CANADA - The funding levels of Canadian defined benefit plans have dropped to historic lows putting extreme pressure on companies to keep their pension schemes viable, a report by Watson Wyatt has found.
The consultant said Canadian plans ended the year with a solvency rate of 69%, down 27 percentage points from a rate of 96% at the start of the year. The fourth quarter alone was particularly d...
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