Tag: Defined Benefit

November 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new issue brief examines approaches for selecting discount rates when measuring pension obligations.

November 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court has ruled that certain benefit enhancements adopted within a pension plan are...

November 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new research paper shows the impact of using a mark-to-market accounting method for valuing...

November 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers are expected to terminate their pension plans as a result of rising interest...

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The state pension fund in Colorado lowered its long-term investment return expectations from 8% to...

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The value of the Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index increased during October.

November 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morneau Shepell, a provider of technology and outsourcing services for the administration of health, welfare...

November 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson has hired Edward Root as a senior pension risk transfer expert.

November 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit pension plans that are less funded invest more aggressively, according to an analysis...

November 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two firms are collaborating to provide retirement plan sponsors with third-party administrator (TPA) services.

November 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More U.S. companies are formalizing plans to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) plans.

November 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Canadian plan sponsors are taking steps to address challenges facing their defined benefit (DB) retirement...

November 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new online tool kit has been released by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index shows that for October, the corporate pension funded ratio...

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe for the third quarter...

November 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frozen pension plans are substantially different from open plans and need to be managed accordingly...

November 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There has been much discussion about moving away from fixed income investments as a response...

November 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) asked the U.S. Treasury and Department of Labor (DOL) to...

November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding for pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies remained stable during October, with a...

November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investment plans showed good performance in the third quarter, returning 4.4% at the median,...