A bill intended to provide defined benefit pension plan members with super-priority should be a major concern for Canadian DB plan sponsors, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s latest monthly pension indices report. “While the goal of [Bill C-228] is to protect the pensions of members and retirees in the event of a company’s insolvency, it could […]
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds rose four per cent to $2.14 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, up from $2.1 trillion in the first quarter, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Public sector assets increased by $63.5 billion, accounting for 77.4 per cent of the overall […]
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds totalled $2.1 trillion at the end of the first quarter, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Public sector assets amounted to $1.6 trillion, accounting for 77.5 per cent of the overall assets, while private sector assets totalled $474 billion. Revenues totalled $62.3 billion, […]
Aon Hewitt survey says pension solvency improved again in February