CalPERS Allocates More to Emerging Manager Program
March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) will allocate additional money to its emerging manager...
Tag: Defined Benefit
Pension Buyout Costs Level in January
March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the United States, the estimated cost, as a percentage of accounting liability, of a...
Health of Large DB Plans Improves
March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The financial health of the largest U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved during...
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Pensionmark Releases Document Storage System
March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pensionmark Retirement Group recently launched its Employer Document Vault, an enterprise-level document storage system that...
Overlay Strategy Keeps DB Investments on Target
March 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even the best laid plans can go off track, and this is true for defined...
Portfolio Shifts Continue After Banner Year
March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong recovery in asset values and pension funding levels hasn’t slowed the pace of...
Planning for Mortality Tables Effect on Liabilities
March 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New mortality tables for defined benefit (DB) pension plans will increase pension liabilities, according to...
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DC Plans Ended 2013 Strong
March 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans outperformed defined benefit plans significantly during the fourth quarter of 2013...
Pension Funding Sees Improvement in February
March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of pension plans showed an improvement in February, compared with figures from...
Sale of Pension Risk Buyout Products Up in 2013
March 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Group pension buyouts experienced strong sales during 2013, says a new survey.
Pension Risk Transfer Window of Opportunity Is Open
March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit plan sponsors have a window of opportunity to take action on pension risk.
Corporate Pensions Saw Favorable February
March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest release of the Milliman Pension Funding Index, which tracks performance at the largest...
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Bill Aims to Reform Kentucky Pension Systems
March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bill recently submitted to the Kentucky state legislature would enact several reforms on the...
Corporate Pension Funding Rises to 92.6%
March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan improved 1.7% in February to...
Groups Recommend Expansion of Closed-DB Testing Relief
March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Industry groups have recommended expansions to nondiscrimination testing relief for closed defined benefit (DB) plans.
Mercer Notes Pension Funding Decrease in February
March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Estimated funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 2% in February...
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A “Sharpe” Tool in the Shed
March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How should defined benefit plan investors measure success?
Time Is Ripe for Pension Strategy Changes
March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stronger position, new choices are being made in the management of pensions in...
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DC Plans Offer Advantages Over DB Plans
March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers favor defined contribution (DC) retirement plans over defined benefit (DB) plans for reasons such...
February Brought Drop in Pension Buyout Attractiveness
March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index fell nearly three points in February to 95.33.