Canada’s financial services industry showed its support for Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) at the first day of public hearings in Ontario on Monday.
Manulife research shows one in three workers are struggling with their finances. So should plan sponsors offer access to professional advisors to help?
Paying close attention to plan members and offering them customized advice is the key to running a successful DC plan—this is what Eastern Construction discovered…
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The Standing Committee on Social Policy is expected to meet next week to consider Bill 57, An Act to create a framework for pooled registered…
Capital Accumulation Plans should be exempt from participating in the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), said Marka Yamada, president and CEO of PUP Investing,…
DC pension plans will continue to play an important role in providing retirement security for many years to come, says Morneau Shepell chief actuary Fred…
The global DC landscape is characterized by an expected increase in employer contributions and a growing use of target-date funds (TDFs), while DB plans around…
How to handle the payout phase is one of the most important issues facing DC plan sponsors today. Benefits Canada’s 2015 DC Plan Summit delved…
Capital accumulation plans (CAPs) already help 2.4 million Ontario workers save for a good retirement and can largely solve the under-saving gap. The proposed Ontario…
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The market value of Canadian employer-sponsored pension funds grew 1.7% in the third quarter, marking the fifth consecutive quarterly increase, says Statistics Canada.
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is an unprecedented new mandatory provincial pension plan that represents the provincial government's "made-in-Ontario" solution for expanding pension coverage…
The plunge in interest rates to new lows in recent years has made DB plan sponsors rethink whether their pension plans continue to be sustainable.…
Faced with growing pension risks, do target benefit plans offer security for sponsors?
I’ve been saving for retirement in an RRSP since I began working, but my past employers haven’t done a great job of communicating the benefits…
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While a majority of plan members participate in their voluntary group retirement plans, a large minority of them are forfeiting the employer contribution altogether.
Replacement income levels generated by capital accumulation plans fell further in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Eckler’s Capital Accumulation Plan Income Tracker.
When U.K.-based Sainsbury's had to modify its pension, positioning the changes properly to 161,000 employees was critical.
A slight majority of HR professionals aren't in favour of the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, finds a Human Resources Professionals Association survey.
Canadian DC plan sponsors need a boost to drive employees’ retirement savings
Sixty-six percent of Ontario companies may consider eliminating their existing DC or group registered retirement savings plan if the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan is introduced,…
Global DC pension assets have grown to 47% of all pensions assets in 2014 from 38% in 2004 and are expected to overtake DB assets…
As more retirees remain on the job, companies should consider phased retirement arrangements
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