CANADA - Alberta has become the first province to allow its pension funds the permanent right to use letters of credit (LOC) to fund solvency deficiencies.
Under the new regulations any LOC must be binding, unconditional and held in trust for the pension scheme. It should also be dated and issued by an approved bank. Watson Wyatt warned pension...
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