Overall financial health of Canadian DB pension plans remains strong: Mercer
TORONTO, ON–The financial health of Canadian defined benefit (DB) plans was volatile in the second quarter of 2024, with plans’ overall funded positions at the end of the quarter in a position similar to that at the beginning of the quarter. The Mercer Pension Health Pulse (MPHP), a measure that …
Despite ongoing volatility, financial positions of DB plans improve in Q1 2022
TORONTO, ON–Notwithstanding the heightened volatility of the financial markets, which has been exacerbated by the unprovoked attack by the Russian Government against the people of Ukraine, the financial position of most defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved during the first quarter of 2022. Along this path, the Mercer Pension Health …