The Framework for Pooled Registered Pension Plans, released by the Department of Finance in December 2010, suggests that the introduction of pooled registered pension plans…
As I write this, the first federal election campaign of 2011 is entering the home stretch. I say “first,” because the discordant tenor of the…
Pensions are politically difficult, said Peggy McCallum, a partner with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, speaking at the Association of Canadian Pension Management’s spring session, Checking…
The current state of infrastructure in Canada and its future development compare favourably with the rest of the world. An expert panel at the recent…
The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in the Ault v. Canada (Attorney General) case serves as a reminder to pension service providers that they…
Peter Bethlenfalvy has joined Manulife Financial in the role of senior vice-president, financial regulations. He will be responsible for strategy and monitoring of financial regulatory…
Two recent bills introduced in Ontario put forward some important changes to the more than 8,000 employee pension plans regulated by the province. A webinar…
On Feb.10, 2011, Ontario released details on Proposed 2011 Solvency Relief, measures that would provide temporary solvency funding relief for eligible public sector and broader…
A Winnipeg man who collected more than $80,000 from his dead mother’s pension payments has been given a suspended sentence. Government pension payments from both…
Every year, the pension industry conducts research that measures how engaged participants are in their retirement plans. Despite tremendous efforts by plan sponsors to educate…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec reported a 13.6% return in its annual report for fiscal 2010, which was released today. “I am…
Warburg Pincus, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and KERN Partners have agreed to invest up to $350 million in Black Swan Energy Ltd.,…
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) continues to be fully funded and is reporting returns of 13.68% and net assets of $35.7 billion in…
The United Steelworkers (USW) union has won a landmark legal decision forcing an insolvent corporation to honour pension obligations to employees. The Court of Appeal…
Statistics are a funny thing. They can be twisted and turned and manipulated to support or refute nearly any question. But they serve an important…
The continuing demographic shift has put the retirement income issue into the spotlight and prompted discussion between government, the private sector and Canadians. But people’s…
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the former employees of Indalex yesterday. The aluminum company, which filed for creditor protection under the…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced today it has updated its Policy on Responsible Investment, which has been in effect since 2005.…
Otto von Bismarck, first chancellor of Germany, introduced the world’s first state pension plan in the 1880s. Citizens weren’t eligible to collect benefits until age…
The new pension plan deemed supply GST/HST rules are now fully in effect, and their impact is already hitting plan sponsors. Confusion, yes, but there…
Statistics Canada reported in its Pension Plans in Canada survey that, in 2006, just under 220,000 Canadians were members of small registered pension plans (plans…
Pension plans and the issue of who has (or does not have) them has become a hot topic in Canada. As the populations of developed…
The Canada Revenue Agency has introduced a new version of Form GST494. The form is based on the Excise Tax Act (ETA), the proposed amendments…
The head of the Newfoundland and Labrador Employers’ Council has voiced his opposition to a recent request by public sector pensioners for increased pension benefits. …
A three-member task force created by the New Brunswick government to review rules and regulations protecting private pensions in the province is inviting organizations and…