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Op-Ed
Published in the Financial Post on April 22, 2014
By Finn Poschmann
Minor reforms from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions don’t eliminate the need for major changes
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions last week released its long awaited draft guidelines, known as B-21, on prudent behaviour for federally regulated mortgage insurers.…
Media Release
November 13, 2014 – Low income seniors face extremely heavy tax burdens across Canada, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes,” authors Finn Poschmann and Alexandre Laurin show that seniors can be hit hard by taxes and benefit clawbacks in retirement.
“Our analysis shows that effective tax rates are very high for…
Media Release
June 4, 2014 – Many retirees face dramatic erosion of their savings due to outdated government rules, says a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Outliving Our Savings: Registered Retirement Income Funds Rules Need a Big Update,” authors Alexandre Laurin and William Robson urge the government to re-visit its rules requiring mandatory minimum withdrawals from registered retirement income funds (…
Media Release
May 22, 2014 - William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, today announced the appointment of distinguished economics professor Kevin Milligan as a Fellow-in-Residence.
"Kevin Milligan is highly accomplished, with a keen sense for policy relevant topics in public and labour economics. His expertise in tax and labour market issues, and his focus on human capital - including the…
Media Release
April 2, 2014 – Federal public servants have pension guarantees in their defined-benefit pension plans that are mispriced, causing Ottawa to seriously underestimate the cost of the pension plans and the total compensation of its employees, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Evaluating Public-Sector Pensions: Are Federal Public Servants Overpaid?” respected…
Op-Ed
Published in the Financial Post on February 20, 2014
By Finn Poschmann
To reduce the consequences of financial failures, the federal government should encourage provincial institutions to scale back insurance offered depositors
The global financial crisis drove deposit insurance on to the international regulatory agenda. And in Canada, generous provincial deposit insurance expansions, since 2008…
