Tag: Defined Benefit

Most Americans look for a retirement plan when considering a job offer, yet only 50% of employers offer one.

Institutional investors are expecting a tail risk event, but are unprepared and lack the risk management strategies to prepare.

The Washington Post is moving away from both its traditional DB plan and cash balance plan, and has agreed not...

Liability-driven investing is still the game for many defined benefit plans, and equity investments can still play a role.

Pension buyout price transparency and readiness to transact are of critical importance, Mercer says.

Investment management expenses remain the top cost in running a corporate defined benefit plan.

A white paper from Prudential Retirement outlines steps to prepare plan sponsors for future PRT transactions.

In finance as in physics, investment market forces produce both upside and downside.

Plan sponsors looking to enact a PRT transaction, but lacking sufficient cash, might consider “hibernating” their portfolio until a more...

More than half are looking to LDI strategies to de-risk their plans.

Retirement plan solutions provider Transamerica is integrating RiskFirst’s pension risk analytics platform.

A new tool from Penbridge seeks to enhance plan sponsor understanding of pension annuity buyout pricing.

The Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service found all plan types’ median returns were higher in Q1 2015 than returns generated...

There is a striking correlation between negative pension changes and income inequality, according to a survey by NCPERS.

A new study shows the greatest funded percentage drop since 2008.

Retirement security will likely be jeopardized for more Americans because of the shift away from defined benefit (DB) plans and...

Public plans and foundations and endowments also saw assets decrease.

If approved, a proposed settlement will end litigation from six challenges that arose from changes made to Rhode Islands’ public...

Investment managers’ ongoing uncertainty over the world economy is having an effect on how they view portfolio positioning over the...

A federal appellate court found a plan administrator cannot change the calculation of early retirement benefits for participants who terminated...