Brazilian pension rules could see need for funding policy
BRAZIL - Newly introduced governance regulations for Brazilian pension funds could force defined benefit plans to establish formal funding policies - a measure rarely seen in the South American country's pension industry - says Mercer Human Resource Consulting in Brazil.
The regulations, dubbed Resolution CGPC number 13, list new management and internal control requirements aimed at strengthening the ability and incentives of Board members to exert governance over the...
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