Recent Research
Ottawa’s Pension Abyss: The Rapid Hidden Growth of Federal-Employee Retirement Liabilities
Dec 18, 2012 – William B.P. Robson
Federal Employee Pension Reforms: First Steps – on a Much Longer Journey
November 1, 2012 – William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
More RRBs Please! Why Ottawa Should Issue More Inflation-Indexed Bonds
September 26, 2012 – Philippe Bergevin and William B.P. Robson
Pooled Registered Pension Plans: Pension Savior – or a New Tax on the Poor?
August 23, 2012 – James Pierlot and Alex Laurin
Annuities and Your Nest Egg: Reforms to Promote Optimal Annuitization of Retirement Capital
August 16, 2012 – Norma L. Nielson
Comparing Nest Eggs: How CPP Reform Affects Retirement Choices
May 31, 2012 – Alexandre Laurin, Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle
Winners and Losers: The Inequities within Government-Sector, Defined-Benefit Pension Plans
April 11, 2012 – Geoffrey Young
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Pensions Events
Leo de Bever, Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
Monday April 29, 2013 – Toronto Roundtable Event – Imagining a Better Future: Why Forecasts of a Mediocre Future are Probably Wrong
Gordon J. Fyfe, President and CEO, Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Thursday June 6, 2013 – Toronto Roundtable Event – Lifting the Veil on PSP Investments: One of Canada’s Largest Yet Least-known Pension Investment Funds
Jim Leech, President and CEO, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
November 7, 2012 Toronto Roundtable Event – Canada’s Leadership in Pension Funding Innovation


Prudence and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2013
March 18, 2013 – Alexandre Laurin & William B.P. Robson