<time datetime="2024-03-14T00:00:01-04:00">March 14, 2024</time>

The Study in Brief

  • With the significant decline in single-employer defined-benefit (DB) pension plans in the private sector, it’s…
<time datetime="2023-06-22T06:00:00-04:00">June 22, 2023</time>

The Study in Brief

  • Simple changes to tax rules can improve retirement security for Canadians, as well as make the…

<time datetime="2022-11-08T00:00:01-05:00">November 8, 2022</time>

The Study in Brief

  • Pension fund administrators have a fiduciary duty to prudently manage financial risks and opportunities…
<time datetime="2022-10-24T23:59:00-04:00">October 24, 2022</time>

The Study In Brief

New innovations are emerging to address the shortcomings of the “poor cousins” among employer-sponsored pension…

<time datetime="2022-03-03T00:01:00-05:00">March 3, 2022</time>

Target-Benefit Pension Rules Totally Disconnected from Plans, Regulatory Hurdles Stifle Success

  • Target-Benefit Plans (TBPs) are being hampered by a disconnect between…
<time datetime="2020-06-11T00:01:00-04:00">June 11, 2020</time>

Pension Rules Stifle Innovation for Target-Benefit Plans

  • Current pension rules, designed from a defined-benefit perspective, are a bad fit for target-benefit pension…
Intelligence Memos
From: Angelo Nikolakakis  To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Date: June 13, 2023 Re: A New Bad Idea: Financial…
Intelligence Memos
To: Ontario’s Pension Policy Branch From: Barry Gros Date: April 21, 2023 Re: Achieving Sustainability in Target Benefit Pension Plans The Ontario Ministry of Finance released its Consultation…
Intelligence Memos
To: Ontario’s Pension Policy Branch From: Barry Gros Date: April 20, 2023 Re: A Scorecard Grading Ontario’s Proposed Framework for Target Benefits The Ontario Ministry of Finance released a…
Op-Ed
Je ne cherche pas à vous vendre le pont Samuel-De Champlain, croyez-moi ! Seulement à vous convaincre qu’il est opportun de considérer le financement des infrastructures publiques par les…
Op-Ed
Les Québécois ont raison d’être fiers de leur Caisse de dépôt et placement, qui gère avec efficience les avoirs de leur Régime de rentes et ceux des fonds de pension de presque tous les employés du…
Research
Les actifs du quatrième pilier peuvent améliorer considérablement les perspectives de préparation à la retraite des ménages canadiens, selon un nouveau rapport de l'Institut C.D. Howe. Dans « …