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Join Stéphane Jutras (Desjardins Insurance) as he explores engagement barriers, the power of future-focused planning, and practical strategies you can apply right away.

CE credits are available to eligible attendees!

Accreditation is in progress.

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REVEALED: Benefits and Pensions Monitor has released its 5-Star Technology Providers 2026, naming 12 technology providers across Canada’s benefits, pensions, and institutional investment space.

Highlighted among the winners are:
PenAd
Oliver

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Fraser Wiswell of Manulife Wealth & Asset Management points to new research showing Canadians remain underprepared for key aspects of aging, particularly caregiving, health, and housing, despite recognizing their importance later in life.

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Pascale Mapleston, Toronto-based founder and CEO of the Benefit Code, believes competing demands of employee welfare and budget discipline force benefits leaders to fight for attention at the leadership table.

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Lu Han of the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists says burnout is a functional issue, not just a stress issue, and requires more than vacations or wellness programs to address effectively.

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#BPMTalk: Valérie Fernandez & Michael Kondrat from Beneva sit down to explore how Canadian plan sponsors can take a more strategic approach to group benefits, one that controls costs, supports workforce health, and keeps talent engaged for the long term.

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David Cohen of BNY says weakness in Canadian fixed income offset gains elsewhere, while Katie Pries of Northern Trust Asset Servicing highlighted the impact of rising global bond yields on pension portfolios.

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David White of HUB International says Budget 2026 leaves plan sponsors with continued uncertainty around national pharmacare, while Alex Mazer of Common Wealth highlights missed opportunities to expand retirement savings incentives.

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Canada’s 2026 federal budget, tabled in the House of Commons on November 5, sets out $142.1bn in new measures over five years and rewrites several rules governing registered pension plans, their administrators, and the regulator that supervises them.  

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[Benefits and Pensions Monitor @bpmonitor_ca]

Join Stéphane Jutras (Desjardins Insurance) as he explores engagement barriers, the power of future-focused planning, and practical strategies you can apply right away.

CE credits are available to eligible attendees! Accreditation is in progress.

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Doug Bryce of Manulife says the insurer's partnership with Sword Health is designed to improve access to physiotherapy through AI-enabled technology while keeping clinical decisions in the hands of licensed practitioners.

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Michael Greenberg of Franklin Templeton and BeiChen Lin of Russell Investments argue that divided government may actually reduce uncertainty, while economic fundamentals remain far more important than politics in shaping long-term returns.

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Nick Nefouse of BlackRock says a growing "clarity gap" is leaving plan members uncertain about how to turn their retirement savings into sustainable income.

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Rambod Behboodi of Borden Ladner Gervais, Randy Bauslaugh, and Fauzia Babar of People Corporation say any deeper partnership is more likely to create long-term investment opportunities than trigger immediate changes to Canada's pension system.

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Patrick Gut has been appointed CEO of Caelo Energy after PSP Investments sold the US operations of its FirstLight platform and consolidated its Canadian hydroelectric assets under a newly branded company.

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Randall Bartlett of Desjardins Group says elevated inflation expectations, shifting interest-rate assumptions, and changing market expectations are forcing pension plans to revisit how they manage liabilities and inflation-sensitive obligations.

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Join Stéphane Jutras, FCIA, Director, Destination, Group Retirement & Savings at Desjardins Insurance, as he explores engagement barriers, the power of future-focused planning, and practical strategies you can apply right away.

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Vitali Mossounov and Olivia Goldstein of TD Asset Management argue that modern equity investing requires a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical insights to uncover differentiated opportunities and avoid narrow investment biases.

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Canada and the European Union pledged to deepen their security, digital and education ties at a two-day summit that ended Friday, though EU members remain divided over what to call the relationship.

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Industry experts say strong earnings from US technology leaders continue to support market performance, while growing index concentration is forcing plan sponsors to rethink diversification, benchmarks, and manager evaluation.

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