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January 29, 2018
I was talking to my friend Frank the other day and I made a comment about people’s willingness to borrow money just because there was a […]
January 19, 2018
Further to our client memo on the current consultations by the Ontario Government on the proposed regulations relating to the new funding framework for DB pension […]
January 3, 2018
With 2017 now behind us, it’s time for pension plan sponsors to take stock and plan for the year ahead. Solvency position at December 31, 2017 […]
December 18, 2017
As Canadian defined benefit plan sponsors are aware, it wasn’t that long ago that the mortality tables and mortality improvement rates were updated. In 2014 the […]
December 4, 2017
With our oldest just off to University and as the younger two are reaching the end of high school I find myself generally disappointed with the […]
November 27, 2017
“Oh, you know we’ve got to find a way to bring some understanding here today” Marvin Gaye Many investment market participants think that the stock markets […]
November 13, 2017
Last week the C.D. Howe Institute issued a commentary by William Robson titled Rethinking Limits on Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings in Canada. It’s an easy 15 pages […]
November 6, 2017
“What’s in your wallet?” is the Capital One slogan and I laugh every time I see their commercials. To me, the question isn’t “What’s in your […]
October 30, 2017
The real title of this commentary should be “Rethinking the role and format of defined contribution programs in the employer-sponsored retirement savings landscape in Canada.” But […]
September 27, 2017
With the expansion of the CPP checked off the Federal Government’s ‘to-do’ list, it is my hope that they still have the appetite to work on […]
August 25, 2017
I emailed a friend this morning to negotiate a date for a future meeting. He emailed me back with a suggestion that wasn’t going to work […]
August 16, 2017
As Actuaries, early in our careers we learn the concept of a commuted value. This is the lump-sum payment paid to terminating (and sometimes retiring) […]