Freschia Gonzales

Freschia Gonzales

Benefits and Pensions Monitor

Freschia Gonzales

News Writer

3 years experience522,919 Total views on Benefits and Pensions Monitor in 2025

Freschia's specialty topics

Pension funds Retirement readiness Group benefits Institutional investment Plan sponsors

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.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“The pension and benefits world runs on trust, and reporting on it should too. I focus on getting the facts right, attributing them clearly, and letting the voices in the room carry the story rather than my own framing.”

Awards and recognition

  • Cum Laude

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Featured content from Freschia

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Previous experience

  • Key Media — News Writer
  • Blueberry Digital Labs — Technical Writer
  • Cebu Provincial Capitol — Intern

Education

  • AB major in International Studies, University of San Jose-Recoletos

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