auto-enrolment – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Automatic features in DC pension plans may benefit members: FSRA https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/automatic-features-in-dc-pension-plans-may-benefit-members-fsra/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111409 The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is encouraging defined contribution pension plan sponsors and administrators to evaluate the use of automatic features within the context of their plans. New guidance posted to the FSRA’s website affirms that the Pension Benefits Act and its regulations don’t prohibit the use of automatic features in defined contribution pension […]

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]]> More U.S. not-for-profit employees participating in retirement savings plans: survey https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/more-u-s-not-for-profit-employees-participating-in-retirement-savings-plans-survey/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109861 Despite the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the U.S. not-for-profit sector in 2020, employees participated in 403(b) retirement plans at the highest level since tracking began in 2008, according to a new survey by the Plan Sponsor Council of America. The survey, which polled roughly 400 not-for-profit retirement plan sponsors, found overall retirement plan participation rose to […]

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]]> Does block ownership by pension service firms impact corporate governance? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/does-block-ownership-by-pension-service-firms-impact-corporate-governance/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 03:52:33 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/does-block-ownership-by-pension-service-firms-impact-corporate-governance/ Will a company’s expansion of its pension plan increase the likelihood of pension service providers buying up its shares? A new paper, which is set to be published in the Contemporary Accounting Research journal, digs into how a company’s pension fund growth may affect the types of investors it attracts. The paper specifically looks at […]

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