pensions – 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 Expert panel: How plan sponsors can help make retirement, pensions more equitable https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/expert-panel-how-plan-sponsors-can-help-make-retirement-pensions-more-equitable/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=103646 Diversity, equity and inclusion is top of mind for many plan sponsors these days. And, while issues around retirement and pensions likely aren’t the key focus for employers looking to tackle DEI issues, they should be. This March, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released a study that found the pension gender gap, or the difference […]

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]]> Uber to give U.K. drivers minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/uber-to-give-u-k-drivers-minimum-wage-pensions-and-holiday-pay/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=96617 Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits. The ride hailing giant’s announcement March 16 comes after it lost an appeal last month at the U.K. Supreme Court following a yearslong court […]

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]]> Alberta’s public-sector pension plans reassuring members amid worry over ministerial order https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/albertas-public-sector-pension-plans-reassuring-members-amid-worry-over-ministerial-order/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:46:52 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/albertas-public-sector-pension-plans-reassuring-members-amid-worry-over-ministerial-order/ Alberta’s public-sector pension plans are reassuring members that their pensions are safe, following a recent ministerial order enacted by the provincial government. The order was enacted in late December by Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews after 2020 deadlines for investment management agreements between the pensions and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. passed with no result. […]

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]]> Pension solvency inches up: Aon https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/pension-solvency-inches-up-aon/ Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:56:21 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pension-solvency-inches-up-aon/ Pension plans move up to 100.2% from 98.7% in first quarter

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]]> New report suggests working longer could mean a healthier economy https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/new-report-suggests-working-longer-could-mean-a-healthier-economy/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:16:43 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/new-report-suggests-working-longer-could-mean-a-healthier-economy/ Working longer could add $4.6 trillion to OECD economies: PwC

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]]> Private sector pension membership declines https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/private-sector-pension-membership-declines/ Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:44:59 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/private-sector-pension-membership-declines/ Statistics Canada also reports public sector membership is on the rise.

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]]> Solvency of Canadian plans continues to climb https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/solvency-of-canadian-plans-continues-to-climb/ Thu, 04 May 2017 06:50:06 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/solvency-of-canadian-plans-continues-to-climb/ New data shows positive impact of strong markets.

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]]> Pension Health Index Reveals Level First Quarter https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-health-index-reveals-level-first-quarter/ Tue, 04 Apr 2017 05:53:03 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pension-health-index-reveals-level-first-quarter/ Canadian pensions’ solvency ratio holds steady through Q1.

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]]> The Coming Retirement Crisis https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-coming-retirement-crisis/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:06:27 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-coming-retirement-crisis/ Balancing risk-based investing with the need for return.

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]]> When Performance Measurement Goes Awry https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/when-performance-measurement-goes-awry/ Wed, 11 May 2016 15:17:23 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/when-performance-measurement-goes-awry/ A 2-part series of the evolution of benchmarks and where they fall flat

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