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
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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
Actuaries say federal interest in TBPs “positive”
The Canadian Institute of Actuaries says the federal government's launch of consultations on a potential federal framework for target benefit plans is a potential game…
- By: Staff
- April 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 13:07
What retirement crisis?
There isn't a retirement income crisis in Canada, according to a study.
- By: Staff
- April 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:31
CPP enhancement, new pension legislation could improve retirement
Updated pension legislation and an enhancement to Canada Pension Plan could help Canadian workers save enough to support a standard of living they would find…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:41
Feds to propose shared-risk pensions: Reports
Ottawa plans to propose shared-risk pension plans for crown corporations and federally regulated companies, according to media reports.
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:57
CPPIB strikes private equity deal
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has completed a secondary transaction related to J.W. Childs Equity Partners III, a private equity fund by J.W. Childs…
- By: Staff
- April 21, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:51
Man accused of collecting deceased mother’s CPP, OAS benefits
A Toronto man is accused of fraudulently collecting an estimated $197,000 in Canada Pension Plan and old age security payments.
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:11
OAS benefits unchanged
Employment and Social Development Canada says the benefit amount for Old Age Security will stay the same for April to June.
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:17
Ontario premier says leadership needed for pension reform
Expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and establishing an Ontario pension plan are key for fixing the province’s retirement income crisis and boosting its economy,…
- By: Staff
- March 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:25
A new pension model
The biggest challenge for DB pensions isn’t the cost, but the volatility.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- March 21, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:48
Ontario should consider supplementary pension plan: Report
As Ontario pushes ahead with pension reform to improve retirement security for its citizens, a C.D. Howe institute report says it should consider a "middle-way"…
- By: Staff
- March 12, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:10
A different proposal to CPP expansion
Increasing the room allowed for Canada Pension Plan contributions could help middle- to higher-income earners, according to a report.
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:16
One on one: Michael Nobrega
OMERS president and CEO Michael Nobrega—who will be retiring at the end of this month—talks about his time with the pension fund
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- March 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
CPP expansion proposals have weaknesses: Report
Proposals to expand public pension plans are based on the notion that household savings are inadequate to maintain living standards upon retirement, but a Montreal…
- By: Staff
- February 27, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:32
Mandatory provincial pension could make retirement more secure
Morneau Shepell suggests a new government-sponsored pension program at the provincial level as a way to improve the retirement system.
- By: Staff
- February 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:25
Is the supplementary pension plan back?
Canada’s top pension guru said his idea for a supplementary pension plan has risen again.
- By: Brooke Smith
- February 20, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:53
Near-retirees don’t know much about pensions
Canadians nearing retirement are confident they have enough money to live the retirement lifestyle they desire, but many do not know how much retirement income…
- By: Staff
- February 19, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:14
CPP expansion not needed to help seniors in poverty: Report
A new report argues that efforts to revamp the Canada Pension Plan should take a back seat to a couple of straightforward policy reforms that…
- By: Staff
- February 7, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:13
The great CPP debate: Expanding the CPP is a golden opportunity
Canada’s pension system has a large problem that needs addressing—and the sooner, the better. Our pension system is often characterized as a stool supported by…
- By: Greg Hurst
- February 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:01
The great CPP debate: Your say
Over the past few months, you've had a few things to say about whether or not expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a good…
- By: Staff
- February 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:01
The great CPP debate: Expanding the CPP is a bad idea
CPP expansion doesn’t solve the problem that we have today, and it may not solve a problem that we may not have in 40 years.
- By: Joe Nunes
- February 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:01
The great CPP debate: Key considerations for plan sponsors
There are good reasons for those who are already providing workplace pension plans to support an increase to the CPP. The most obvious is that…
- By: Susan Eng
- February 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:01
Employers won’t have to offer myRAs
The U.S. Department of the Treasury says employers will not be required to offer the new retirement savings account, myRA, to their workers.
- By: Staff
- January 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
Employers ready for mandatory pensions: Survey
Morneau Shepell's 60 Second Survey suggests that if the provinces adopted a new pension plan to supplement the Canada Pension Plan, employers would prefer that…
- By: Staff
- January 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:53