Does anyone need a PRPP?
Both small business and insurance industry leaders exhorted the Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) as a preferable option over the ORPP. But PRPPs may be…
- By: Greg Hurst
- March 27, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:43
Latest news in Governance/legislation
Committee to hold ORPP hearings
The Standing Committee on Social Policy will meet to consider Bill 56, An Act to require the establishment of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan,later this…
- By: Staff
- March 16, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:46
FATCA: Growing pains for administrators
We are all familiar with the expression “the long arm of the law.” However, few laws’ arms are longer than that of the U.S. Foreign…
- By: Mark Firman
- March 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:27
An important development for sustainable investment
In Ontario, the regulator recently made it a requirement effective Jan. 1, 2016 for pension funds to disclose whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors…
- March 6, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:08
Ottawa needs to clear the path for TBPs: Report
Ottawa needs to change federal tax rules so that they accommodate single-employer target benefit plans, according to a C.D. Howe Institute report.
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:53
Are target benefit plans secure?
Faced with growing pension risks, do target benefit plans offer security for sponsors?
- By: Ian Kinross and Martin Biefer
- March 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Editorial: Broken promises
The House of Commons recently passed Bill C-518, which would revoke the pensions of politicians who are convicted of certain serious crimes.
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- March 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Quebec to amend Supplemental Pension Plans Act
Last week, Quebec introduced Bill 34, “An Act to amend the Supplemental Pension Plans Act with respect to the funding and restructuring of certain multi-employer…
- By: Staff
- February 24, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:30
Do employees want auto features?
Canadian DC plan sponsors need a boost to drive employees’ retirement savings
- By: Jeff Aarssen
- February 13, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Illinois creates private sector retirement savings plan
Legislation to create a retirement plan for private sector employees in Illinois has been signed into law.
- By: Staff
- January 7, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:38
Why Canada’s pension funding regime needs an overhaul
Canada’s pension legislators need to fix the pension solvency funding system to reflect current realities
- By: Ian Edelist
- January 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Alberta amends Employment Pension Plans Regulation
The Government of Alberta amended the Employment Pension Plans Regulation primarily to establish a new moratorium on solvency fund for collectively bargained multi-employer pension plans.
- By: Staff
- December 31, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:41
Pension commuted values expected to rise
The Actuarial Standards Board is proposing new mortality tables be used to calculate pension commuted values for members terminating from DB plans and that could…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:25
Best of pensions in 2014
This year was an interesting one for the pension industry. After enhancing the Canada Pension Plan was put on hold in late 2013, Ontario went…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:04
Final regulations on retiree statements, investment policies released
The Ontario government has filed O. Reg. 235/14, which amends the Pension Benefits Regulation to include provisions on the content and timing requirements for biennial…
- By: Staff
- December 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:02
Alberta solvency reserve accounts: An answer to trapped capital?
DB plan sponsors in Alberta (and soon British Columbia) should carefully consider taking advantage of recent and forthcoming) legislation in those provinces permitting them to…
- By: Jana Steele and Ian McSweeney
- December 19, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:12
ORPP consultation paper released
The Government of Ontario has released a consultation paper on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.
- By: Staff
- December 18, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:08
Ontario introduces ORPP, PRPP legislation
The Government of Ontario has introduced legislation to create the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan and pooled registered pension plans.
- By: Staff
- December 8, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 16:21
Quebec passes pension reform bill
Quebec's National Assembly passed a bill into law on Thursday that will reform the province's municipal pensions.
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 08:34
Alberta’s Employment Pension Plans Act encourages innovation in plan design
Alberta’s new Employment Pension Plans Act encourages innovation in plan design
- By: Michael Wolpert
- December 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Responsible investment and fiduciary duty
Save your money, save the world? Pension funds, we are told, can be a force for social good, from promoting sustainable environmental practices, to punishing…
- By: Mark Firman
- November 19, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 12:02
Quebec MNAs vote to increase pension contributions
Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) in Quebec will soon have to contribute more to their pensions.
- By: Staff
- November 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:14
2014 CAP Member Survey: Plan risks and the employer’s role
CAP sponsors may be encouraged to see that member satisfaction levels remain high, both with their plans (88%) and with the performance of the plans’…
- November 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:04
The GST/HST kiss of death for PRPPs?
I don’t believe many pension administrators routinely read the Canada Revenue Agency’s quarterly publication, Excise and GST/HST News. Notification of edition No. 93 hit my…
- By: Greg Hurst
- October 31, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:11
How to kickstart TBPs for federally regulated employees
Despite having been available for decades, target benefit plans will continue to be resisted by federally regulated employers unless a legal flaw is fixed, according…
- By: Staff
- October 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:37