The Increasing Importance of Pensions and Benefits - Key Strategies for Complex Problems

  • February 07, 2014

PURCHASE

Publication | Archived Video

DESCRIPTION

Rarely a day goes by without another development in the area of pensions and employee benefits. From regulatory reform to the impact of pensions on government spending and sustainability, pensions and benefits issues have risen to the forefront of Canadian and global business agendas. This session, which includes prominent experts in the fields of pensions and benefits law, will address the most important developments impacting your clients, including:

  • Sustainability issues facing pension plans across Canada and plan alternatives that might provide a solution
  • The meaning of the recent changes to the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario)
  • Latest developments in employee benefits law and what's new in plan administration
  • And much more...

Our expert faculty of speakers will give you the information and practical strategies you need to stay ahead in this constantly evolving area of the law.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Kim A.D. Ozubko, Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
Danelle A. Parkinson, Ontario Pension Board

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Understanding Pension Plan Asset Transfers
Jeremy J. Forgie, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Understanding Pension Plan Asset Transfers
Murray S. Gold, Koskie Minsky LLP

Why Pension Plan Administration is Like Writing a Law School Examination!
Gareth Gibbins, OMERS Administration Corporation
Karen M. Kahansky, Senior Consulting Lawyer, Towers Watson
Leanne M. Hull, BMO Financial Group

Assessing Recent Developments in Employee Benefits
Marcel J.R. Théroux, Mercer (Canada) Limited

Assessing Recent Developments In Employee Benefits
Lawrence J. Swartz, Morneau Shepell Ltd.

Pension Reforms in Canada
Randy V. Bauslaugh, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Ian Edelist, Eckler Ltd.
Jana R. Steele, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP