IFRS – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:00:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Managing pensions in unsettled times https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/managing-pensions-in-unsettled-times/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/managing-pensions-in-unsettled-times/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:06:00 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/managing-pensions-in-unsettled-times/ The capital market volatility of the past few months has been unsettling for pension plan sponsors and participants alike. Even before Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the U.S. credit rating, indicators pointed to deterioration in the financial position of most DB plans. For one, accounting discount rates for many plans decreased by 50 to 60 […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/managing-pensions-in-unsettled-times/feed/ 0 An IFRS checklist for pension plans https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/an-ifrs-checklist-for-pension-plans/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/an-ifrs-checklist-for-pension-plans/#respond Fri, 20 May 2011 04:57:46 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/an-ifrs-checklist-for-pension-plans/ As of January, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are in effect for publicly traded Canadian companies. What’s pertinent to DB plans and other post-retirement benefits those companies offer is International Accounting Standard 19. IAS 19 is being modified, with the changes effective in January 2013. Here is a summary of the major changes, derived, in […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/an-ifrs-checklist-for-pension-plans/feed/ 0 Briefly: “Canadian financial confidence up” and more news https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/briefly-canadian-financial-confidence-up-and-more-news/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/briefly-canadian-financial-confidence-up-and-more-news/#respond Sun, 02 May 2010 20:00:00 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/briefly-canadian-financial-confidence-up-and-more-news/ Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | Increased economic growth and stock market gains have pushed the Russell Financial Health Index (RFHI) to its highest level since the fourth quarter of 2008. Based on an online calculator that gauges the overall financial health of Canadian investors, the RFHI […]

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