pension plan sponsors – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 FSRA outlines final guidance on retroactive adverse amendments https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/fsra-outlines-final-guidance-on-retroactive-adverse-amendments/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156539 In its newest guidance, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is barring pension plan administrators from registering retroactive adverse amendments that could have a negative impact on plan members or beneficiaries, such as changes in contribution rates, subject to limited exceptions. “What we found coming out of the [coronavirus] pandemic, . . . there was […]

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]]> FSRA’s proposed guidance on retroactive adverse amendments inconsistent with case law, Pension Benefits Act: ACPM https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/fsras-proposed-guidance-on-retroactive-adverse-amendments-inconsistent-with-case-law-pensions-benefits-act-acpm/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151552 The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s revised proposed guidance on retroactive adverse amendments for pension plan administrators is inconsistent with existing case law, the wording of the Pension Benefits Act and the principles of statutory interpretation, said the Association of Canadian Pension Management, in an open letter. The FSRA’s proposed guidelines aim to provide greater […]

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