Nova Scotia offers retirement fund top-ups to attract, retain physicians
The Nova Scotia government is offering to pay up to $15,000 a year into a new retirement benefits program for doctors in hopes the public…
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51% of U.S. pre-retirees, retirees delaying retirement, returning to the workforce: survey
Half (51 per cent) of U.S. pre-retirees and retirees say they’re considering either delaying or coming out of retirement, according to a new survey from…
- By: Staff
- August 5, 2024 August 2, 2024
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the City of Philadelphia’s return-to-office mandate was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…
- By: Staff
- July 26, 2024 July 25, 2024
- 09:00
51% of U.S. women entering peak retirement years have less than $100k saved: survey
Half (51 per cent) of women in the U.S. aged 65 who are entering their peak retirement years have less than $100,000 saved, with the percentage rising (67…
- By: Staff
- July 25, 2024 July 24, 2024
- 15:00
Feds should make capital gains tax exemption permanent for employee ownership trusts: report
Academics from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the University of Victoria have released a report calling on the federal government to make permanent…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 21, 2024 June 26, 2024
- 09:00
2024 Top 100 Pension Funds report: Employees’ financial wellness moving up the agenda for pension plan sponsors
When Phillip Kotanidis took over as chief human resources officer at Toronto’s Michael Garron Hospital in 2018, the financial well-being of staff wasn’t exactly high…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- June 21, 2024 June 20, 2024
- 08:55
55% of Americans worry they won’t have financial security in retirement: survey
More than half (55 per cent) of Americans say they’re worried they won’t achieve financial security in retirement, according to a new survey by the…
- By: Staff
- March 1, 2024 February 29, 2024
- 09:00
Q&A with PepsiCo Canada’s Jaye Calder
The food and beverage company’s manager of pension, benefits and wellness discusses fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment, the importance of flexible benefits and…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 13, 2023 October 12, 2023
- 08:53
2023 GIC coverage: Tracking headwinds and tailwinds in Canadian housing development
Housing affordability will be a challenge, particularly for newcomers to Canada — pushing more of that demographic into the rental market, said Aaron Pittman, head…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 6, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 07:48
Q&A with AIMCo’s Krista Pell
The Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s chief human resources officer discusses the evolving employee life cycle, autonomous working and competitive weightlifting. Q: What top challenges do…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- May 12, 2023 May 11, 2023
- 08:53
Survey finds half of U.S. workers want an employer-sponsored retirement plan that offers emergency savings features
More than half (54 per cent) of employees without a workplace retirement savings plan — including 77 per cent of millennials — say they’d participate in…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2023 April 21, 2023
- 09:00
Six pension plan members share their perspectives on ESG investing
As world markets contend with supply chain issues stemming from climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, environmental, social and governance considerations…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- April 14, 2023 December 13, 2023
- 08:55
2022 IIC coverage: Pension plan sponsors discuss role of communication, education in member engagement, support
In 2021, the Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan set out to gauge just how well-versed its 60,000 members were about their defined benefit pension plan.…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- January 16, 2023 January 16, 2023
- 07:45