Tag: Defined Benefit

The PBGC is requesting that OMB extend approval of collections of information about certain reportable events until final rules can...

The IRS says proposed permanent amendments to nondiscrimination regulations can be anticipated.

Mercer attributes the rise in pension risk transfer activity to PBGC premium increases.

Total U.S. retirement assets grew 6% during 2014, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Public sector retirement plan assets have exceeded $4 trillion for the first time, according to a Spectrem market report.

According to the Pension Rights Center, the nation faces an almost $8 trillion shortfall in retirement income.

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries has rebranded as the American Retirement Association.

PBGC multiemployer plan benefit guarantees will cover a smaller share of benefits in future plan failures, a study shows.

Investors say central clearing has reduced systemic risk in the derivatives market, and there is an increasing interest in futures.

Scott Kaplan is replacing Dylan Tyson, who is taking on a new role at Prudential of Korea.

2014 pension buyout sales reached $8.5 billion.

Plan participant age metrics can be a critical factor in setting liability-driven investing strategies, according to Nuveen Asset Management.

Wilshire Consulting also reported that corporate pensions reached a 77.2% funding ratio in February.

The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans increased by 5.1% in February, the best month for gains since January...

The United States’ 19 largest pension funds hold roughly 40% of the nation’s pension obligations, according to Russell Investments, so...

An employer’s failure to notify employees that their pension assets were transferred to another plan resulted in a court ruling...

Eighty percent of Catholic dioceses offer lay employees a 403(b) plan, while 15% offer a 401(k).

The GAO recommends that the Department of Labor require defined benefit plan sponsors to notify the agency when they offer...

The market is poised for accelerated defined benefit pension plan risk transfer activity, according to speakers featured in a Mercer...

An independent fiduciary decided a transaction split between Prudential and MassMutual was the safest available annuity structure to provide retiree...