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Editorial: Discussing decumulation, slow pace of change in Canada’s pension industry
If I’ve learned one thing about the Canadian pension industry over the past six years, it’s that change comes at a snail’s pace. When I…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 09:00
Head to head: Should Canadian governments eliminate pension solvency funding rules?
With defined benefit pension solvency reforms gradually coming in across the country, two experts debate whether there’s a better way to ensure DB plan sustainability…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 08:59
A look at the Co-operators Group’s new decumulation offering
One, as Harry Nillson crooned in his classic breakup song, can feel like the loneliest number. At the end of working life, many retirees with…
- By: Melissa Dunne
- November 19, 2021 November 24, 2021
- 08:58
How small and mid-sized employers can offer benefits like large employers
By beefing up its benefits programs and putting flexibility at the core of its offerings, Willful has been able to grow its staff amid a…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 08:57
Top 2021 Money Managers Report: What questions should pension plan sponsors ask in 2022?
In the early days of 2020, no one could have foreseen the social and economic havoc the coronavirus pandemic would wreak on the world. Nearly…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 19, 2021 July 25, 2024
- 08:53
How employers can use benefits offerings to support Indigenous employees
Real progress means walking the walk, not just talking the talk. In recent months, many employers have shown support for the Indigenous community by lowering…
- By: Melissa Dunne
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 08:52
CBC Pension Plan stays the course with liability-driven investment model
The best ship captains don’t put too much faith in weather forecasts — or those who do tend to see their vessels flounder. Perhaps that’s…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 08:52
Back to basics on captive arrangements
Five years ago, Rolls Royce Canada Ltd. realized its insurer and one of its European divisions’ insurers had separate reinsurance through a larger multinational company,…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 08:50
Q&A with Purolator’s Anna Manocchio
Purolator Inc.’s senior director of total rewards and human resources technology talks mental-health leadership, return to the workplace and the benefits of time outdoors Q:…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021
- 08:49
Editorial: Chronic disease, mental health in spotlight as pandemic surges on
With the Delta variant leading the coronavirus pandemic in a renewed surge, employers continue to have a surplus of challenges, regardless of whether or not…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- October 15, 2021 October 14, 2021
- 09:00
Head to head: Should Canada implement a universal basic income?
Though the idea was coined by English philosopher Thomas More in his novel Utopia in 1516, several countries — including Canada — are considering how…
- By: Benefits Canada
- October 15, 2021 October 14, 2021
- 08:59
How Rolls Royce Canada is reducing drug plan costs while maintaining benefits offering
As innovative medicines become more widely covered in workplace drug plans, employers are tasked with finding new ways to control costs while ensuring members receive…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- October 15, 2021 October 19, 2021
- 08:58
2021 Top 50 DC Plans Report: Refreshing pension plans to boost engagement, outcomes
While renovation shows on television tend to take a sledgehammer to every surface in a house for dramatic effect, there’s another way. Defined contribution pension…
- By: Melissa Dunne
- October 15, 2021 November 3, 2021
- 08:57
Employers leveraging benefits, flexibility to prevent pandemic surge in disability claims
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ottawa Community Housing Corp. battened down the hatches and focused on addressing any absence management issues before…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 15, 2021 November 17, 2021
- 08:56
Focusing on TDF glide paths as migration from DB to DC plans continue
The selection of a target-date fund glide path is more crucial than ever as the migration from DB to DC pension plans continues. Since its…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 15, 2021 November 8, 2021
- 08:55