New Credit Market Liquidity Regime Requires Action
DB plan sponsors should act to protect themselves in the new regime, and in some cases, they can capitalize from...
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DB Pension Buyouts Reached a Milestone in Q1
Steady as a drumbeat, LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute data shows pension buyouts topped $1 billion for the fourth consecutive quarter.
PBGC Data Tables Show Serious Underfunding
The single-employer program is underfunded by more than $19 billion, and the multiemployer program is underfunded by more than $42...
DOL Supports Reformation of Foot Locker Cash Balance Plan
The DOL disagreed with Foot Locker’s argument that each participant must show he or she detrimentally relied on Foot Locker's...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – What to Do with Proxy Statements
“We just received a proxy statement, along with a request for voting, for one of the investments held in our...
Hospital Agrees to $107 Million Settlement in Church Plan Case
The case is one of many that challenge the status of a health care organizations’ pension plan.
Supreme Court Revives Part of Verizon PRT Challenge
The high court disagreed with the dismissal of certain plaintiffs’ claims for lack of standing.
More DB Plan Sponsors Likely to Take Risk Transfer Action
More than 48% of survey respondents indicated they are either considering transferring, or are very likely to transfer, pension risk...
DB Plan Sponsors Focusing Attention on Funding
The issue of funding pension plans has risen to the attention of companies’ leadership, a survey shows.
Borrowing to Fund Is a De-Risking Strategy for DB Plans
The combination of increasing annual PBGC premiums and the low rate environment make borrowing to fund a very attractive potential...
PBGC Adjusts Penalties for Failure to Provide Disclosures
PBGC says its legal authority for this action comes from legislation about inflation adjustment of civil penalties.
What to Anticipate from Washington for Retirement Plans
While retirement industry regulators have been busy, not much has come out of Congress affecting retirement plans, but that may...
How Plan Sponsors Should React to Market Volatility
Dean Aloise with Xerox HR Services shares actions DB and DC plan sponsors should take due to the recent market...
DB Funded Status Continues Struggle in 2016
Data from several providers indicate U.S. corporate pension plans’ funded status fell in April.
Institutional Investors See Modest Gain in Q1 2016
Corporate ERISA plans had the best performance in the quarter.
Appellate Court Switches Burden of Proof for Benefits Claim
The court found the employer, not the participant, had access to key information to prove the participant was entitled to...
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Willis Towers Watson Issues Guide to Delegated Investment Management
Delegated investment management can materially benefit pension plans looking to add to their investment decision-making capabilities, the firm says.
State Street to Acquire GE Asset Management
GEAM serves corporate and public retirement plan sponsors, foundations, endowments, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies.
A Plan Sponsor Transfers Nonqualified DB Plan Risks
Many plan sponsors have used annuity purchases for their qualified DB plans to ensure participants’ benefits are protected from market...
DB Plan Assets Down Slightly in 2015, DC Plan Assets Up
Retirement accounts held the bulk of target-date mutual fund assets as of the end of 2015.