Ontario has exempted American government securities from the pension law 10% diversification limit, according to a Pension Alert from Borden Ladner Gervais.
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The Government of Alberta will scale back some of its proposed changes to public sector pension plans announced in September.
The Rhode Island government and attorneys representing public employee unions and retiree coalitions challenging changes to the state's pension system have reached a settlement agreement…
The Government of Ontario has proposed a regulatory amendment that would modify one of the quantitative investment limits that apply to registered pension plans in…
Ontario's finance minister has asked the rest of Canada "to collaborate on options to improve supplementary retirement income for workers."
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a lower court ruling that the pension surplus that existed when Manitoba Telephone Services was privatized in 1997…
The province of Ontario expects to announce details of its provincial pension plan in a few months, according to the premier.
The Government of Ontario has assembled an advisory group to advise it on how to strengthen retirement income security.
Paul Martin has agreed to serve as a special advisor to Ontario's minister of finance and work with the government on creating a provincial pension…
A California court has blocked San Jose from cutting pension benefits for the city's workers—even though the reductions were approved by voters.
While an attempt to enhance the Canada Pension Plan was stopped earlier this week, supporters of an expansion aren’t giving up.
The Government of Quebec wants to make the province's pension plans more viable.
Ontario will go ahead with its plan to create a pension for its residents now that the latest attempt to enhance the Canada Pension Plan…
Canada’s finance ministers met in Meech Lake, Que., on Sunday and Monday but were unable to come to an agreement regarding an enhancement to the…
Canada's provincial and territorial finance ministers are meeting Monday to discuss whether or not to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
The Government of Ontario introduced legislation on Wednesday to make amendments to the Pension Benefits Act in response to the Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate case.
The Conservatives voted down a motion by the National Democratic Party to expand the Canada Pension Plan in the House of Commons on Monday.
Ontario Minister of Finance Charles Sousa has asked Jim Leech, the outgoing head of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, to recommend ways to make electricity…
Ontario’s new pension plan merger rules under new versions of section 80 (sale of business) and 81 (same employer mergers) of the Pension Benefits Act…
The federal New Democratic Party is proposing to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP).
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) says it deplores the repeal of New Brunswick's Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA) and the…
Minister of State for Finance Kevin Sorenson says expanding the Canada Pension Plan will kill jobs.
Illinois lawmakers have passed a pension reform bill intended to erase the state's US$100-billion ($106.6-billion) liability.
A United States bankruptcy judge has ruled that Detroit is eligible for credit protection and allowing the city to make cuts to its pensions.