Administration

Defined benefit (DB) plans are the primary vehicle for ensuring retirement income security for public workers, and Callan Associates believes these plans are viable and necessary in this...

Microsoft had a desire to help participants optimize benefits usage and their retirement readiness.

The outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) search is a formidable task even for experienced retirement plan committees, says Ronald Klotter, managing director of Strategic Investment Group.

Funded ratios of public pension plans rose modestly from last year, but remain near 70% despite several strong years of post-2009 investment returns, according to Milliman.

More than three-quarters (78%) of nonqualified retirement plan sponsors surveyed indicated they have some concerns and challenges with their plans.

A federal judge last week approved the city of Detroit’s plan to get out of bankruptcy.

Realizing its pension plan is unsustainable, the Singing River Health System in Mississippi is offering employees the option to cash out now.

The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan fell 0.4 percentage points to 89.5% in October, according to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy and Solutions Group...

The estimated aggregate funding level of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies stayed at 84% as drop in rates offset gains from...

Some retirement plan provisions can create headaches for plan sponsors.

The aggregate funded ratio of U.S. corporate pension plans was relatively unchanged in October.

All too often, a firm conducting a merger or acquisition (M&A) fails to weigh the options for each organization’s retirement plan.

More than a decade passed between the two most recent mortality table updates from the Society of Actuaries, but retirement plan fiduciaries should expect the next updated mortality...

One current and one former General Electric employee have sued the company for moving to a defined contribution (DC) model for retiree health care benefits.

A bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan for the city of Stockton, California, to exit bankruptcy while continuing to pay for pensions.

October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) studied measures of private and public defined benefit (DB) plan valuations and found varied opinions over discount rates...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional plan sponsors lost nearly 1% in the third quarter of 2014 at the median, according to Northern Trust Universe data.

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong investment performance during 2013 triggered a notable improvement in the aggregate funded status of multiemployer plans over the past year, according to...

October 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the final approval of its first new mortality tables since 2000, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) has officially revised its benchmark for...

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Confidence has returned among institutional investors worldwide, according to a survey by Pyramis Global Advisors.