pension plan members – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 OMERS launching new resources guide to support members’ retirement security https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/omers-launching-new-resources-guide-to-support-members-retirement-security/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161551 The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System recently launched a new hub on its member website dedicated to retirement income sources. The new webpage is designed to support the OMERS’ members on their retirement savings and planning journey, emphasizing the importance of a secure and stable income foundation in retirement. This includes interactive tools to illustrate the […]

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]]> CAP member outcomes continue to increase in Q2 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/cap-member-outcomes-continue-to-increase-in-q2-2024-report/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159237 Capital accumulation plan members continued to see an uptick in their plan outcome for the second quarter of 2024, as gross income replacement ratios remained at multi-year highs, according to a new report by Eckler Ltd. The consultancy’s latest CAP income tracker found a typical male member retiring at the end of June 2024 achieved […]

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]]> Digital engagement helping plan members save more for retirement: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/digital-engagement-helping-plan-members-save-more-for-retirement-report/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158144 Retirement plan members who engage with their plan digitally have an average retirement account balance 230 per cent higher than those who weren’t engaged ($123,800 versus $51,800), according to a new report by Sun Life Financial Inc. The report, which analyzed data from 1.45 million Sun Life group retirement plan members, found employees who were were digitally engaged are also more […]

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]]> Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans stays flat in Q2 2024: reports https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/median-solvency-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-stays-flat-in-q2-2024-reports/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:00:58 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157703 The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans remained flat in the second quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, according to a report by Mercer. The report, which tracked 450 DB pension plans, found the median solvency ratio was 118 per cent, as at June 28, 2024, the same as at […]

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]]> FSRA releases final guidance on roles, responsibilities of pension plan administrators https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/fsra-releases-final-guidance-on-roles-responsibilities-of-pension-plan-administrators/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157340 The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario has updated its guidance on the roles and responsibilities of pension plan administrators, adding three additional areas for administrators to enhance protection and stability for pension plan beneficiaries. The guidance, which took effect earlier this month, stated an administrator is responsible for all aspects of the administration of the […]

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]]> FSRA outlines final guidance on retroactive adverse amendments https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/fsra-outlines-final-guidance-on-retroactive-adverse-amendments/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156539 In its newest guidance, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is barring pension plan administrators from registering retroactive adverse amendments that could have a negative impact on plan members or beneficiaries, such as changes in contribution rates, subject to limited exceptions. “What we found coming out of the [coronavirus] pandemic, . . . there was […]

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]]> AI presents opportunities, disruptions for DC pension plan investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/ai-presents-opportunities-disruptions-for-dc-pension-plan-investments/ Fri, 10 May 2024 11:51:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154832 The evolution of artificial intelligence is creating new challenges and investment opportunities for defined contribution pension plan members, said Kathrin Forrest, equity investment director at Capital Group, during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 DC Plan Summit in February. While the technology itself isn’t new, AI has rapidly developed in recent years, exemplified by generative […]

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]]> More than £50 billion in U.K. pension benefits at risk of being lost, misplaced: study https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/more-than-50-billion-in-u-k-pension-benefits-at-risk-of-being-lost-misplaced-study/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153577 More than £50 billion in U.K. pension benefits were at risk of being misplaced in abandoned accounts or scattered across multiple lost pots in 2023, according to a study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research on behalf of PensionBee Ltd. It noted at least 4.8 million U.K. pension pots were considered lost in 2023, […]

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]]> Kodak outsourcing US$1.6TN of pension assets to maximize overfunded status https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/kodak-outsourcing-us1-6tn-of-pension-assets-to-maximize-overfunded-status/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152633 Eastman Kodak Co. is disbanding a team that manages the firm’s US$1.6 trillion of pension investments and moving its management to Boston-based investment consulting firm NEPC. In a statement, the organization said as at Dec. 31, 2022, the fair value of plan assets was approximately $3.7 billion, with the projected benefit obligation of the plan […]

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]]> FSRA’s proposed rule could increase fairness in division of pension benefits during marriage breakdown: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/fsras-proposed-rule-could-increase-fairness-in-division-of-pension-benefits-during-marriage-breakdown-expert/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148525 The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s proposed family rule could allow for pension benefits to be divided more fairly in the event of a marriage breakdown, says Louis Duranleau, a senior principal of pensions at Normandin Beaudry. “When there’s an agreement between the spouses to share the retiree’s pension before it’s effectively divided in […]

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