accounting – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Learn more about the Risk Management Award finalists https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/events/conferences/learn-more-about-the-risk-management-award-finalists/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 04:06:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/learn-more-about-the-risk-management-award-finalists/ The Canadian Investment Review’s Risk Management Award will go to a pension plan that has successfully implemented a robust approach to its risk management function. This can include implementing de-risking or re-risking or it can showcase day-to-day processes in place for risk management in pension plan investments. Highlights about the three finalists are available below: […]

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]]> The impact of coronavirus on pension funding status, asset mix https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-pension-funding-status-asset-mix/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:23:08 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-pension-funding-status-asset-mix/ With asset deterioration due to drops in equity markets and a decrease in long-term government bond yields causing an increase in solvency liabilities, pension funds are in a tough position. A Canadian defined benefit solvency funding calculation assumes some plan members will elect to take a commuted-value lump sum, while other members will elect to […]

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]]> Feds seek to shake up discount rates https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/feds-seek-to-shake-up-discount-rates/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:24:10 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/feds-seek-to-shake-up-discount-rates/ Feds to review discount rates for pension, benefits obligations

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]]> How Useful is Corporate Sustainability Disclosure? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/caroline-cakebread/how-useful-is-corporate-sustainability-disclosure/ Tue, 23 May 2017 09:56:46 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-useful-is-corporate-sustainability-disclosure/ Harvard researchers find that bad news is the link between disclosure and performance.

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]]> Stop Stressing About Stock Options https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/george-athanassakos/stop-stressing-about-stock-options/ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:47:09 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/stop-stressing-about-stock-options/ To expense or not expense? The markets will ultimately decide which is best.

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]]> Blame FASB, Not Derivatives for Lehman https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/blame-fasb-not-derivatives-for-lehman/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:43:42 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/blame-fasb-not-derivatives-for-lehman/ It's time to put an end to the FASB

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