Description: This 1981 article is a discussion of pension reform in Canada, noting that in the last four years there have five government-commissioned studies, resulting in various recommendations covering government and private sector plans. There was consensus on several conclusions - namely that there is too much poverty among the elderly, particularly women, current vesting and portability rules hurt mobile workers, and inflation needs to be addressed.

Description: SOA Asset Valuation Method Survey Results by Jim Paterson & Larry Pinzur from Pension Section News, June 1999, Issue No. 40.