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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Mental health now drives 40% of new long-term disability claims: report

More plan sponsors added disability coverage as mental health claims kept rising through 2025

Mental health now drives 40% of new long-term disability claims: report

Canada's nuclear plan hinges on pension money the West keeps missing

Ottawa eyes a UK financing model as La Caisse bets $3.2 billion on Sizewell C

Canada's nuclear plan hinges on pension money the West keeps missing

Novo Nordisk opens Ozempic savings card to Canadians with private drug plans

Eligible members can now buy the brand-name semaglutide at a price the company aligns with generics

Novo Nordisk opens Ozempic savings card to Canadians with private drug plans

Workers want more stress support than they get, survey finds

Only 26% of Canadians say their workplace manages stress well; half want that fixed

Workers want more stress support than they get, survey finds

Pension fund scraps CIO role, hands duties to its chief executive

Five senior executives now report directly to the top as the pension plan reshuffles its ranks

Pension fund scraps CIO role, hands duties to its chief executive

Pension giant pours US$1.75 billion into global AI infrastructure

The fund deepens its data centre push alongside EQT, targeting long-term returns for plan members

Pension giant pours US$1.75 billion into global AI infrastructure

La Caisse subsidiary taps capital markets with $1.85 billion issuance

CDPQ Infra says the deal ranks among the largest transit green bonds to date

La Caisse subsidiary taps capital markets with $1.85 billion issuance

Workplace insurance could cut Canada's medical wait lists: reports

Nearly 24,000 patients died waiting for care last year, an MEI note reports

Workplace insurance could cut Canada's medical wait lists: reports

Canadian DB pension plans claw back first-quarter losses

Aon reports aggregate funded ratio climbs to 116.7% as bond yields rise

Canadian DB pension plans claw back first-quarter losses

Global money floods into Canada's federal bond market

April buying breaks records as Ottawa readies $280 billion in nation-building spending

Global money floods into Canada's federal bond market