Opportunities and Obligations – The Road Forward – Osler’s Annual Pensions & Benefits Seminar

Osler’s annual Pensions & Benefits seminar hosts Osler lawyers and special guest speakers to discuss the new DB funding rules and other current issues in pensions and benefits law.   Our discussion will include:  

Ontario’s New DB Funding Rules Come Into Focus – Implications for Plan Funding and Investments

• Overview of current funding rules and proposed new rules  

• Contrasting Quebec and Ontario approaches

• Case Studies: Impact of new funding rules on different plans

• Implications of new funding rules on pension investments 

Guest Speakers

• Jill Wagman, Managing Principal, Eckler

• Daniella Vega, Principal, Eckler

Trending Issues and Developments – An Update on Recent Legal Developments 

• Benefit plans: how will marijuana legalization impact employer benefit plans?  

• Changing pension regulation: what do new regulatory powers and FSRA mean for Ontario plans?

• Pension de-risking: does Ontario’s new buy-out annuity discharge provide new opportunities?

• Variable benefit payments for DC plans: What the proposed regulations mean