If you are saving for retirement in an RRSP or a company
defined contribution pension plan, your retirement security might well depend on the future direction of interest rates.
Head of Employment, Jamie Liddington reviews the End of Service Gratuity scheme and considers the advantages and disadvantages of replacing it
with defined contribution pension plan.
On top of RSPs and defined benefit company pension I also had an optional
defined contribution pension fund with the same company which I had paid out to me when I left, and this had to be put into either a Locked In Retirement Account (LIRA) if I didn't want to pull money out, or a Life Income Fund (LIF) if I did.
The institute's focus is to help corporate sponsors
of defined contribution pension plans better serve the needs of their plan members on this vexing issue of decumulation.
This is the key idea behind target date funds, an increasingly popular option in employer - sponsored plans, such
as defined contribution pensions and group RRSPs.
Delegates overwhelming backed Turner's policy motion which pushed for Lib Dems in government to act more decisively to protect defined benefit schemes and
rethink defined contribution pensions in the private sector.
We need repeal of union give - aways like the Triborough Amendment which rigs union contracts and benefits, repeal of the Wicks Law which raises public construction costs, reform of binding arbitration rules affecting police and fire contracts, and movement
toward defined contribution pension plans for public employees.»
I agree employers are doing all they can to avoid providing employees with traditional DB pensions, preferring to offer market -
sensitive Defined Contribution pensions; however, I'm less sure about Ross's declaration that the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is «drastically underfunded.»
The main difference
between defined contribution pension plans and group RRSPs is that DC plans have legislated «lock - in» restrictions against taking the money out prior to normal retirement age and group RRSPs don't.
On the other hand public service pensions are protected against inflation - if you wanted an
equivalent defined contribution pension, annuity rates are actually quite a bit lower than that - more like # 350 - # 400 per # 10K.
The 401 (k) account is the common name in the United States for the tax
qualified defined contribution pension plan account and takes its name from subsection 401 (k) of the Internal Revenue Code (Title 26 of the United States Code).
We'll look at this other book in more detail in an upcoming column but suffice it to say for now that Milevsky makes a distinction between a real pension — the DB pensions on offer by employers and also government benefits like CPP and Old Age Security (OAS)-- and capital - appreciation vehicles like RRSPs, TFSAs and
even Defined Contribution pensions.
an announcement to introduce framework legislation in the Fall for the introduction of Pooled Registered Pension Plans —
workplace defined contribution pension plans administered by financial institutions instead of employers;
2) Retirement Income Illustrator: this provides a detailed schedule showing legislated and variable withdrawals from a registered or
defined contribution pension so the lawyer can determine how long their savings will last under different rates of return and withdrawal scenarios; and
Jane Kola, a specialist in
defined contribution pension schemes, has joined specialist pensions law boutique ARC Pensions Law from the established pensions law practice at Gowling WLG's London office
Chris has
a defined contribution pension plan at work, but it's worth only $ 5,500 now since he only recently started the job.
¦ «I'd definitely max out
the defined contribution pension plan contributions, since the employer match is $ 3 for every $ 2 he contributes,» says Heath.
CUPW is the only remaining employee group that has yet to accept — or have imposed —
a defined contribution pension plan for new employees.
Arbitrator Michel Picher accepted Canada Post's agreement proposal, which included a shift towards
a defined contribution pension plan for all new employees.
Speaking with The Globe and Mail, CPAA president Brenda McAuley expressed disappointment at the arbitrator's decision: «We've been the CPAA for more than 100 years and we feel getting
a defined contribution pension plan is selling out our new members,» she said.
But the deal maintained a 10 - year wage progression for new hires that is unpopular with some workers at Ford «s Oakville assembly, and followed a pattern set in negotiations with General Motors in offering new hires
a defined contribution pension plan.
How does
a defined contribution pension fit into this?
Blaming the Pension problem on the legitimate Civil Servants in the State, Counties, Municipalities and non-faculty School District employees is a fiction being promoted by the «Insiders» and their Business Council allies, the latter whom saw
their defined contribution pension funds tank and with it those in retiree status or near retiree status losing half of their nest eggs.
Liberal Democrat and experienced member - nominated trustee Janice Turner will deliver a policy motion on Saturday — backed by pensions minister Steve Webb — pushing for reform of both defined benefit and
defined contribution pensions.
The average public sector worker is 20 % better off than a private sector worker on the same salary, with an 8 % employer payment to
a defined contribution pension.»
The Freedom and Choice reforms are only applicable to
Defined Contribution pension schemes.
Individual savers could also lose one percentage point to expensive investment management fees, whether in RRSPs or
Defined Contribution pension plans.
They hadn't saved any significant amount on their own, although John benefitted from his employer's contributions to
a defined contribution pension at work.
If you have
a defined contribution pension or a similar arrangement known as a group RRSP, there shouldn't be any problem taking your money out if you're unsatisfied with the invesment choices in your former employer's plan.
Carlena should keep contributing to
her defined contribution pension plan (the employer matches her contributions), but stop all payments to the emergency fund and extra mortgage payments for now.
Until now, they have automated their savings: Carlena, for instance, contributes to
the defined contribution pension plan at work, and her employer matches her contributions.