Tag: Defined Benefit

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Confidence has returned among institutional investors worldwide, according to a survey by Pyramis Global Advisors.

October 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two senior U.S. senators are petitioning the government agencies that oversee qualified retirement plans to...

October 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees and retirees of Daughters of Charity Health System filed a class action lawsuit alleging...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for retirement...

October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There is now substantial research to document the existence of the so-called low volatility anomaly.

October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America’s pension system slipped two places and has fallen to 13th in the world in...

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) has issued certain instructions for ensuring premium payments are...

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Performance data from more than 300 U.S. pension funds show listed equity real estate investment...

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TriHealth, which operates four hospitals in the Cincinnati area, decided to freeze defined benefit (DB) pension...

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another federal appeals court has ruled employers may eliminate retirement plan transfer provisions allowing employees...

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Archdiocese of Philadelphia sold three archdiocesan properties, in part to meet pension obligations.

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Are defined benefit (DB) plan participants’ benefits more or less secure after the plan sponsor...

October 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data from 2012 Form 5500 filings of retirement plans provides evidence of the increasing coverage...

October 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The estimated aggregate funding level of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies remained at...

October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans slipped to 85% for...

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Falling liabilities were not enough to offset falling asset levels for defined benefit (DB) plans...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced it will settle $1.4 billion in pension obligations through the purchase...

September 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget...

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey of investment consultants, conducted by Cerulli Associates, shows that they are actively...

September 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets reached $24 trillion as of June 30, up 2.8% from $23.4...