Benefits Think

Commentary: If you offer investment advice services as part of your retirement package to your employees, make sure you understand what types of products and services your adviser is offering and at what cost.

Commentary: The consequences of moving away from simpler, less sophisticated mortality improvement scales that change infrequently in favor of scales that depend heavily on recent data.

Commentary: Everyone expects to hear from you at open enrollment, but what about the other 11¾ months of the year?

Commentary: With so many moving parts and delays, it’s been understandingly difficult for employers to figure out exactly what their responsibilities are when it comes to the Affordable Care Act. But when it comes to healthcare reform, what you don’t know really can hurt you.

Commentary: For the employer, the need to retain employees is strong and absorbing additional cost in the benefit plan will have strong short-term consideration.

Canadian institutional money manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec sets its sights on the U.S. market with its new infrastructure investment model, CDPQ Infra.

Commentary: A former Intel Corporation employee is suing the company for allegedly breaching its fiduciary responsibilities by investing employees’ retirement money in “risky and high-cost” hedge funds and private equity funds.

Commentary: Be on the lookout for NextAgency, an enrollment and administration firm with benefit adviser interests in mind.

Commentary: Even the best hospitals are not immune to medical mistakes. However, there are steps employers can take to educate themselves about its costs.

Commentary: To avoid turning employers off, focus on the “1%,” the essence of the client’s message, says John Graham.