The results of 60 Second Survey conducted recently by Morneau Shepell showed that a significant majority of plan sponsors polled agreed that Canada is suffering…
When it comes to retirement and pensions, one eye is always on the future. So it makes sense that Ian Markham, Canadian retirement innovation leader…
Law firm Harris & Company LLP and the Humber Centre for Employee Benefits have formed a strategic partnership to bring a wide variety of pension…
Canada’s pension plan sponsors are focusing on their communications with members, particularly about retirement income adequacy, according to a survey.
Dianne Verschuere admits she just fell into the group benefits industry about 30 years ago. “I was working in retail and had an opportunity to…
Scotiabank is buying 50% of BBVA’s Peruvian pension fund management business, AFP Horizonte, for $260 million.
U.K. workers in their late 20s and early 30s plan to save more in their pensions than older colleagues, despite the pressures of student debt…
You want your employees to quit smoking, eat healthy and exercise regularly, but are you concerned about how they handle their finances? Given that financial…
Public-sector workers at the federal, provincial, and municipal level across Canada were more likely to have a registered pension plan and higher wages than their…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has announced that it acquired 500,000 common shares of Gildan Activewear Inc. at an average price of…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan posted a solid 13% rate of return for the year ended Dec. 31, 2012, beating its consolidated benchmark by 2%.
Canadian pension plans have improved their solvency position in Q1 due to a strong performance in equities and a slight increase in long-term interest rates.…
Institutional investors began 2013 with the anticipation of a gradual global economic recovery. While this trend may play out, there is a need for continued…
Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz announced yesterday in his budget address that his government intends to introduce pooled registered pension plan (PRPP) legislation in 2013.
Workers appear to have little faith that the economic recovery and the stock market’s climb have left them better prepared for retirement. Confidence in the…
When the B.C. legislature adjourned on March 14, the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act, which was awaiting second reading, got a death sentence.
When Bill Kyle reflects on a career that has spanned more than 30 years, one thing that stands out is how the group insurance landscape…
Borealis Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment arm of OMERS, has completed the previously announced sale of its 33% interest in Express-Platte Pipeline System to Spectra Energy…
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s recently formed natural resources group has completed its first energy asset transaction with the purchase of a stake in the Weyburn…
Charles Ferguson’s 2011 Oscar-winning documentary, Inside Job, analyzes how experts routinely fail to disclose conflicts of interest in the financial sector. One conflict in the…
Female investors are typically less aggressive—but also less impulsive—than their male counterparts, according to the results of a new BMO study.
OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, has added some new skills to its team.
A unique aspect of Canada’s private pension system is that the responsibility for regulatory oversight falls primarily within the provincial domain, with the federal government…
One province is finally listening to Minister of State for Finance Ted Menzies’ persistent call to take action with pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs). The…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced yesterday that it earned a 9.6% return on assets in 2012. The return beat the plan’s…