Securing retirement for Canadians: CUPE President to speak at Pension Summit

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 28, 2013) - The British Columbia Pension Forum is taking on one of the biggest challenges facing Canadian workers: retirement security.

Organized jointly by the BC Federation of Labour and the Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE), this forum offers a valuable opportunity for journalists to speak to international and national experts on pension reform and sustainable investment.

What:       The British Columbia Pension Forum will bring together      
            approximately 150 pension trustees, pension advisory        
            committee members and pension activists with investment     
            managers, public policy makers and leading national and     
            international thought-leaders to discuss key pension plan   
            governance, funding and investment issues.                  
                                                                        
Why:        Canada is facing a retirement crisis. The economic crisis of
            2008 has left many workplace pension plans hurting, and more
            and more Canadians are facing retirement insecurity. The    
            $1.1 trillion of Canadian trusted pension funds are of      
            critical importance to workers and the economy. How these   
            funds are invested, as well as pension plan structures and  
            recent cases of regulation changes, all have an impact on   
            retirement security. This event is a one of a kind          
            opportunity for experts to come together to discuss the     
            current challenges and the future outlook of retirement     
            security in a British Columbian context.                    
                                                                        
Who:        Paul Moist, national president of the Canadian Union of     
            Public Employees, will deliver a keynote address on the     
            challenges facing workplace pension plans, and the need to  
            expand the Canadian Pension Plan. He will be joined by Dr.  
            Wolfgang Engshuber, Chair, United Nations Principles for    
            Responsible Investment (PRI), who will be speaking to PRI   
            resources to support responsible investment approaches.     
                                                                        
When:       March 1, 2013                                               
            8:45 - Keynote, Dr Wolfgang Engshuber                       
            12:45 - Keynote, Paul Moist                                 
                                                                        
Where:      Empire Landmark Hotel, 1400 Robson Street, Vancouver.       

You can find the full days agenda here: http://bcpensionforum2013.sched.org/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Tria Donaldson
Senior Communications Officer
(613) 915-0763
tdonaldson@cupe.ca