Ottawa, July 29, 2020 – A new report by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Society of Actuaries investigates the financial considerations of delaying Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payments and looks at the risks and opportunities associated with this delay. The CPP Take-Up Decision, authored by Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, FCIA, aims to better inform the decisions of Canadians for whom...
Classification of Risk-Sharing in Pension Plans
The emergence of target benefit pension plans has led to a renewed attention to the concept of risk sharing. But according to Doug Chandler, FCIA, risk sharing in the pension space is not a new idea. Listen to Doug discuss his recently released paper, jointly sponsored by the CIA and the SOA, in which he takes a closer look at the different ways in which risk sharing takes place within the...
A portrait of the pension industry in a time of uncertainty
By Jared M. Mickall, FCIA, Chair of the Committee on Pension Plan Financial Reporting Pension plan sponsors are focusing on the safety of their people and the continuation – and, in some cases, survival – of their operations. Pension regulators across the country have implemented various measures in response to these events. Administrators and trustees of defined benefit plans are digesting the...
The Connection between Population Structure and Bond Yields
Steve Bonnar, PhD, FCIA, discusses the paper entitled The Connection between Population Structure and Bond Yields, which takes a further look at how demographics can have an impact on realized asset yields. This research, part of a joint effort between the CIA, SOA, and IFoA, also looks at the resulting impact on pension plans in Canada, the US, and the UK. This episode is a follow-up to Episode...
Impact of Population Aging on Pension Plan Finances in Canada
Listen as author Steve Bonnar, FCIA, discusses the research paper entitled “Impact of Population Aging on Pension Plan Finances in Canada,” and find out how changes in demographics have the potential to affect investment returns.
