Professional Discretion and the Law: Impact of Actuaries on the Underfunding and Decline of Private Sector Single Employer Defined Benefit Pensions in Canada. How Many "Post Nortel Pension Fiascos are Brewing in Canada?

Considering that private sector single employer defined benefit pension plans must be fully funded by law, the legal issue emanating from their systemic underfunding is whether or not actuaries have been using their discretion in a manner which is within a reasonable interpretation of the margin of...

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1. VerfasserIn: Walker, Paul Charles (VerfasserIn)
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Veröffentlicht: 2016
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