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Making Sense of the Proposed Enhancements to the Canada Pension Plan
Every province except Quebec agreed in principle to a deal on June 20, 2016 that will eventually improve the Canada Pension Plan. Read full entry
CPP Enhancement – An Idea Whose Time has Come?
Background
The new Liberal federal government has already met with the provinces to initiate discussions of enhancing the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). 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
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
CPP Enhancement: Launch of George & Bell Calculator
Today we have launched our Enhanced CPP Calculator, www.cppenhancement.ca which projects the additional benefits and contributions under two of the most popular CPP enhancement proposals. Read full entry
What exactly does an Actuary do?
This is a common question I get asked all the time. So when the Pacific Business and Law Institute invited me to answer that question for a group of Trustees and Administrators this past week, I was only too happy to oblige. 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.
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Investment Manager Skill vs. Luck
Below is a link to a classic article on investment manager skill and luck from our colleague Harry Satanove.
The article, titled Managing Money and Tossing Coins, was originally published in the Benefits and Pensions Monitor in 2001, but the message remains as valid today as it was then. Read full entry
CIA Proposes Update to Mortality Table for Commuted Values
The Canadian Institute of Actuaries recently released an initial communication proposing to change the mortality table used for calculating commuted values. 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