© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the June 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Editorial: Grandes idees Looking for innovation? Start in Quebec. By Don Bisch When the Harper government unveiled temporary measures in its recent budget to provide solvency relief for federally regulated defined benefit plans, the […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the May 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Editorial: Fiction 55 It’s time to bring retirement expectations back to reality. By Don Bisch It was very telling last month when over a million public service workers in Britain went on strike over […]
One trillion. I’m no math whiz, but that’s a lot of zeros. Twelve to be exact. It’s a big number. So when our figures at the Canadian Pension Fund Directory showed the Canadian pension industry—including externally and internally managed pension assets—at the trillion dollar mark, I was somewhat humbled. With that kind of dough, you’d […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the March 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Editorial: Thanks Jim Farewell to the benefits industry’s very own Kris Kringle. By Don Bisch If there was anyone who came close to being the Santa Claus of the Canadian benefits industry, it was […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the February 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Editorial: First the bad news… Some friendly advice for Prime Minister elect Stephen Harper. By Don Bisch Dear Prime Minister, First of all, congratulations on your election win. I’m sure you’ve had time to […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the January 2006 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Editorial: Take a number Lessons learned during an afternoon at the passport office. By Don Bisch D84. That’s what it read on the slip of paper I had clenched in my fist as I […]
The CAP industry in Canada is beginning to mature. But another growth spurt could be just around the corner. The 2005 Capital Accumulation Plan Report looks at what’s driving an increasingly competitive market. When the Capital Accumulation Plan(CAP) industry underwent a wave of consolidation two years ago, many plan sponsors had concerns that competition would […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the December 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Adapt and prosper: Health, Work & Wellness Conference Workplace health and culture are the keys to profitability in the new world of work. By Don Bisch As the nature of work changes, employers need […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the December 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Editorial: Sign of the times Dodge’s remarks are a fitting end to a trying year for DB pensions. By Don Bisch When the governor of the Bank of Canada appears on the front page […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the November 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Editorial: The “A-word” Conference provides a glimpse at the ugly face of asymmetry. By Don Bisch The scientific world has debated for years about what makes us humans attractive to each other. The key, […]