Tag: Defined Benefit

A federal appellate court found that the benefit offset used by a defined benefit plan administrator was correct.

A federal appellate court has found that the DB plan offered by Advocate Health Care Network does not qualify as...

“I don’t think many sponsors fully understand that plans in decline have financial characteristics that are entirely different from those...

In February, the nation’s 100 largest pension plans experienced a $35 billion decrease in funded status, according to Milliman.

Aon Hewitt reports the S&P 500 aggregate pension funded status decreased, and Mercer says the estimated aggregate funding level of...

Client poll results shared by investment consulting firm NEPC show significant and increasing concern with the decisionmaking coming out of...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics looked into why costs are greater for some plans than others.

The DOL has begun investigations, attorneys tell PLANSPONSOR.

From 1998 to 2015, the percentage of Fortune 500 employers offering a traditional, final salary DB plan to most newly...

Voya will take over benefit payments for retirees of Chemtura Corporation.

Pension funds are “owning” five strategic aspects of management, a survey finds.

After seeing their pension risk transfer lawsuits dismissed in both district and circuit court, tens of thousands of former Verizon...

California teachers do better with a defined benefit plan than a 401(k), research shows. 

Rocaton Investment Advisors and Penbridge Advisors announced a new strategic alliance to provide pension de-risking services to plan sponsors. 

2015 was the first calendar year since 2008 that institutional investors overall had a negative return.

Defined contribution (DC) assets now represent more than 48% of global retirement assets, according to Willis Towers Watson.

ERISA expert discusses the significant implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Montanile v. Board of Trustees, especially as it...

DB plan participants alleged misconduct from 2007 to 2010 that caused the plan to become underfunded and at risk of...

What is driving DB plan sponsors to freeze their plans or change accounting methods, and is there anything that can...

A new guide from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau charts the complex twists and turns involved in a pension buyout—especially...