Tag: Defined Benefit

Mercer outlines the top investment considerations for not-for-profit healthcare organizations for 2016.

Towers Watson estimates the aggregate pension funded status of 413 Fortune 1000 companies reached 82% at the end of 2015—the...

The first of the appellate courts to rule on recent church plan litigation, the 3rd Circuit reiterated that only churches...

A federal judge found the meaning of “church” is not as simple as “a house of worship.”

A downward revision reflects new information used by the Investment Company Institute.

Movement towards transferring DB sponsors’ pension obligations continued in 2015 despite concerns voiced by participants, lawmakers and regulators.

Nearly all plan sponsors—99%—decreased their discount rates last year, to a level that is unlikely to be reversed in 2015,...

Mercer has outlined key investment issues it says DB plan sponsors should focus on in the new year.

A new report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College asks whether fees are to blame for a...

Among 3,590 large plans, the five-year risk transfer rate was 14.9%.

Plan sponsors want more than a payout annuity provider when they go looking for an insurer. 

Market and regulatory factors will lead defined benefit plan sponsors to pursue more active strategies and different asset classes.

What happens when premium increases break the current system?

Analyses from three investment managers shows small decreases in corporate pension plans’ funding status.

Mercer expands defined benefit capabilities within BenefitsCentral participant website.

Trends show more small and medium-sized companies are seeking pension buy-outs, LIMRA says.

The multiemployer program deficit is $52 billion, and the single-employer program deficit is $24 billion.

Institutional investors of all types found relief from market headwinds.

Global equity returns weighed heavily on the median returns for all plan types in the third quarter, according to Wilshire...

However, Corporate ERISA plans were the relative best performer among plan types last quarter.