by Janjaap Weeda, Product Manager, Defined Contribution, Kevin Vandolder, Director of Client Coverage, U.S. East, Chris Flynn, Head of Research | Sep 9, 2025 | Research
The question of which data source to trust for retirement plan cost benchmarking has significant implications for plan sponsors’ fiduciary decisions. This research paper compares two commonly used data sources—the US Department of Labor’s Form 5500...
by Chris Flynn, Head of Research, Edsart Heuberger, Product Manager, Pension Administration Benchmarking Subscription, Alexander D. Beath, Founder and CEO, Alex Beath & Associates | May 14, 2025 | Research
The cost of administering benefits for large Defined Benefit (DB) pensions varies significantly worldwide, from an average of £34 per member in the U.K. to an average of $180 CAD in Canada. This whitepaper quantifies these cost differences, considering factors like...
by Chris Flynn, Head of Research, Keith Ambachtsheer, University of Toronto, KPA Advisory Services, Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance McGill University | Jun 18, 2024 | Research
This report examines the domestic vs. international breakdown of investments for Canadian pension funds, and barriers to domestic investment. It finds the proportion of Canadian listed equity and fixed income holdings is relatively high compared to the global share of...
by Chris Flynn, Head of Research, Kam Mangat, Shayan Bokhari | Jul 24, 2021 | Research
Responsible investing has increasingly become an important part of managing assets. Pension funds are implementing strategies and processes to ensure environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors are taken into consideration as investments are made....
by Chris Flynn, Head of Research, Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance McGill University, Quentin Spehner, Senior Research Associate | Mar 8, 2021 | Research
This original CEM research was published in the March 2021 edition of the Journal of Portfolio Management (JPM). If you subscribe to the JPM you can access the article here. If you don’t, but want to get a copy of the reprint, there is a chance we can get a copy for...
