median solvency ratio – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 06 May 2024 21:19:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q1 2024: reports https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/median-solvency-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-up-2-in-q1-2024-reports/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153937 The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased two per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report by Mercer. The report, which tracks more than 450 DB pension plans, found the median solvency ratio grew to 118 per cent, as at March 29, 2024, from 116 per cent […]

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]]> Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans declines in Q4 2023: reports https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/median-solvency-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-declines-in-q4-2023-reports/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149694 The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans declined in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports by Mercer and Aon. Mercer’s report, which tracked more than 450 DB pension plans, found the median solvency ratio declined to 116 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2023, from its previous high of 125 […]

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]]> Ontario DB pension plans return 0.7% in Q2 2023: FSRA https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/ontario-db-pension-plans-return-0-7-in-q2-2023-fsra/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142391 Ontario-based defined benefit pension plans returned, on average, 0.7 per cent on their investments in the second quarter of 2023, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. It found the positive return contributed to a small increase in the median projected solvency ratio, which increased to 116 per cent. […]

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]]> DB pensions’ funding positions recovering, but major risks ahead: reports https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/db-pensions-funding-positions-recovering-but-major-risks-ahead-reports/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/db-pensions-funding-positions-recovering-but-major-risks-ahead-reports/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2020 04:09:00 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/db-pensions-funding-positions-recovering-but-major-risks-ahead-reports/ The funded positions of Canadian defined benefit pension plans continued to recover in the third quarter of 2020, but major risks lie ahead, according to both Mercer Canada’s latest pension health index and Aon’s latest median solvency ratio survey. Mercer’s index, which represents the solvency ratio of a hypothetical DB pension plan, increased from 101 […]

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