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How Meridian’s financial wellness offerings benefit employees, organization as a whole

Sadie Janes — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:58:33 +0000

As a financial institution that provides banking and wealth management services to customers, Meridian Credit Union ensures it also offers employees a comprehensive suite of services to support their financial wellness. This includes a defined contribution pension in which staff contribute a mandatory three per cent of annual earnings, with the employer contributing between three […]

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Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 123% in Q2 2024: FSRA

bwolfe — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:00:10 +0000

The median projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 123 per cent as at June 30, 2024, up slightly from 122 per cent as at March 31, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. It found this increase was attributable to a rise in solvency discount […]

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Ontario DB pension plans return 0.7% in Q2 2023: FSRA

bwolfe — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:00:04 +0000

Ontario-based defined benefit pension plans returned, on average, 0.7 per cent on their investments in the second quarter of 2023, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. It found the positive return contributed to a small increase in the median projected solvency ratio, which increased to 116 per cent. […]

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U.S. corporate DB pension plans’ funded status on the rise: report

bwolfe — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:00:46 +0000

The funded ratio of the 100 largest U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans is on the rise, jumping from 108.8 per cent at the end of September to 112.8 per cent at the end of October, according to a new report by consulting firm Milliman Inc. During the month, the funded status surplus increased to […]

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Largest U.S. DB plans’ average funded status reaches 93.8%: report

bwolfe — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:00:56 +0000

The average funded status for the largest U.S. defined benefit pension plans was 93.8 per cent in 2021, up from 86.2 per cent in 2020 and reaching the highest level in 15 years, according to a new report by Russell Investments Group. The report, which analyzed 19 publicly listed U.S. corporations with more than US$20 […]

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CAAT sees funded status rise slightly, lowers discount rate

alessandrob — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:00:29 +0000

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan is currently 119-per cent funded on a going-concern basis with a funding reserve of $3.3 billion, based on its latest actuarial valuation as of Jan. 1, 2021. That’s up from 2019, when the pension plan was 118-per cent funded on a going-concern basis with a $2.9 […]

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Communication key in pension risk management through coronavirus and beyond

mschmit — Thu, 21 May 2020 03:50:00 +0000

Communication can be a challenge for pension plan sponsors and trustees when trying to remain focused on the long term, said Matthew Leatherman, director at FCLTGlobal, during a webinar hosted by the Canadian Investment Review on Friday. “Trustee directors need risk information in order to fully govern and oversee their organization in a long-term manner. […]

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Are DB Plans Using Rose-Coloured Discount Rates?

mschmit — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:25:56 +0000

Discount rates overstate plan health: DBRS

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