Regulation lacks DB incentives

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CANADA - Pension regulation in Canada does not provide appropriate incentives for employers to maintain their defined benefit pension schemes and leads to increased deficits, said David Dodge, governor of the Bank of Canada.

Speaking to a group of economists, Dodge explained the current regulatory framework provided a number of disincentives for firms to establish or maintain DB pension plans. “These disincentives,...

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