Shared-risk model receives top marks
New Brunswick's shared-risk model for pension plans has received the highest grade from the American Academy of Actuaries.
- By: Staff
- January 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:07
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More myths about DB and target benefit plans
In our last post, we looked at two of the myths surrounding target benefit plans (TBPs). This time, we look at myths involving unions’ opposition…
- By: Jana Steele and Ian McSweeney
- December 15, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:12
ORPP falls short: CUPE
The Ontario government's pension plan falls well short of the universal, DB retirement security Ontarians need, and are being used as a smokescreen for more…
- By: Staff
- December 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:30
Questions over ORPP remain
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan is scheduled to be implemented in about two years, yet there are still many questions about the plan that remain…
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- December 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:10
The myths of target benefit plans
Before getting started on the myths, it’s important to understand what target benefit plans (TBPs) are and how they differ from (but also share) the…
- By: Jana Steele and Ian McSweeney
- December 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:14
The pivotal role of Pillar 1
While attending last week’s Pension Policy Forum in Toronto, it became clear that the focus of pension reform in this country has gradually been shifting.
- By: Fred Vettese
- October 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:54
Canada’s retirement income system ranks high
Canada’s retirement income system maintained its B grade in the 2014 edition of the highly regarded Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, reinforcing its position as…
- By: Staff
- October 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:36
Small businesses worry about ORPP
Ontario small business owners are feeling vulnerable to the introduction of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:26
OAS benefits to increase
Old age security (OAS) benefits, which consist of the basic OAS pension, the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and the Allowances, will increase by 0.9% for…
- By: Staff
- September 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:52
ACPM releases supplemental TBP paper
The Association of Canadian Pension Management has released a paper that provides recommendations for a framework to facilitate the conversion from traditional private sector DB…
- By: Staff
- September 9, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 08:59
Pension column: Connect the dots
Linking health and wealth can boost employee productivity and engagement
- By: Matt Miles
- September 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
2014 Consultants Report: The personal touch
We live in a digital age where we are bombarded by information at lightning speed. For many of us, it’s a struggle just to get…
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- August 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Are you conditioning your employees to tune you out?
It is possible to have too much of a good thing, including communication. In fact, one of the best ways NOT to communicate is to…
- By: Susan Deller
- August 27, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:47
Number of OAS beneficiaries expected to jump
The number of old age security beneficiaries is expected to increase by 60% within the next two decades, according to a report.
- By: Staff
- August 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:22
The pitfall target benefit plans need to avoid
Target benefit plans have been making significant inroads in the public sector of late, more so than most of us realize.
- By: Fred Vettese
- August 22, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:05
CARP wants mandatory RRIF withdrawals eliminated
CARP is calling on the federal government to fight seniors’ poverty by eliminating mandatory minimum withdrawals from RRIFs, relaxing GIS rules and introducing measures to…
- By: Staff
- August 8, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:51
Ontario moves ahead with ORPP
The Government of Ontario is moving ahead with its mandatory provincial pension plan, the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), after the provincial budget received royal…
- By: Staff
- July 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:06
OAS benefit amounts rise
The quarterly benefit amounts for old age security for July to September 2014 will be 1.3% higher.
- By: Staff
- July 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:27
ACPM releases principles for mandatory public pensions
The Association of Canadian Pension Management says there are principles that should be followed in any expansion of mandatory public plans.
- By: Staff
- June 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:19
Time to change the OAS indexing formula?
After a number of false starts (and there may be more yet), the goal of pension reform in Canada seems to have zeroed in on…
- By: Fred Vettese
- June 18, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:08
Regina police get target benefit plan
The Regina Police Service has developed a target benefit pension plan for more than 500 police officers and staff with assistance from Aon Hewitt.
- By: Staff
- June 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:31
Proposed Ontario pension plan costly
A study finds that the Ontario government's proposed provincial pension plan could cost Ontarians thousands of dollars each year.
- By: Staff
- May 28, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:08
An update on our retirement crisis
A little over two years ago, Daniel Kahneman wrote a seminal book on human behaviour and perceptions, titled Thinking, Fast and Slow. In the book,…
- By: Fred Vettese
- May 15, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:27
Sorenson discusses TBPs
Kevin Sorenson, minister of state for finance, spoke to the C.D. Howe Institute on the benefits of a proposed federal framework for target benefit plans…
- By: Staff
- May 6, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:40
ACPM welcomes TBP proposal
The Association of Canadian Pension Management has congratulated the federal government on its announcement that it intends to make target benefit plans available to federally…
- By: Staff
- April 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 12:42