Tag: Defined Benefit

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans fell 4.2% during January to reach 91%,...

February 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Year-end reflection has led many defined benefit plan sponsors to revisit a perplexing problem they...

January 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 16% increase in 2014 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums pushed Mercer’s Pension Buyout...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Approval for an auto-enrolled retirement plan at the federal level is near unanimous, but there...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all Canadians plan to rely on government retirement provisions to support themselves during retirement,...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to decrease pension risk exposure and insulate plans from fluctuating economic conditions,...

January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USI Consulting Group has hired Michelle Rubin as a senior actuarial consultant in its defined...

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - “What is our endgame for our pension plan in 2014?” This question is being asked...

January 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has delayed the implementation of a new pension reform...

January 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index has started 2014 on a high note, climbing 1.2...

January 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent court decision reinforces the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) requirement that plan...

January 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s decision to enjoin a...

January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The speed at which defined benefit (DB) plans' funded status improved in 2013 may open...

January 13, 2014 (PLANPSONSOR.com) – ‘Twas the night after Christmas and President Obama delivered one last holiday gift to private...

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternative strategies have been successful in increasing the portfolio returns of institutions, as well as...

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A plan sponsor’s request that a retiree pay back nearly $730,000 in overpayment of a...

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors that are looking at offering a lump-sum window need to...

January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Detroit officials have delayed the freezing of the city's pension fund for certain employees.

January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Towers Watson Pension Index increased for the fourth consecutive month in December 2013, reaching...

January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans was 95.2% in December 2013.