stress testing – 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 Expert panel: How DB pension plan sponsors can use surplus https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/gavin-benjamin/expert-panel-how-db-pension-plan-sponsors-can-use-surplus/ Tue, 16 May 2023 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=138052 In 2022, the typical defined benefit pension plan achieved an investment return of roughly negative 12 per cent. However, due to dramatic increases in bond yields and a subsequent decrease in pension liabilities, many pension plans ended 2022 with the same — or better — solvency funded level that they had at the beginning of […]

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]]> FSRA advising DB MEPPs on governance, risk-management practices https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/fsra-advising-db-mepps-on-governance-risk-management-practices/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:00:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=96901 The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is issuing leading practices for the province’s defined benefit multi-employer pension plans, in the areas of governance, risk management and communication. In the area of governance, these practices include establishing a comprehensive orientation policy to onboard new trustees to ensure they begin their term prepared to carry out their duty. […]

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]]> From the Vault: What’s Your Expected Shortfall? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/from-the-vault-whats-your-expected-shortfall/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/from-the-vault-whats-your-expected-shortfall/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2017 07:14:51 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/from-the-vault-whats-your-expected-shortfall/ Over a decade ago, we were looking beyond the merits of VaR.

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