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OSFI issues final policy advisory for annuity buy-ins

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has good news for plan sponsors and insurers today. It has announced that buy-in annuities issued by a life insurance company are permissible investment options for pension plan.

C.D. Howe report calls for policy reform on annuities

As baby boomers enter the de-accumulation phase, they need better choices to protect against longevity risk—and policy reform could help, says a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute.

  • By: Staff
  • August 16, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 12:49
Why annuities are cheap

With interest rates stuck at historic lows, we’re at a point where the “annuities are expensive” mantra is conventional wisdom and rarely questioned. The purpose of this article is to explore this notion and quantify what “expensive” really means.

Look to U.K. innovation for DB de-risking

U.K. plan sponsors have been on the de-risking journey for many years, with the majority of U.K. DB plans having now completed, or at least considered, some form of de-risking.

The changing direction of annuities

Following our third market meltdown in the past decade, the fashion maxim “everything old is new again” may apply to annuities as well.

Vanguard offers new DB termination product

The new U.S. Pension Protection Act (PPA) rules expected in 2012 will make it more conducive for private-sector DB plan sponsors to terminate their plans. And for organizations who choose to do so, participants in those plans will be required to choose a payout option. Vanguard’s research shows that participants leaving a DB plan are […]

  • By: Staff
  • April 5, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 13:29