A defined benefit plan is a retirement option where the benefits paid on retirement are calculated using a fixed formula. The formula is typically based on the employee’s salary history and the number ...

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Defined benefit pensions are a reliable source of retirement income and remain extremely popular among workers today. Despite claims of their demise, DB pension plans are alive and well, paying ...

This column has been modified to correct the amount of the required contribution for Janet's DB plan. Minimizing taxes isn’t always the best idea. Rich found this out the hard way. You may have heard ...

A defined-benefit plan is an employer-sponsored retirement plan in which the benefits are determined by a company-specific formula. One notable aspect of a defined-benefit plan is that they are ...

Pension risk transfers (PRT) allow employers to transfer their pension liabilities to insurance companies, typically through annuity contracts. This $45 billion market has become increasingly popular ...

More than half of surveyed chief financial officers said they’re weighing changes to their defined benefit plan designs in 2025 and are considering creative plan design; respondents said they’re ...

Capital market uncertainty escalated in early April to levels not seen since the global financial crisis and the early months of the COVID pandemic in 2020. The result was a spike in the volatility ...

TORONTO, Jan. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, announced today that the aggregate funded ratio for Canadian pension plans in the S&P/TSX ...