Although most Canadian employers understand the importance of workplace health and wellness programs, many aren’t delivering the right programs or communicating them to their employees…
The Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM) has launched a retirement literacy website, which is aimed at educating Canadians about their retirement options. The ACPM…
The interim CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals says a long-term partnership with U.S. drug store chain Walgreens is among initiatives that will help restore faith in…
Associate Minister of Finance Mitzie Hunter has written to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne with the latest progress report for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). While the…
Innomar Strategies has acquired Cameron Stewart LifeScience (CSL), a provider of brand loyalty and patient financial assistance card programs for the Canadian pharmaceutical industry. CSL is…
BlackRock Asset Management Canada has lowered the fees of its iShares Core suite. The annual management fees of the iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index…
Desjardins, KPMG, RBC and Rogers Communications were among the 95 employers named as Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2016). The annual list, published in…
If you are an [administrative services only (ASO)] plan sponsor, 2015 probably looked something like this with respect to your drug plan experience: Flat or…
Plan sponsor Nyhart Actuary and Employee Benefits (Nyhart) has re-enrolled its employees into Russell Adaptive Retirement Accounts, developed by global asset manager Russell Investments. Russell…
People are saving more for retirement and investing more appropriately for their age, improving the overall state of retirement readiness in the U.S., according to a…
To stay up to date on legislative changes in the pension industry, it is important to bookmark a few key dates for 2016. January 1,…
The start of a New Year brings with it new beginnings and new possibilities. As a result, many of us choose to make resolutions to…
A U.S. District Court judge has denied an attempt by FedEx to throw out a lawsuit around same-sex survivor pension benefits. The lawsuit was filed…
Technology firms have long been known as leaders in the realms of quirky employee benefits and workplaces of the future – with large companies such as Google, Facebook and Skype springing to mind.…
With interest rates bottoming out, Canadian DB plans should look beyond traditional de-risking methods— such as liability-driven investing (LDI)—and consider equities. There are several ways…
The Conference Board of Canada says the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) will mean long-term increases in income that offset the small negative effect…
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of employees across the globe who are reporting serious mental and emotional health concerns, according to…
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates from record lows set at the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, a shift that heralds modestly higher…
CRA has announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed, as well as any amounts the CRA owes to individuals…
Since the founding of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 2009, its inventor, or inventors, have been shrouded in mystery. For six years, that individual or group…
Persistent global economic weakness and market volatility have brought the issue of retirement funding inadequacy into sharp focus. And these market realities are creating pressure…
When this magazine was founded in 1977, the prime minister was named Trudeau. We’ve come full circle. Like his father, Justin Trudeau appears poised to…
Canada’s post-secondary institutions are not producing enough graduates with the right skills to drive future economic growth, warns the head of one of the country’s…
More than half of Ontarians without workplace pensions (58%) saved nothing for retirement over the last year, according to a new Healthcare of Ontario Pension…
The new Liberal government says the federal books passed down from the Conservatives are on track to drive the country billions of dollars deeper in…