Defined benefit pension plans hold their own in the third quarter of 2024

Pension assets gain 5.1 per cent; typical balanced portfolios return 6.2 per cent.

INVESTMENT | October 02 2024 10:00AM
Taxes would need to rise dramatically to meet demands of demographic change

Prefunding some programs could address aging population-related pressures.

SOCIETY | September 06 2024 10:28AM
Defined benefit pension plan membership numbers increase

Figures trail employment growth but all plan types add members in 2022.

INVESTMENT | September 04 2024 10:23AM
Pensions continue derisking

Annuity purchases remain strong in the first half of 2024.

INVESTMENT | August 23 2024 03:38PM
Pension investment returns positive in the second quarter of 2024

Artificial intelligence-related companies’ outperformance raises investment bubble concerns.

INVESTMENT | August 13 2024 10:16AM
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Legislative changes have implications for plan administrators

British Columbia amends rules for pension division when relationships break down.

LIFE INSURANCE | August 12 2024 07:55AM
Downward trend in labour force participation expected to persist until 2030

Scenarios modelling different immigration levels still show short term participation declining.

SOCIETY | August 08 2024 04:12PM