Tag: Defined Benefit

November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is taking over the retirement plan of a Lancaster,...

November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Double digit extended U.S. and international equity returns powered the third quarter for all institutional...

November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions rose to 91.8% in October, according to BNY...

November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) filed an amicus brief in support of two...

November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. district court in New York ruled a plaintiff can proceed with a claim...

November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Cutbacks in inflation-related benefit increases passed by Montana lawmakers form the target of a second...

October 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While attendees of a U.S. House subcommittee hearing agreed that the U.S. multiemployer pension system...

October 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR) – BNP Paribas Investment Partners Trust Company added a share class to offer employer-sponsored retirement plans...

October 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) recently made several recommendations to the...

October 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Japanese firm that purchased the now-defunct U.S.-based Metaldyne Corporation has been found liable for...

October 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A district court has decided the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) cannot force termination of...

October 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USI Consulting Group has hired Heidi Kruck as a senior actuarial consultant in its Defined...

October 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Public pension plan administrators are more confident about the sustainability of their funds and readiness...

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found former employees’ reliance on a statement they would be eligible...

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Index increased again during September, growing from 94.77 to...

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing annuities from an insurer rose in September from 108.8% to 108.9%,...

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While some experts foresee rising interest rates as a boon to pension plan investments, others...

October 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A best-practice defined contribution (DC) plan can provide secure retirement income at equivalent cost to...

October 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing annuities for retirees’ pension liabilities remained largely unchanged during August, with...

October 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lawsuit has been filed against the state of Montana, claiming cost-saving cuts to pension...