…
- By: Martha Porado
- October 18, 2019 March 8, 2021
- 08:57
2019 Consultants Report: What benefits and pension topics are top of mind for consultants?
Compared to the preceding years, 2019 appears to be the year of steady when it comes to progress on hot topics that resonated in the…
- By: Alethea Spiridon
- August 16, 2019 March 8, 2021
- 08:57
Feds proposals for variable benefits present opportunity to revisit PRPP rules: PIAC
The federal government’s proposals around advanced life deferred annuities and variable payment life annuities represent significant enhancements in decumulation options for Canadian capital accumulation plan…
- By: Staff
- June 5, 2019 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
How Canadian legislation is moving to solve issue of missing pension members
While there isn’t reliable data on just how many people are disconnected from their old pension plans, the federal government says the number could be…
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- May 31, 2019 September 16, 2019
- 15:00
Further clarity required on Ontario’s variable benefits proposal: PIAC
While the Pension Investment Association of Canada is praising Ontario’s 2019 budget proposals, it’s also questioning how the provincial government is planning to implement them. In a…
- By: Staff
- May 29, 2019 September 19, 2019
- 09:15
House passes bill to help workers with retirement savings
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to promote retirement security by making it easier for small businesses and other companies to offer retirement plans.…
- By: Matthew Daly, The Canadian Press
- May 24, 2019 September 19, 2019
- 15:30
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