Background The new Liberal federal government has already met with the provinces to initiate discussions of enhancing the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). This was one of their campaign promises. The former Harper government had refused …
April 6th, 2016
January 28th, 2016
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. Jian has primarily worked …
November 3rd, 2015
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. The conference assembles leading experts to educate Plan trustees on their legal duties including …
August 27th, 2015
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. Our goal with this tool is to help Canadians form their …
February 26th, 2015
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, …
January 30th, 2015
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
January 8th, 2015
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 …
December 16th, 2014
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. We investigate the impact of this change on defined benefit pension plans. Click the …
December 3rd, 2014
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. Click here for video
November 4th, 2014
Pacific Business and Law Institute Presentation
I will be presenting An Actuarial Primer for Trustees and Administrators at the Pacific Business and Law Institute’s 21st annual Essential Tasks of Pension and Benefit Plan Trustees on February 25, 2015. This conference is …