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Draft Federal Pension Regulations Propose Solvency Funding Relief
The Federal Government recently released proposed amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations which are designed to provide solvency funding relief for federally regulated DB pension plans while protecting the security of existing pension benefits. However, the proposals do not contain long-term reforms designed to redress the asymmetry between pension risks and rewards that is inherent in the current DB system.