However, many sponsors of DB pension plans will be faced with higher pension contributions in 2017 and beyond
Pension fund revenue drops by 35.8% to $33.5 billion
Focus is on small businesses’ pensions
Canadian equity managers posted the highest median return, followed by Canadian bond managers and foreign equity managers, in Morneau Shepell’s latest study
The two Canadian pension plans would own a combined 49% of partnership with Ideal
Pension fund revenue shot up 59.5% as contributions, investment income, and profits from the sale of securities all increased
Rule that prohibits pension plans from owning more than 30% of a company’s voting shares doesn’t exist in most other countries
Despite a large drop in global equities during the quarter, the rally in Canadian equities at the end of Q1 resulted in flat returns for Canadian DB pension plans
The difference between the government’s reporting and the C.D. Howe Institute’s estimates comes down to accounting
The trade association encourages co-ordination of any provincial changes with the federal consultation committed to in the 2016 federal budget