buyout – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up in Q3: reports https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/median-solvency-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-increases-in-q3-report/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144418 The median solvency ratio of defined benefit pension plans in Canada increased during the third quarter of 2023, according to separate reports from Mercer and Aon. Mercer’s report showed median solvency ratio rose from 119 per cent at June 30 to 125 per cent at Sept. 30, according to Mercer’s latest pension health pulse. The report, […]

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]]> Record levels of pension risk transfers in U.K., U.S. carrying into 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/record-levels-of-pension-risk-transfers-in-u-k-u-s-carrying-into-2023-report/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142738 Record levels of transactions in the U.K. and U.S. pension risk transfer markets in 2022 are carrying into the first half of 2023, according to a new report by the Legal & General Group. In the U.K., the report found an unprecedented acceleration in demand, driven by more defined benefit pension plans being closer to […]

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]]> Alcoa entering $315 million annuity transfer for Canadian DB pensions https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/alcoa-entering-235-million-annuity-transfer-for-canadian-db-pensions/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136799 Alcoa Corp. is de-risking roughly $315 million (US$235 million) in Canadian defined benefit pension obligations and assets with an annuity transfer. The group annuity contracts will be executed by Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., which will assume payments for roughly 500 participants in September, according to a press release. Read: Alcoa entering $1BN […]

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]]> Saskatchewan amending pension legislation to include more decumulation options, solvency reserve funds https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/saskatchewan-amending-pension-legislation-to-include-more-decumulation-options-solvency-reserve-funds/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130428 The Saskatchewan government is introducing amendments to its pension legislation that provide additional flexibility for plan sponsors and introduce new decumulation options for members of defined contribution plans. The bill, which passed first reading in provincial parliament last week, includes provisions for DC plan sponsors to offer advanced life deferred annuities and variable payment lifetime […]

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]]> Higher long-term bond yields lowering annuity purchase costs for DB pension plan sponsors: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/higher-long-term-bond-yields-lowering-annuity-purchase-costs-for-db-pension-plan-sponsors-expert/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=123713 Higher long-term bond yields driven by rising interest rates are lowering the cost of annuity purchases for defined benefit pension plans, says Mary Kate Archibald, a principal at Eckler Ltd. Since January, the cost of an annuity purchase has decreased by between 10 and 15 per cent, as long-term bond yields increased from 1.7 to […]

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]]> Stelco entering $1.3BN annuity buy-in for DB pension https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/stelco-entering-1-3bn-annuity-buy-in-for-db-pension/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=123012 Stelco Inc. is de-risking one of its defined benefit pension plans with a $1.3 billion annuity buy-in. The deal, which covers more than 7,000 United Steelworkers members and beneficiaries employed at the company’s Hamilton, Ont.-based plant, was completed in May with Brookfield Annuity Co. and Sun Life Financial Inc. Read: Stelco workers, retirees learn fate […]

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]]> Co-investments generally outperform single-sponsor private equity funds: research https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/co-investments-outperform-single-sponsor-private-equity-funds-research/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/co-investments-outperform-single-sponsor-private-equity-funds-research/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:19:34 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/co-investments-outperform-single-sponsor-private-equity-funds-research/ When it comes to private equity investments, there’s a business case for multi-manager co-investment funds versus single-manager primary funds, according to research by Capital Dynamics. The global asset management firm published a research paper using Preqin data to compare how actual co-investment funds compare to single sponsor private equity funds of the same vintage. It […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/co-investments-outperform-single-sponsor-private-equity-funds-research/feed/ 0 How West Fraser is taking a phased approach to pension plan annuitization https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/how-west-fraser-is-taking-a-phased-approach-to-pension-plan-annuitization/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/how-west-fraser-is-taking-a-phased-approach-to-pension-plan-annuitization/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2020 04:49:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-west-fraser-is-taking-a-phased-approach-to-pension-plan-annuitization/ West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. isn’t annuitizing multiple defined benefit plans to get out of the pension business. In fact, the British Columbia-based integrated wood products company is committed to DB. “We believe we get tremendous value out of our DB plans around recruitment and definitely around retention of our employees,” says Elaine Jensen, the […]

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