Like many people who work in pensions, Elaine Noel-Bentley certainly didn’t expect to end up in the industry. “Nine-year-olds don’t say, ‘I’m going to be…
Manulife Asset Management’s Retirement Preparedness Indicator has found that Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan—which are typified by high levels of financial wealth, high state pension…
Illinois voters who cast ballots during Tuesday’s U.S. election rejected a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution meant to curb growing public pension funding challenges.
Although tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) have been on the market since 2009, the majority of Canadians aren’t using them, and general knowledge about the savings…
Retirement concerns are keeping a younger group of Americans up at night, according to new research from the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C.
PRPPs and social media strategy Watch this video Katherine Strutt, general manager of the Saskatchewan Pension Plan (SPP), gives her opinion on who will best…
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty put on his best poker face yesterday as he insisted the Conservative government’s next budget implementation bill wouldn’t contain any unexpected…
The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index has given Canada’s retirement savings and income system another B rating this year. The positive impact of increasing the…
A recent study from the Montreal-based Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations found that those who use outside financial planning advice see their…
Harry Arthurs is the first to admit he didn’t have any academic or practical experience in the area of pension policy when he took on…
The days of golf and gardening seem to be passé for the new age of retirees. Working in retirement, or “phased retirement,” as it’s been…
Although more Canadian employees have been able to increase their general savings this year, the rate at which they are saving for retirement is still…
A sophisticated and well-executed group retirement savings plan can take many shapes and sizes depending on the type of company.
If one of the most effective ways to control costs is to have employees become better consumers, then they need to understand the benefits available…
In much of the western world, DB plans are on the endangered list. In some countries, such as Australia, these plans are virtually extinct.
Why now, when money is tight, are more and more employers turning to outside help with communication? At a basic level, the reasons are simple…
The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan hit a record low in July, according to reports from BNY Mellon and Mercer.
The Saskatchewan Pension Plan is turning to celebrities to teach financial literacy.
While senior decision-makers agree that health benefits and retirement plans play a significant role in keeping employees happy and engaged, there is a disconnect when…
Standard Life has launched a new website offering information on pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) and its Quebec counterpart, voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs).
Benefits Canada chatted with Amber (Mac) MacArthur—a consultant, television host and journalist specializing in technology and social media—about how employers can make the most of…
One-third of U.S. “transition boomers”—those aged 55 to 65 and who are less than 10 years away from retirement—remain unsure of how much money will…
Perhaps not surprisingly, cost is the main driver for senior decision-makers when it comes to their pension and benefits plans.
Investor sentiment in Canada continued to slide through the first half of 2012, according to the latest Manulife Financial Investor Sentiment Index.
As Benefits Canada celebrates its 35th anniversary, we took the opportunity to go back to the source to explore why employers offer employee benefits programs…