annuitization – 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 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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]]> How West Fraser is taking a phased approach to pension plan annuitization https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/how-west-fraser-is-taking-a-phased-approach-to-pension-plan-annuitization/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 04:49:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-west-fraser-is-taking-a-phased-approach-to-pension-plan-annuitization/ West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. isn’t annuitizing multiple defined benefit plans to get out of the pension business. In fact, the British Columbia-based integrated wood products company is committed to DB. “We believe we get tremendous value out of our DB plans around recruitment and definitely around retention of our employees,” says Elaine Jensen, the […]

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]]> Pension Buyouts: Cheap in Canada https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-buyouts-cheap-in-canada/ Wed, 26 Feb 2014 07:41:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pension-buyouts-cheap-in-canada/ They're less expensive here than anywhere else: Mercer.

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