Retirement | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/retirement/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:10:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Retirement | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/retirement/ 32 32 Canadian life and health insurers paid $143.3B in benefits in 2024 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadian-life-and-health-insurers-paid-143-3b-in-benefits-in-2024/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:10:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=520942 Industry collected $168B in insurance premiums and annuity contributions

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]]> SIMA calls for retirement policy reforms to enable Canadians to grow private savings https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/sima-calls-for-retirement-policy-reforms-to-enable-canadians-to-grow-private-savings/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:41:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=518518 Suggestions include eliminating GST/HST on investment fund management fees, raising RRIF conversion age and more

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]]> Majority of clients have concerns about their financial advisor’s succession: study   https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/majority-of-clients-have-concerns-about-their-financial-advisors-succession-study/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:46:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=514790 Market volatility, state of economy causing some independent advisors to delay their succession plans

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]]> Active RPP membership reached 7.2 million in 2023 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/active-rpp-membership-reached-7-2-million-in-2023/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:35:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=513439 Plan membership grew faster than employment year over year: Statistics Canada

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]]> U.S. trade, geopolitics top financial concerns among Canadians: survey https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-trade-geopolitics-top-financial-concerns-among-canadians-survey/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:38:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=512814 One-fifth of those polled said they're putting more money aside due to geopolitical instability

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]]> Most Canadians want to age in place, but few have planned for it: survey https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/most-canadians-want-to-age-in-place-but-few-have-planned-for-it-survey/ Mon, 19 May 2025 10:30:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=510038 Only 13% of survey participants said they’ve planned for PSW care

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]]> Most Canadians are financially prepared for retirement: HEC Montreal https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/most-canadians-are-financially-prepared-for-retirement-hec-montreal/ Tue, 06 May 2025 19:47:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=509125 The report's authors take into account both private and public sources of retirement income

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]]> Canada’s retirement savings framework needs to change: SIMA https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadas-retirement-savings-framework-needs-to-change-sima/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:53:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=506370 The industry organization is pushing federal parties to tweak retirement savings rules to reflect current 'economic realities'

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]]> TFSAs more popular than RRSPs in 2023 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/tfsas-more-popular-than-rrsps-in-2023/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:11:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=506008 FHSA contributors were younger and more affluent

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]]> Sun Life’s comp for 2024-appointed Canada president, CFO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/sun-lifes-comp-for-2024-appointed-canada-president-cfo/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:01:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=505516 One board member will step down this year as term expires

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