Canada Post forced to double pension fund contribution
CANADA - Canada Post Corporation will be forced to double its annual contribution to its defined benefit pension plan in 2005 in an effort to tackle its growing solvency deficit.
Like many Canadian pension funds, Canada Post said declining bond yields offset strong returns in the Canadian and international equity markets, increasing the plan’s solvency deficit to CAN$1.274bn...
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