Target benefit plans offer a new way to share risk

Unable to bear the costs associated with traditional pensions, employers have been moving away from defined benefits (DB…

HEALTH | July 08 2015 01:45PM
Pension adequacy issue has far-reaching implications

Ensuring sufficiency and certainty of retirement savings requires major changes in everything from harmonizing pension r…

HEALTH | June 25 2014 11:33AM
Canadian Pension System at a Critical Juncture

In a panel discussion at the Financial Executives International (FEI) conference in Niagara Falls on June 6, Bill Mornea…

LIFE INSURANCE | June 12 2014 09:26PM
Jointly sponsored pension plans nurture good governance

Jointly sponsored pension plans, which allow plan decision making and funding of benefits to be decided by both the empl…

HEALTH | January 28 2014 06:38PM
Careful consideration required before commuting a pension plan

With interest rates stubbornly low and the future of Canada’s pension plan system anyone’s guess, those who have the opt…

LIFE INSURANCE | June 18 2013 06:50PM
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Championing financial literacy in the workplace

It came as no surprise to anyone – least of all Frank Wiginton – that his career path veered considerably from the dispa…

LIFE INSURANCE | November 23 2012 08:17PM
Enthusiasm and concern over Pooled Registered Pension Plans

This spring, Quebec will table a bill introducing Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans (VRSPs). The federal government enc…

HEALTH | May 22 2012 02:56PM