© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the September 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Frontlines: Reshaping healthcare The CMA speaks out on private healthcare. By Joel Kranc There’s no second opinion needed. Doctors are pretty much in agreement when it comes to the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the August 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Frontlines: GM’s pension payment General Motors gets money back for its U.S. pension plan. By Joel Kranc At a time when defined benefit (DB)pension plans are facing funding problems, it must be a relief […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the June 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Mercer Global Investments comes to Canada. What started out as an extension of its investment consulting business in Australia is turning into a global launch in a whole new market. Mercer Global Investments is […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the June 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. A leaked Stelco proposal raises questions about its pension plan. Reports of a leaked Stelco proposal regarding its pension plan is creating a little friction for some of the parties involved. Published reports have […]
The Foreign Property Rule is on its way out. What is the mindset of plan sponsors as they look to reassess their asset allocation mix? With the surprise announcement by the Liberal government eliminating the foreign property rule(FPR) from pension investments, plan sponsors have been given a whole new investment world to consider. And with […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the May 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Survey says: pension crisis looming. Something fairly dramatic changed from last year to this year. There is a growing perception there is a pension crisis in Canada. In fact, the percentage of chief financial […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the May 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Provincial health provisions. The Canadian healthcare system and its physicians have been in the media spotlight recently, as deals are made to keep costs down and service levels up. Here’s a look at some […]
With the elimination of the Foreign Property Rule in the federal budget, Canadians have joined the ranks of countries that can invest their pension money freely in the world market. But some countries do impose restrictions and keep their investments at home: AUSTRIA Non-Euro investments and foreign property limited to 50% of investments. BELGIUM All […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the April 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Teachers’ chief Claude Lamoureux’s compensation enters the spotlight. A funny thing happened on the way to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan(OTPP)annual report: the bonus of Claude Lamoureux, the Toronto-based pension plan’s president and chief […]
For a PDF version of this article, click here. © Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the March 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. AstraZeneca’s defined contribution plan comes with a twist. Participants can take their “flex dollars” and use them for healthcare or retirement. Employees in company defined […]