“Trumponomics”, Polls and the Game of Bridge
The markets had a great finish to the year. From November 8, 2016, most stock markets worldwide went up –... Read more
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CPP Enhancement – An Idea Whose Time has Come?
The new Liberal federal government has already met with the provinces to initiate discussions of enhancing the Canada Pension Plan... Read more
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... Read more
Summary of Bill C-377
On June 30, 2015, Bill C-377 received royal assent from the Senate. The following memo discusses the potential impact this... Read more
SHARE Proxy Voting Survey
Equity investment managers don’t just represent the interests of their clients by buying and selling stocks. They also represent... Read more
Accounting Matters – Old Age Security
When Old Age Security was changed in the Federal budget last year some people asked me whether the cuts were... Read more
The Impact of Aging on Investment Returns
Suppose you were told that you would live to 120. What would you do today? (If you’re already... Read more
Is There a Pension Crisis After All?
Last week, the Fraser Institute released and then withdrew a study, Canada’s $254 Billion Iceberg: Public-Sector Pension Liabilities, on Canadian... Read more
Socially Responsible Consulting
Pension plans, benefit plans, foundations and endowments are well aware of Responsible Investing (RI). RI is an investment strategy... Read more
The End of Traditional DC Pension Plans? (Part 2)
In my previous article (Part 1), dated June 29, 2012, I commented on the issues I had with the way... Read more