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Mike Greschner to Speak at GFOABC Conference in Kelowna
Mike Greschner, Senior Consultant at George & Bell, will speak at the upcoming Government Finance Officers Association of BC’s (GFOABC) Annual Conference and AGM in Kelowna from May 30th to June 1st. Read full entry
B.C. Medical Services Plan Premiums: Significant Challenges on the Horizon for Employers and Plan Sponsors
On May 9, 2017, British Columbia had an election resulting in what appears to be a minority government. Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums were a topic in the election. Read full entry
Mike Greschner Joins George & Bell
We are pleased to announce that Mike Greschner has joined George & Bell Consulting as a Senior Consultant. Mike will be based in Vancouver, providing comprehensive benefit consulting services to public sector, private sector and multi-employer trusteed clients in Western Canada. Read full entry
The George & Bell Team is Growing
George & Bell is pleased to announce a new addition to our team. Jian Zhang, a fully qualified actuary with 8 years of experience, has joined our firm as a Consultant. Read full entry
Target Benefit Plans: Use of Surplus
On August 12th last year, we posted an article on our blog “New Funding Rules for Target Benefit Plans”, in which we reviewed the new funding rules that will apply to the collectively-bargained multi-employer pension plans that elect to convert to target benefit plans. Read full entry
Should you Turn your Plan into a TBP? Join me at PBLI’s Conference for my Presentation
I will be speaking at Pacific Business & Law Institute’s Essential Tasks of Pension and Benefit Plan Trustees on February 24th. Read full entry
Are you Joining us in Vegas?
Jeremy, Greg and I will be speaking at the 48th Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference in Las Vegas, November 22-25, 2015. Read full entry
New Funding Rules for Target Benefit Plans
Trustees of multiemployer pension plans have waited a long time for new pension funding rules. The new B.C. Pension Benefits Standards Regulation, released in May, puts the 2012 B.C. Read full entry
CPP Enhancement: The Debate Takes Centre Stage
See below for the link to Jeremy’s article published in the January/February issue of Plans and Trusts.
CPP Enhancement – The Debate Takes Centre Stage Read full entry
Thoughts on CPP Expansion – video
While at the recent International Foundation’s Canadian Annual Employee Benefits Conference in Calgary I shared some thoughts from my session on CPP Expansion. Read full entry