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The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) has released CAPSA Guideline No. 6 Pension Plan Prudent Investment Practices Guideline, the companion Self-Assessment Questionnaire on Prudent Investment Practices and CAPSA Guideline No. 7 Pension Plan Funding Policy. The guidelines are final versions of drafts previously released on March 1, 2011.
The guidelines and questionnaire are intended to provide guidance to plan administrators on prudent investment practices and funding policies. Guideline 6 addresses the investment of pension plan assets while Guideline 7 addresses DB funding policies.
The final guidelines were published on Nov. 15, 2011 and are available on the CAPSA website.