aging population – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Mandatory RRIF drawdowns negatively impacting retirement savings: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/mandatory-rrif-drawdowns-negatively-impacting-retirement-savings-report/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136664 The rules governing registered retirement income funds and similar retirement vehicles are stuck in the past and need revamping or removal, according to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute. With the current rules, the purchasing power of minimum RRIF withdrawals could fall to half their initial value by the time a retiree reaches […]

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]]> 2021 IIC coverage: Saving Canada from demographic doom https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2021-iic-coverage-saving-canada-from-demographic-doom/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:51:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=114023 Pension plan sponsors pay too much attention to predictions and not enough to demographic data, according to Darrell Bricker, chief executive officer of Ipsos Public Affairs and a senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Policy. “Demographics . . . is like a glacier,” he said during a session at the Canadian Investment […]

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]]> New report suggests working longer could mean a healthier economy https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/new-report-suggests-working-longer-could-mean-a-healthier-economy/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/new-report-suggests-working-longer-could-mean-a-healthier-economy/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:16:43 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/new-report-suggests-working-longer-could-mean-a-healthier-economy/ Working longer could add $4.6 trillion to OECD economies: PwC

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/new-report-suggests-working-longer-could-mean-a-healthier-economy/feed/ 0 Look Out For These Three Long-term Risks https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/3-long-term-risks-to-watch-for/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/3-long-term-risks-to-watch-for/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:42:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/3-long-term-risks-to-watch-for/ And how to manage the resulting volatility.

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