Jhoanna Hines

Jhoanna Hines

Benefits and Pensions Monitor

Jhoanna Hines

lead cover writer

5 years experience

Jhoanna's specialty topics

industry updates retirement planning and savings mental health and wellbeing

Jhoanna is a lead cover writer at Key Media specializing in B2B editorial across North American, Australian, and Asian markets. Her writing spans HR, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance, with bylines in Human Resources Director, Wealth Professional Canada, Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business, and more.

She earned a certificate in freelance journalism from the British College of Journalism and also holds a Bachelor's degree in English. Jhoanna brings that editorial foundation to writing for the web, helping Key Media's articles reach the right professional audiences online.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Plan sponsors and pension fund managers are stewards of their employees' financial future, and that's not a small thing. The people they serve often don't know how their benefits or pension is managed. My goal is to give this audience accurate, relevant information they can use to make better decisions on their members' behalf”

Also published by

Human Resources Director · Canadian HR Reporter · Mortgage Professional · Insurance Business

Featured content from Jhoanna

Workplace mental health in Canada: more than half leaving care early Most plan members want employers to lead on retirement planning Medical assistance in dying (MAID) survey reveals end-of-life planning gaps

Previous experience

  • Key Media — SEO editor and content writer
  • Key Media — Jr. SEO editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines
  • Certificate in Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
  • Subediting Masterclass, National Council for the Training of Journalists

Read the latest stories by Jhoanna

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan board chair named for 2027

Cathy Cranston brings 32 years of financial services experience to Canada's largest defined benefit pension fund

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan board chair named for 2027

Why Merck's new cholesterol pill matters for plan sponsors

Merck's Lipfendra wins FDA approval as the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, and Canadian plan sponsors have reason to watch closely

Why Merck's new cholesterol pill matters for plan sponsors

Aviva Investors CEO: resilient portfolios key for pension allocators

Plan sponsors must build resilient portfolios across diversified return sources as trade tensions and geopolitical risk make single forecasts unreliable

Aviva Investors CEO: resilient portfolios key for pension allocators

Most plan members want employers to lead on retirement planning

A new J.P. Morgan survey finds three in four plan members would hand off retirement planning entirely, and younger generations expect their employers to act

 Most plan members want employers to lead on retirement planning

Specialist care access gaps cost Canadian plan sponsors more

New Statistics Canada data reveals 4.5 million Canadians struggle to access specialist care, with direct consequences for disability claims and plan costs

Specialist care access gaps cost Canadian plan sponsors more

OMERS Ventures head departs for Kensington Capital president role

OMERS Ventures has had three heads in three years. Here's what the leadership churn signals for pension fund venture capital exposure

OMERS Ventures head departs for Kensington Capital president role

BoC holds at 2.25% as Canadian dollar climbs to four-week high

The Bank of Canada's sixth consecutive rate hold signals a stable discount-rate environment for Canadian pension funds and plan sponsors

BoC holds at 2.25% as Canadian dollar climbs to four-week high

Retirement savings gap widens as debt crowds out contributions

A new US survey finds plan participants need $1.2M to retire comfortably — but most expect to save less than half that amount

Retirement savings gap widens as debt crowds out contributions

Retirement income gap carries talent implications for plan sponsors

Research finds Canadians overestimate personal savings as a retirement income source — with clear implications for workplace pension design

Retirement income gap carries talent implications for plan sponsors

Pay equity compliance risk rises for federally regulated employers

With financial penalties now in development and maintenance reviews underway, Canada's Pay Equity Act is moving into an active enforcement phase for HR teams

Pay equity compliance risk rises for federally regulated employers