Administration

January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The speed at which defined benefit (DB) plans' funded status improved in 2013 may open the door for plan and investing changes.

January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Duluth Teachers’ Retirement Fund Association wants to merge with the Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association (TRA).

January 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, signed into law in December, increases both the flat- and variable-rate single-employer Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)...

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternative strategies have been successful in increasing the portfolio returns of institutions, as well as reducing investment risk, over the past 20 years.

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors that are looking at offering a lump-sum window need to consider many factors before proceeding further.

January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Detroit officials have delayed the freezing of the city's pension fund for certain employees.

January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Towers Watson Pension Index increased for the fourth consecutive month in December 2013, reaching a five-year high.

January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans was 95.2% in December 2013.

January 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Corporate pension funding ratios continued to improve during the fourth quarter of 2013, says a new report.

January 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The health of Canadian defined benefit (DB) plans recently reached the best level observed in more than 10 years.

January 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding ratio for corporate pension plans increased to 95% during last quarter.

January 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The pension funded status of the U.S.’s largest corporations jumped by 16 percentage points in 2013, year-end analysis shows.

January 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies showed a 2% improvement in December 2013.

December 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Progress has been made in restructuring pension debt for the city of Detroit, according to recent news reports.

December 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plans have enjoyed a funded status boost of late, but what does this mean for their future?

December 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the funded status of defined benefit pension plans has seen its best increase in more than 25 years, there are still challenges...

December 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Selecting low-carbon investments and meeting other sustainability standards has little impact on returns, according to analysis from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans have already taken some lessons from defined benefit (DB) plans.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension annuities from insurers increased to 108.4% of liabilities during November.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study from T. Rowe Price indicates public pension plans could benefit from more diversification with their investments.