Caisse reports strong single-year gain
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…
- By: Neil Faba
- April 13, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:49
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CPPIB partners in $350 million investment
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.,…
- By: Staff
- April 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:35
HOOPP fully funded: Annual report
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…
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:47
United Steelworkers wins pension battle
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…
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:27
Transitioning to retirement: Get the message out
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…
- By: Joel Kranc
- April 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:40
Boost financial literacy to improve retirement savings
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…
- By: Neil Faba
- April 8, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:10
Pension decision favours staff: Globe and Mail
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…
- By: Staff
- April 8, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:40
The Caisse updates investment policy
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.…
- By: Staff
- April 8, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:37
Pension policies need updating, says Rae
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…
- By: Neil Faba
- April 7, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:41
New GST and HST changes affecting pension plans
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…
- By: Greg Hurst
- April 5, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:15
Pains of a small pension plan
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…
- By: Elizabeth Brown and Susie Taing
- April 4, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:56
Why we need to improve pension coverage: A look at the numbers
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…
- March 30, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:02
New tax form for pension and benefits filers
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…
- By: Staff
- March 30, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:40
Nfld Employers’ Council disputes pensioners’ claims
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. …
- By: Staff
- March 29, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:25
New Brunswick pension task force seeks submissions
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…
- By: Staff
- March 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:58
Flaherty announces pension regulation changes
Mere hours before a non-confidence vote brought down his government, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty released final amendments to the Pension and Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- March 25, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:32
Creating effective pension committees
In the 1970s, a pension committee appointed to provide oversight for a DB plan might only have met once a year under a simple mandate,…
- By: Rosalind Gilbert and Sara L. Hakim
- March 24, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:46
Buck offers global advisor network for pensions
Buck Consultants has launched a new service—Buck Global Investment Advisors (BGIA)—designed to offer pension plan and endowment clients access to a broader range of fund…
- March 24, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:05
The politics of pension design
Politics plays an important role in pension reform, and always has ever since Otto Von Bismarck introduced the first old age pension in 1889. Apparently…
- By: Robin Pond
- March 23, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:57
Federal budget silent on pension reform initiatives
A federal budget that attempted to balance the government’s determination to eliminate the deficit by 2015 and the need to attract opposition support offered little…
- By: Neil Faba
- March 22, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 19:15
Budget lackluster for seniors
A Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) top-up of $50 a month for singles and $70 a month for couples and the elimination of the mandatory retirement…
- By: Vikram Barhat
- March 22, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 19:11
Few clues as to what the budget will contain
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has offered few clues as to what today’s budget will contain, but major spending isn’t expected. The budget will contain some…
- By: April Scott-Clarke, with files from Canadian Press
- March 22, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:55
Will PRPPs succeed?
Pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) are coming, and many will say not a moment too soon given that only one in three private sector worker…
- By: Fred Vettese
- March 18, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:40
Pension reforms must do better: OECD
Recent reforms will be inadequate to cover higher pension costs in the future, despite increases in retirement ages in half of Organisation for Economic Co-operation…
- By: Staff
- March 17, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:35
Californians shift view on pension benefits
Californians want public pension benefits to be restricted, said a Bloomberg report. According to a state-wide survey by Field Research Corp. and the University of…
- By: Staff
- March 17, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:33