The keys to financial literacy
A focus on lifelong learning and clarity in communications are essential to ensure Canadians have the financial literacy needed to save for retirement, a panel…
- By: Neil Faba
- April 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:40
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OPTrust board appoints president and CEO
The OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) board has appointed of Stephen J. Griggs to the newly-created role of president and CEO. He will assume this new…
- By: Staff
- April 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:59
Insulate retirement plan from inflation
Choppy economic waters are rocking the retirement boat forcing an ever increasing number of Canadian retirees to return to the workforce. And a higher-than-expected inflation…
- By: Vikram Barhat
- April 20, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:54
Pension risk in an M&A transaction
Perhaps you’re a member of a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team and your company is considering an acquisition. What if you’re not a pension expert?…
- By: Doug Johnson and Bart Hermans
- April 19, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:49
Magna sells geothermal stake to pension funds
Magma Energy Sweden AB, a subsidiary of Magma Energy Corp., is selling a 25% stake in its 98.5%-owned Icelandic geothermal power company HS Orka to…
- By: Staff
- April 18, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:19
Quebec employees expect to work longer
According to a poll conducted for the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés, one-third of Quebec workers polled believe that new measures affecting Quebec…
- By: Staff
- March 31, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:20
Spending changes little in retirement
Planning for retirement income usually accepts that retirees can get by on far less than their pre-retirement income, as their expenses will be lower. But…
- By: Steven Lamb
- March 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:10
Pension app for Playbook
Sun Life Financial has developed one of the first apps for RIM’s coming-soon PlayBook tablet. The app is designed to reduce paperwork by going wireless…
- By: Staff
- February 17, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 15:30
Standard Life on YouTube
Standard Life has launched a YouTube Channel to aid pension plan members in understanding their plan’s financial statement and motivate them to become more involved…
- By: Staff
- February 10, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:56
DPSPs subject to new GST/HST rules
Trusts governed by a deferred profit sharing plans (DPSPs) are subject to the new GST/HST draft rules for financial institutions. Most DPSPs are administered by…
- By: Staff
- February 3, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:48
Stock options: hazardous to your tax health?
Optimizing the tax treatment of stock options in employees’ hands has long been a staple of Canadian executive compensation design and tax planning. No less…
- By: Gary Nachshen
- January 31, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:38
New CPP/QPP retirement tool
If your employees don’t fully understand their group retirement plan, they likely don’t understand the government benefits they are eligible for in retirement either. How…
- January 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 15:09
ETFO supports Steelworkers in pension fight
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is donating $10,000 to support the Hamilton, Ont. steelworkers who have been locked out of their jobs since…
- January 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 15:00
Employers doing more to help workers save
Few employers have confidence that their employees are taking the required steps to meet their retirement savings goal, a new survey from Aon Hewitt finds.…
- By: Staff
- January 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:38
When to employ an RFP and what’s involved
As a plan sponsor, you have likely lived through at least one request for proposal (RFP) process—for payroll, insurance services, actuarial or benefits consulting, recordkeeping…
- By: Alex Diemer
- January 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:48
Emerging markets pensions shun global equities
An increasing number of pension funds in emerging markets are foregoing global equities in favour of emerging market equities, according to a new report from…
- By: Staff
- January 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:29
OMERS acquires healthcare provider
OMERS Private Equity has acquired Toronto-based CBI Health Group from private equity firm Callisto Capital LP. “CBI is one of the largest, most diverse health…
- By: Staff
- January 6, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:36
CIBC Poll: Canadians worried about debt, retirement
According to a CIBC poll, there are two financial concerns weighing on the minds of Canadians: paying down personal debt and saving for retirement. Managing…
- By: John Powell
- January 6, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:32
Boomers plagued by retirement worries
As the clock keeps on ticking, Canadian baby boomers are beginning to fret more and more. According to a poll conducted by TD Waterhouse, 67%…
- By: John Powell
- January 6, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:37
Explaining retirement income adequacy
The comprehensive review of Canada’s retirement savings framework that has taken place since 2008 has highlighted a need to refine the options available to Canadians…
- By: Sue Reibel
- December 30, 2010 September 13, 2019
- 12:17
RPP coverage drops as percentage of labour force
While the number of plan members covered by registered pension plans has increased over the past decade, the percentage of the labour force with coverage…
- By: Neil Faba
- December 24, 2010 September 13, 2019
- 11:29
Standard Life’s member statement gets thumbs up
The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada’s new Plan for life statement for group savings and retirement plan members has been ranked second in Canada,…
- By: Staff
- December 23, 2010 September 13, 2019
- 11:22
Is an enhanced CPP good for private pensions?
Canadian federal and provincial finance ministers met in Charlottetown in June 2010 and moved a few steps closer to reaching agreement on the expansion…
- By: Philip Morse
- July 6, 2010 September 13, 2019
- 00:00
Bad form: flawed forms put members at risk
They aren’t sexy and you won’t find them on the program at the next big pension conference, but the option forms you provide plan members…
- By: Susan Deller
- May 20, 2010 September 13, 2019
- 00:00
Institutional investors changing the rules of hedge fund investing
Hedge fund managers—no strangers to upheaval since the outset of the global financial crisis—have a new reality to contend with, according to a recent survey.…
- By: Jody White
- January 25, 2010 September 13, 2019
- 00:00