Jennifer Paterson | October 16, 2020 Looking back at all of the pension legislation stories we’ve written up during the coronavirus pandemic, I’ve noticed federal and provincial governments definitely favoured defined benefit plans over defined contribution...
Benefits Canada | October 16, 2020 Certain politicians have suggested Alberta withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan and go it alone. Would the province benefit from a solitary system or is the idea short-sighted? Niels Veldhuis, economist and...
With more than 13,000 employees in Canada and the U.S., the entertainment company had a long-standing program recognizing length of service and a points-based system for theatre-based staff, but it wanted a more fulsome...
Staff | October 15, 2020 Across the G20 nations, older workers are increasingly vital to a post-pandemic recovery, according to a new report by ageing policy think tank International Longevity Centre U.K. Every third dollar is...
Staff | October 15, 2020 Two employers from British Columbia’s not-for-profit sector are the latest to join the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s DBplus. Effective Oct. 1, 53 full-time and six part-time...
Staff | October 15, 2020 As Canadian institutional investors increasingly integrate environmental, social and governance factors into their portfolios, the majority (97.5 per cent) said they believe these portfolios are likely to perform as well or...
Staff | October 14, 2020 The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario are establishing a new committee to review both regulators’ approaches to supervising defined contribution pension...
Staff | October 14, 2020 Medavie Blue Cross is launching a new drug management solution that will offer broader drug coverage while aiming to lower costs for group benefits plan members. The program, Rxperience, offers plan...
Staff | October 14, 2020 Willis Towers Watson is appointing Tony Rooke as director of climate transition risk in the organization’s climate and resilience hub. In the new role, Rooke will drive WTW’s client guidance on climate...
Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review | October 13, 2020 For the first time, organizations are publicly endorsing the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance’s stewardship principles. To date, the endorsers include the Alberta Investment Management Corp.,...