Why employers should focus on investment literacy
Setting up a DC plan can be relatively easy; getting your employees to enrol and make smart investing decisions is much harder.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- June 25, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Top Stories in Pensions
Video: Why global equities matter in DC plans
Canada has the fourth largest equity market in the world but accounts for just 4% of world equity markets, as measured by market capitalization within…
- By: Jacqueline Louie
- June 24, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 13:27
Capital accumulation plans
2015 DC Plan Summit videos
The 2015 DC Plan Summit provided a dynamic forum for senior DC decision-makers to prepare for the next phase of DC plan evolution: decumulation. These…
- By: Staff
- June 24, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Video: Low-volatility equity strategies for DC plans
Investing in stocks has historically provided the potential growth investors need when accumulating assets as they prepare for retirement. In times of market volatility, however,…
- By: Jacqueline Louie
- June 23, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:22
Capital accumulation plans
Video: Bring financial wellness to the workplace
Canadian plan sponsors aren’t yet ready to offer financial wellness programs and don’t believe there’s a need for them. They also don’t want to be…
- By: Jacqueline Louie
- June 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:50
Quebec proposes changes to pension funding rules
Quebec has introduced a bill that makes major changes to the funding rules for private sector DB plans, says an Eckler Special Notice. Bill 57…
- By: Staff
- June 22, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:29
Video: Financial advice for employees?
Most plan sponsors agree on the importance of providing some form of qualified advice to plan members, which reflects a shift in risk appetite. Sponsors…
- By: Jacqueline Louie
- June 19, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:04
It’s time to offer female-only retirement education
When I get ticked off with something a man does, I usually say, “Well, they die sooner.” And that’s true: Statistics Canada’s 2009 numbers put…
- By: Brooke Smith
- June 18, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 15:35
Canadians miss out on billions of free retirement money
Canadians are missing out on billions of dollars of potential retirement savings every year by not taking full advantage of matching contributions by their employers…
- By: Canadian Press
- June 18, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:59
Video: Nudge DC members in the right direction
When DC plan sponsors use behavioural economics, it can create better outcomes for DC plan members.
- By: Jacqueline Louie
- June 18, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:44
2015 Top 100 Pension Funds Report: Still got some spark
The last bastion of DB plans—the public sector—is under attack, but there’s still life in the DB model
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- June 17, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:17
Newfoundland and Labrador reaches agreement on teachers’ pension plan
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has agreed to contribute more than $1.8 billion in the form of a promissory note to the Teachers' Pension…
- By: Staff
- June 17, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 00:01
Health of 25 largest Canadian DB plans declines
The largest Canadian pension plans saw their combined liabilities increase to $179 billion from $154 billion and their overall financial health decline in 2014, a…
- By: Staff
- June 16, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:37
Amazon Canada’s new estate planning benefit key to financial wellness win
Amazon Canada’s commitment to unique financial wellness offerings led to a win at Benefits Canada‘s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18. The technology company was…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 28, 2024 November 6, 2024
- 09:00
Admiral Insurance’s benefits program awarded for balancing innovation, sustainability
Admiral Insurance’s award-winning benefits program is demonstrating how employers can use versatility to strike a fine balance between finding innovative solutions and maintaining plan sustainability. The…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 25, 2024 November 6, 2024
- 09:00
How Ontario pay transparency legislation will impact employers
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…
- By: Sadie Janes
- December 4, 2023 December 1, 2023
- 09:00
Expert panel: Updated CAPSA guideline, AI tools among key topics for CAP sponsors in 2026
With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…
- By: Pamela Chan Ebejer
- February 6, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
More than half of Canadian employees lack an employer-sponsored pension plan: survey
Just 48 per cent of working Canadians say they have an employer-sponsored pension plan, according to a new survey by IG Wealth Management. The survey,…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
Advice, personalization becoming foundational employee expectations for retirement: webinar
Retirement advice and personalization are becoming foundational expectations for employees, not optional enhancements, said Rachel Weker, retirement strategist at T. Rowe Price Group Inc., during…
- By: Sadie Janes
- February 2, 2026 January 30, 2026
- 09:00
CAAT pension plan board chair removed amid ongoing governance emergency
Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
- 15:00
CAAT pension plan’s board chair suspended following senior executives’ departure
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan has suspended its board chair Don Smith. The pension organization, which oversees more than $23 billion…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
HOOPP planning appeal of Dutch tax court ruling
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is appealing a Dutch tax court ruling against the investment organization. Th court backed the investigation of a tax…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 22, 2026 January 21, 2026
- 11:00
Tourism Kingston supporting employee financial wellness with group RRSP offering
Tourism Kingston is supporting employee financial well-being and retirement readiness with a new group registered retirement savings plan. The program, provided by the Empire Life…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- January 7, 2026 January 6, 2026
- 09:00
2025 CAP Suppliers Report: How are Canadian plan sponsors complying with the CAPSA’s updated guideline?
When the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities updated its capital accumulation plan guideline in September 2025, the Co-operative Superannuation Society Pension Plan conducted an…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 12, 2025 January 14, 2026
- 08:57
Financial Literacy Month: Wealthsimple helping women build financial confidence
Wealthsimple Inc. is marking Financial Literacy Month with a two-part series of information sessions on how women can build financial confidence. The sessions cover estate…
- By: Sonya Singh
- November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025
- 09:00