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. George W. Bush’s vision of future Social Security. Even though the U.S. federal election is behind us, it looks like President George W. Bush is […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the March 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. To avoid a healthcare personnel deficit, action is needed: Decter. Pension assets make up a significant portion of the money managed by Canadian asset managers. Data taken from the Canadian Pension Fund(CPF)Manager Survey were […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the February 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Phase two of the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators’ review of compensation practices. The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators(CCIR)is analyzing questionnaires looking at sales compensation practices within the group health insurance industry. The questionnaires […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the February 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. A cross-border comparison of administering DC plans. Plan sponsors on both sides of the border face many of the same issues when it comes to their defined contribution(DC)pension plans. And a recent survey by […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the January 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. The Patriot Act’s influence on Canada. It may seem odd to think the Patriot Act, which gives the U.S. government extraordinary tools to help fight terrorism, could have an impact here in Canada. But […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the January 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Plan sponsors often let their investment managers make proxy votes without any direction. By Governance and transparency issues are increasingly top of mind for pension plan sponsors. But one issue not being considered all that much […]
© Copyright 2006 Rogers Publishing Ltd. The following article first appeared in the January 2005 edition of BENEFITS CANADA magazine. Key dates to prepare for in 2005. By Now that all the holidays have come and gone, it’s time to once again get to the tasks at hand in the new year. And plan sponsors throughout […]