DC plan sponsors also need to find innovative ways to communicate investment information as well as new strategies to help members balance risk and reward.
With barely three days to go—two if you're in Australia—before 2011 is consigned to the dustbin of history, investment experts the world over furiously fashioning forecasts.
When it comes to financial planning, younger Canadians are all about debt reduction, not retirement planning, says a new CIBC poll.
As the volatile and stressful year of 2011 draws to a close, it is time to take stock of our portfolios and consider some of the risks embedded in them.
The global economic slowdown will hit all regions of Ontario next year, hindering growth in the province, according to Central 1 Credit Union's report, Economic Analysis of Ontario.
Canada’s pension system rounds out the top 10 of the most stable systems in the world, according to research by Allianz Global Investors.
The market volatility of the past six months has rattled many investors, according to a Leger Marketing survey for BMO InvestorLine. Thirty-one percent of respondents said they were concerned that there is no end in sight to the rollercoaster ride they’ve experienced this year. Over half of Canadian investors (53%) are concerned that America’s and […]
Retirement planning will remain a major issue for workers of Quebec-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that don’t offer pension plans. According to the latest SME Confidence Index—Fonds de solidarité FTQ, 54% of Quebec SMEs do not offer pension plans or other forms of contribution to employees’ retirement plans. What is especially striking is that […]
Merger and acquisition activity edged higher in Canada in the third quarter, thanks to a wave of deals by pension funds and banks, says a report released Oct. 28 by PwC. According to PwC’s Capital Markets Flash quarterly report, deal volume in the July-September period rose by 8% compared to the same quarter last year, […]
The economy may be uncertain, but it looks like Canadian workers can still expect their salaries to increase—albeit, at a modest rate. Salaries are predicted to rise by an average of 3.1% in 2012, the Conference Board of Canada announced at its Compensation Outlook conference, held in Toronto on Oct. 25. “Canadian organizations remain optimistic, […]