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Room to Thrive: Why Principles-based Standards Make Sense for Regulating Contingent Pension Plans
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| Citation | Barry Gros. 2020. "Room to Thrive: Why Principles-based Standards Make Sense for Regulating Contingent Pension Plans." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | Room to Thrive: Why Principles-based Standards Make Sense for Regulating Contingent Pension Plans – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | Room to Thrive: Why Principles-based Standards Make Sense for Regulating Contingent Pension Plans |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/room-thrive-why-principles-based-standards-make-sense-regulating-contingent-pension-plans/ |
| Published Date: | June 11, 2020 |
| Accessed Date: | January 14, 2026 |
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Pension Rules Stifle Innovation for Target-Benefit Plans
- Current pension rules, designed from a defined-benefit perspective, are a bad fit for target-benefit pension plans.
- Author Barry Gros argues contingent pension plans, especially target-benefit plans and multi-employer plans, need to be uniquely managed, communicated and regulated as they play an increasingly important role in delivering retirement benefits.
- Regulators should adopt a principles-based approach to financing-related standards, while using a rules-based approach for aspects such as governance and member communication.