It’s been a busy season for backtracking on government efforts to rein in the costs of pension and benefits programs. In March, the federal Liberals…
It’s been a bumpy year on global stock markets and at least some plan sponsors appear to be fastening their seatbelts in anticipation of more…
“These Canadians own your town,” Fortune magazine declared in December 2015, referring to the massive infrastructure and real estate investments Canadian pension funds have made…
While at a previous job with a school board, Karla Kochan would often see teachers quickly scale back their retirement plans after they had stopped…
Pension funds should hire highly qualified candidates to manage investments even if it means paying them handsome six-figure salaries, pension expert Keith Ambachtsheer said at…
Canadian employees born after 1971 can expect to receive a rate of return of just 2.1 per cent on their Canada Pension Plan contributions, according to a…
In the 25-year history of the goods and services tax, its application to investment fees has been the subject of a series of battles between the…
A growing number of pension plan administrators are dealing with with the onerous task of tracking down missing plan members who have retired, according to speakers…
U.S.-based yogurt-maker Chobani is handing out shares worth up to 10 per cent of the company to its 2,000 full-time employees. In a letter sent…
One-fifth (21 per cent) of employer respondents to a recent survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans provide financial or retirement education programs in the workplace…
More than half (59 per cent) of retirees are worried about making their retirement savings stretch for their remaining years, according to a new survey by…
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been busy promoting his first federal budget on both sides of the Atlantic. This week, he continues west to such…
The Ontario Registered Pension Plan Administration Corp. will begin an extensive education campaign about the ORPP for employers this summer and a verification process for…
While Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have been silent about their stance on an expansion to the Canada Pension Plan, experts predict the party’s victory Tuesday could mean the province…
IMAX Corp. has extended its long-term incentive plan to all of its employees and managers. The company has extended the program, which had previously been…
Canadian Tire Corp. was an early adopter of profit sharing as a way to include all of its employees in the success of the company,…
When it comes to reducing pension risk, there’s an interesting dynamic between desire and ability. During periods when the desire to de-risk is high, the…
I had an excellent chat with an employer client recently about why the concept of employee consumerism hasn’t really caught on in Canada. Is it a…
The majority (88%) of U.S. employees are stressed or worried on some level about their personal financial situation, according to a new survey by Workplace…
Even with new rules implemented in Ontario this year, the issue of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors remains a tricky question for Canada’s pension plans…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Alonso García-Tamés managing director of its México subsidiary, CDPQ México, and head of Latin America. Based in Mexico…
American Airlines has re-instated its profit-sharing program, which had been in place prior to its 2015 merger with US Airways. The program, which took effect with…
From the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan to the implications of environmental, social and governance factors, the pension stream at Benefits Canada‘s 2016 Benefits and Pension…
After outcry over possible changes to the taxation of stock options, the Liberal government has left the existing regime in place — at least for…
In its first federal budget, presented on March 22, the Liberal government announced a range of developments that will affect employers and the pension and benefits industries. They…