Michael Conlon, FSA Executive Director Michael Thompson, FSA Labour Relations Rep For FSA Members in the Municipal Pension Plan We are informing you about important proposed changes that are taking place in the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) of which some FSA members are members. The FSA has agreed to pass on this information as a
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Update, January 13, 2015 After further research with the College Pension Plan and discussions with BCIT, the FSA has determined that BCIT is proceeding in an appropriate way that is compliant with the plan’s requirements. BCIT will have to review all CPP contributions for 2014. FSA members in the CPP may get a refund or
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Reposted with permission from the Municipal Pension Plan Anyone advocating the conversion of public sector defined benefit (DB) pension plan to defined contribution (DC) arrangement should research past experience carefully and be realistic about the likely outcomes, say Dr. Robert L. Brown, a retired professor from the University of Waterloo and president of the International
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Changes to the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) pension option factors effective January 1, 2015 may result in improved benefits for members who wait until the New Year to retire. The MPP covers FSA members in the Technical Staff and Systems Analyst categories, including Research Associates, Analysts, and Assistants. The upshot is that, due to changes
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