One of the reasons employers want to introduce a retirement plan is a desire to kick-start the savings process for their team. Making sure first-time savers see retirement benefits as a compensation boost, not a take-away can be daunting.
Study after study has shown that most Canadians want and need help with retirement saving and planning, and are very interested in employer-provided solutions
The sequence in which to introduce employee benefits is one of the most important questions for HR leaders to consider in a growing organization.
In choosing or managing a workplace retirement plan, one question that employers should be asking is what happens to employees after they leave or retire.
Canada’s economy is doing well, our unemployment rate is at its lowest level in decades, and the average net worth of Canadians is increasing.
In its fall economic statement, the federal government launched a consultation on how best to strengthen retirement security for Canadians.
Last week, I had the good fortune and honour to participate in the Aspen Institute’s Economic Security Summit, a four-day gathering of 40 leaders from the private, public, and third sectors who are focused on expanding prosperity in America.
When I used to work on issues of retirement security and pension policy for the Ontario government, one refrain became so common that it was largely taken for granted by my colleagues and me:
Over the past year, Common Wealth has had the opportunity to partner with SEIU Healthcare, an Ontario-based union, to design and implement a new retirement plan called My65+.
The following are remarks delivered on September 27, 2016, by Common Wealth Founding Partner Alex Mazer before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
Common Wealth is an award-winning digital retirement platform, earning awards for innovation in plan design and technology from the international wealth management publication Pensions & Investments, and for pension leadership from Canadian Investment Review magazine.
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