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August 20, 2019
A new set of rules for funding defined benefit pension plans is emerging in Canada. I think we need to be honest about what we want […]
August 6, 2019
Dean’s recent commentary on Apollo 11 and Target Benefit Plans started me thinking about my mission in the pension industry. Although I couldn’t see it clearly […]
July 22, 2019
This past week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and fulfilled the goal laid […]
July 9, 2019
Several of our clients have had the pleasure of being ‘audited’ by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (“FSCO” – now renamed the Financial Services Regulatory […]
June 24, 2019
Each year Benefits Canada surveys members of Capital Accumulation Plans to monitor trends and the overall success of these programs. As we migrate to a world […]
June 11, 2019
Please forgive yourself if you don’t know what G19 is (was). It was a guideline published by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association regarding Compensation […]
May 29, 2019
I figured that since Joe has been writing a lot about DC plans and annuities lately, and earlier Dean provided his commentary on the recent Federal […]
May 13, 2019
In my last commentary I wrote about the advantage that DB pension plans have in providing for higher pension payments to retirees from accumulated assets than […]
April 30, 2019
Marvel Comics introduces Annuity Woman! I have written about annuities before and my admiration for the super powers of the annuity in risk management. There is […]
April 15, 2019
I sure am tired of hearing that age 50 is the new age 40. But the expression has an important underlying meaning. The expression referring to […]
March 26, 2019
The 2019 Federal Budget that was released last week includes a few proposals that could dramatically change the landscape for retirement savings in Canada. With the […]
March 19, 2019
I rarely pay much attention to the lives of the rich and famous as they play out in front of us through the media. That said, […]