Association encourages province to work toward pension reform
Hammered by dreadful markets, pension plans are suffering from large funding shortfalls
That or a new provincial counterpart plan may be a way to enhance and extend pension coverage
Domestic equity was the hardest hit asset class
Flaherty releases discussion paper
Rebound in oil prices and major equity markets expected
Nearly 40% of Canadian plans have no policy for dealing with their interest rate and inflation exposures
Report from expert commission calls for creation of a pension champion and a new industry regulator, among other things
Province appoints economic advisory panel to address market uncertainty
Critics divided over change to discount rate