Pension plans from the Université Sainte-Anne in Church Point, N.S., and the University of King’s College in Halifax have transferred into the Public Service Superannuation…
Manitoba has joined the other provinces in working towards enhancing the Canada Pension Plan, though Premier Brian Pallister said the province’s agreement with the federal…
If the defined contribution pension plan currently on the negotiating table for new Canada Post employees who are members of the Canadian Union of Postal…
Investment volatility (52 per cent), retirement benefit costs (49 per cent) and regulatory compliance (47 per cent) are U.S. employers’ top three concerns now and for…
The growth in life expectancy for beneficiaries of Canada’s old age security program declined slightly in recent years in comparison to the rates of the…
Seventy-seven per cent of Canadian employees would leave their jobs for better retirement support, according to new research by ADP Canada. The survey, which polled…
The Ontario government has established the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario in an effort to improve the management of public sector pensions and other investment…
As the July 15 deadline for provincial leaders to commit to an expanded Canada Pension Plan approaches, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling…
Canadian defined benefit pension solvency improved quarter-over-quarter, rising by 2.3 percentage points in the quarter to June 30 as the immediate selloff in equities following…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is to acquire French residential property management company Foncia. Caisse is part of a consortium of buyers…
Canada Post Corp. is sticking to its proposal to introduce a defined contribution pension plan for new workers as it issues a 72-hour lockout notice…
In a year that witnessed volatile markets and a plummeting Canadian dollar, 92 per cent of the plans on Benefits Canada’s top 100 pension funds…
Encana Corp. and Crestone Peak Resources, which is 95 per cent owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, have announced that Encana expects the…
An article on how the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ updated capital accumulation plan guideline will impact plan sponsors and members was the most-read story…
While the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ updated capital accumulation plan guideline contains several key updates with regard to plan sponsor and member responsibilities,…
In 2023, the world’s 300 largest pension funds’ assets under management increased by 10 per cent to US$22.6 trillion, compared to $20.6 trillion at the…
With many Canadian defined benefit pension plans in a strong funded position, plan sponsors, particularly those with unionized workforces, are increasingly discussing the use of…
The federal government is currently seeking recommendations about its plan to introduce solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans. Under the government’s…
Marcie Frost, chief executive officer at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, is receiving a significant bonus that will boost her compensation to more than…
From 2016 to 2024, fewer plan members are confident they’ve saved enough for retirement. Indeed, Benefits Canada’s 2024 CAP Member survey found plan members’ optimism…
Going through a divorce can be an extremely stressful and emotional experience and, unsurprisingly, the impacts can spill into the workplace. “[Employees may be] at…
When Phillip Kotanidis took over as chief human resources officer at Toronto’s Michael Garron Hospital in 2018, the financial well-being of staff wasn’t exactly high…
As Ontario prepares to introduce pay transparency legislation, it’s important for employers to consider how much information they want to share in job postings, says…
Desjardins Insurance is marking Financial Literacy Month with a series of budgeting workshops for employees and an interactive game to help improve financial literacy. The…
Many plan members are experiencing risk factors related to poor mental, physical and financial well-being, but often don’t know they can turn to their benefits…