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On May 31, 2016, Ian McSweeney (formerly of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP) was awarded the OBA Award of Excellence in Pension & Benefits Law at a cocktail and dinner reception at Biagio Italian Ristorante. Here's a recap of what you missed.

On Friday May 6, 2016, the OBA Pension and Benefits Section hosted the 2016 FSCO/MOF/OSFI/CRA Forum - Turning the Tables. Here's a recap of what you missed.

Dalhousie University's decision to opt-out of the Nova Scotia Government SERP does not violate its collective agreement and a BC pension plan continues to be free to treat married and single members differently. Catch up on more pensions & benefits case law you missed.

Our resident Pension Lawyer answers a common question from in-house counsel.

New guidance on retroactive lump sum payments and SIPP e-filing, Bills 173 and 186, draft regulations for solvency funding relief for private pension plans, and word from the Court on a SERP dispute subject to arbitration.

In December, President Obama signed into law changes to U.S. tax rules affecting foreign investors via the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.

Recovery of overpayments to a disappeared - but presumed alive - pensioner, corrections to understated Family Law Values, and more. Catch up on the pensions & benefits case law you missed.

May 2016 will be full of great events for the Pensions and Benefits Law Section.

FSCO, MOF and CAPSA have been busy with a new Investment Guidance Note and a handful of new consultations.

On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, the OBA Pension and Benefits Section delivered the 14th Annual Pension and Benefits Hot Spots program.