An article about the National Institute on Ageing’s report on missing pension plan members was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…
The keynote session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Defined Contribution Investment Forum warned that the failure to plan for the ‘boomer bulge’ is affecting private and…
While both experts point to the obligation of the pension promise, one argues that many pension funds are already overweight in Canadian allocations, while the…
As gig workers make up a greater share of the Canadian workforce, a lack of retirement savings options may leave this growing demographic facing financial…
Brad Lander is advocating for public pension funds to enforce their responsible investment mandates even if that pits them against their partners. As New York…
An independent review of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System will examine the unique governance structure of the investment organization. The current structure of the…
Amendments to the federal Pension Benefits Standards Act must go beyond reporting transparency and clarify how additional disclosure requirements help monitor the health of Canadian…
While global pension plan sponsors’ assets grew by 10 per cent to reach US$63.1 trillion in 2023, this value is still five per cent lower…
The average funded position of defined benefit pension plans in Ontario was 121 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, down just two per…
An amendment to the federal Pension Benefit Standards Regulations that would establish solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans requires additional clarity…
The British Columbia Financial Services Authority is appointing Tolga Yalkin as chief executive officer and chief statutory officer, effective Jan. 13, 2025. Yalkin succeeds Blair Morrison and…
An article on how a national drug pooling program would impact employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…
The Pension Investment Association of Canada, alongside the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and the Portfolio Management Association of Canada, is asking the Senate to…
Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. The move comes almost two weeks after the province’s finance…
The swift removal of the chief executive officer, three executives and the 11-person board at the Alberta Investment Management Corp. is a dramatic move that…
For the fourth year in a row, five Canadian pension funds are among the most transparent in the world, according to the global pension transparency…
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Thursday the government planned to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of unlocking tens of billions of…
An article on incoming changes to Nova Scotia’s provincial Pension Benefits Act was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
Earlier this year, Mexico’s senate approved the creation of a new pension fund to help provide more retirement security for low-income citizens. The reform aims…
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ new plan sponsor guidelines surrounding investment fee transparency are a good first step, but require further development to…
The Nova Scotia government is updating the provincial Pension Benefits Act to allow the unlocking of pension benefits. Effective April 1, 2025, plan members aged…
Alberta’s finance minister has sacked the chief executive officer and entire board of directors of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., the Crown corporation that manages…
The volatile global conditions of the last four years have culminated in a looming economic downturn, impacting defined contribution pension plan sponsors and members alike.…
Young Canadian employees are facing a series of headwinds stemming from rising housing costs and decades of inaction by the federal government to support retirement…
Despite declining annuity rates, Canadian capital accumulation plan members retiring at the end of September experienced some of the best outcomes in more than 13…