Last year started with great uncertainty for pension plans, following a disastrous 2008, which was made worse by a mediocre 2007. The S&P TSX Composite Index showed little promise early on in 2008, then the bottom completely fell out of the market in the last four months, with the year ending in a net loss […]
Employers are turning to phased retirement and pension alternatives to help them fight the attraction and retention battle. Findings in the Survey of Pension Plans in Canada, sponsored by FEI Canada and Aon Consulting, showed that nine out of 10 employers across the country have a skilled labour shortage. To alleviate this problem, a growing […]