The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted benefit trust funds and will continue to have a marked effect on these plans. With volatile market performance that has not been seen since… Read more >
July 28, 2020 Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great deal of uncertainty for overseeing the investment of pension assets. For those managing investments, it’s important to understand the uncertainty and how it… Read more >
April 22, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, Investments, Pensions 0 Read more >
Pension and retirement security issues are a hot topic right now across Canada. There are seven consultations and bills we are anxiously watching both federally and in the provinces of… Read more >
March 10, 2020 Canada, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Retirement 1 Read more >
If you’re new to investing, there are lots of terms and concepts to understand. While it may seem intimidating, gaining an understanding of these six basic concepts can build your… Read more >
January 13, 2020 401(k), Defined Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution Plans, Employee Benefits, Investments, Pensions 0 Read more >
On November 20, 2019, Senators Chuck Grassley and Lamar Alexander released the Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan proposal. The proposal was released in the form of a white paper… Read more >
November 26, 2019 Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, PBGC, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
Earlier this year I updated you on some things I was watching regarding multiemployer pension reform, and since there has been some recent action on the Butch Lewis Act I… Read more >
July 26, 2019 Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
If only the pension world had its own version of a Bat-Signal, sending a lighted symbol high into the sky to let missing plan members know to reach out and… Read more >
April 25, 2019 Canada, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Retirement 0 Read more >
Wondering about the latest multiemployer pension reform updates? You can always check the International Foundation Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) page for updates, but here are four things I have… Read more >
April 23, 2019 Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, Retirement 1 Read more >
“Secure, predictable, pensions for life”—Something that was, until recently, only accorded to civil servants and those few in the private sector with a defined benefit (DB) pension plan is now… Read more >
October 24, 2018 Canada, Defined Benefit Plans, Pensions 0 Read more >
In April, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) released a policy statement titled “Requests to Review Multiemployer Plan Alternative Terms and Conditions to Satisfy Withdrawal Liability.” I’ll share my takeaways… Read more >
April 16, 2018 Employee Benefits, MPRA, PBGC, Pensions 0 Read more >