investment fees – 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 Sounding Board: Tips for evaluating a target-date fund https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/dc-investments/sounding-board-tips-for-evaluating-a-target-date-fund/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=104993 Since target-date funds were introduced to the Canadian market in the early 2000s, they’ve become the dominant investment choice for defined contribution pension plan members. The funds, which are balanced with dynamic asset mixes that adjust as members approach retirement, are offered in a series — typically, one fund for each five-year target retirement band — with each fund […]

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]]> 64% of DC plan sponsors looking to improve financial wellness programs: survey https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/64-of-dc-clients-looking-to-improve-financial-wellness-programs-survey/ Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=104397 The majority (64 per cent) of consulting and advisory firms said their plan sponsor clients are looking to improve financial wellness programs, according to a new defined contribution plan consulting survey by PIMCO. The same percentage (64 per cent) of respondents said plan sponsors want to improve participant retirement education and evaluate investment fees. The […]

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]]> Financial market regulators highlighting focus on DC investment fees https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/financial-market-regulators-highlighting-focus-on-dc-investment-fees/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=102122 Investment fees led the agenda at the Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators’ annual meeting last week. This year, the forum engaged externally on investment fees, a topic of high importance to both defined contribution pension plan members — particularly those invested in mutual funds — and policy holders of segregated funds. It sought the views […]

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