Monthly Archives: November 2011

UK public-sector workers stage strike over planned pension “austerity” measures

Nov. 30, 2011 – Anger over government plans to reshape public-sector pension plans has led to the biggest strike in the United Kingdom since the … … Read More

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Improve CPP, urges Windsor Star

Nov. 28, 2011 - The federal government should listen to the people of the country when it comes to retirement benefits, says the Windsor Star… … Read More

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Dispel pension myths by challenging the critics of defined-benefit pension plans

Nov. 28, 2011 – Targeting public-sector pensions will do nothing to strengthen private-sector pensions, or more to the point, save them, an article in Left … … Read More

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Pooled Retirement Pension Plans – will they work?

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Nov. 23, 2011 – (ARIA News) Yesterday, the federal government introduced legislation that, once passed, will permit the … … Read More

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Don’t confuse a savings plan with a pension plan: Moshe A. Milevsky

Nov. 23, 2011 – A savings plan does not a pension plan make, writes Moshe A. Milevsky, Ph.D., author of the book, Pensionize Your … … Read More

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Posted in About Pensions

Shift away from defined-benefit pension plans will have long-term consequences

Nov. 21, 2011 – John Crocker, (former) HOOPP President & CEO, hit the mark when he wrote that saddling employees with the costs of pension … … Read More

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Posted in Facts and Myths, HOOPP, News and Views

A critical time to support workplace pension plans

(Former) HOOPP President & CEO John Crocker responded to an Oct. 7 column in the National Post, with a letter to the editor countering arguments … … Read More

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Posted in About Pensions, Facts and Myths, HOOPP

News of Crocker’s pending retirement gets lots of media attention

Nov. 15, 2011 – As news of the pending retirement of (former) HOOPP’s president and CEO John Crocker spread, articles on the defined benefit pension … … Read More

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Defined benefit pensions good for local economies: PSAC

Nov. 14, 2011 – Public services and defined benefit pensions are good business, especially for small communities, reports the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).… … Read More

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Posted in About Pensions, News and Views