Freschia Gonzales

Freschia Gonzales

Freschia Gonzales is a news writer at Benefits and Pensions Monitor, covering institutional investment, defined benefit and defined contribution pension strategy, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, group benefits, employee wellbeing, pharmaceutical developments affecting plan sponsors, and the macroeconomic and regulatory developments shaping the Canadian pensions and benefits industry. Her reporting spans major Canadian institutional investors — including the Maple 8 pension funds — alternative investments, emerging markets, decumulation strategy, pharma innovation affecting group benefits plans, and ESG proxy voting trends affecting Canadian pension fund trustees.

Her work is built around the insights of pension plan professionals, institutional money managers, plan sponsors, benefits consultants, and HR executives. She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of San Jose Recoletos.

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More than 9,000 public servants apply to retire early before today's deadline

Approved staff skip the usual 5% yearly pension cut, but deputy heads hold the final call

More than 9,000 public servants apply to retire early before today's deadline

Pension fund commits A$300 million to Australian farmland

The Quebec investor takes a minority stake in the manager as part of an initial A$330 million package

Pension fund commits A$300 million to Australian farmland

GLP-1 drugs raise hair-loss risk over older diabetes treatments, studies find

Researchers put the added odds at 37 to 68%, though absolute risk stays low

GLP-1 drugs raise hair-loss risk over older diabetes treatments, studies find

Canadians earn more but say inflation keeps eating the raise: surveys

Fewer feel the pinch, yet caution still rules spending, credit, and fraud defence

Canadians earn more but say inflation keeps eating the raise: surveys

Pension fund courts foreign buyers to grow its bond program

Central banks and insurers are the target as outstanding debt nears $100 billion

Pension fund courts foreign buyers to grow its bond program

Trump sets 200% tariff cliff for imported generics by 2029

Slim-margin drugmakers warn the two-year lead time could push them out of the US market entirely

Trump sets 200% tariff cliff for imported generics by 2029

New US tariffs hit $28 billion of Canadian exports once shielded by CUSMA

Economists warn the duties could shave growth and stall hiring into 2027

New US tariffs hit $28 billion of Canadian exports once shielded by CUSMA

Caregivers carry more debt and less retirement confidence: survey

Nearly 3 in 10 Americans give unpaid care, and it's quietly reshaping their retirement

Every $1 spent on women's mental health returns $2: report

New report shows integrated care pays off faster for women than for men

Every $1 spent on women's mental health returns $2: report

Pension fund and asset manager buy US warehouse owner for US$5.2 billion

Shareholders will receive US$61.20 a share once the all-cash deal closes

Pension fund and asset manager buy US warehouse owner for US$5.2 billion