Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada

Planning and Advice

How can Canada better address pension portability?

Defined benefit membership is continuing to fall

By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |November 29, 2017

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Industry

Sears Canada agrees to continue special payments to DB plan, retiree benefits

Sears Canada Inc. reached an agreement with employees and retirees

By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |July 14, 2017

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Industry

Sun Life Financial expands mental health plan

Sun Life Financial is expanding its mental-health plan by piloting a new virtual cognitive behavioural therapy program

By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |June 6, 2017

1 min read

Financial Planning

Parental leave boosted to 18 months

There's also a new 15-week benefit for caregivers.

By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |March 23, 2017

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Industry

More pension plans using target-date funds as default option

Target-date funds continue to be the most common default investment option offered to members of workplace capital accumulation plans, according to new research by the Canadian Institutional Investment Network and Great-West Life Assurance Co. The 2016 CAP Benchmark Report found 50% of defined contribution plan sponsors and 51% of group registered retirement savings plan sponsors […]

By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |February 15, 2017

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Industry

Lessons learned from the ABCP crisis

The asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) crisis finally came to a resolution this month, with the restructured paper’s liquidation.

By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |January 27, 2017

4 min read

Industry

Institutional investors expect more changes to asset allocations

This article originally appeared on BenefitsCanada.com. Global institutional investors are expecting to make more asset allocation changes in the next couple of years than they did in 2012 and 2014, according to a new survey by Fidelity Investments. The anticipated shifts include alternative investments, domestic fixed income and cash. Globally, 72% of respondents said they […]

By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |December 1, 2016

4 min read