Tag: Defined Benefit

June 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are many factors that contribute to how much retirement income a plan will generate,...

June 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against telecommunications firm Verizon Communications Inc., which dealt...

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index increased considerably from May’s value of 85.81 to settle...

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Chrysler Group will freeze its pension plan for U.S. salaried workers at the end...

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) affirmed its proposal to indefinitely defer certain disclosures for...

June 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed lawsuits seeking to restore $4.9 million of...

June 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will take responsibility for the pension plan of Landmark...

June 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A pension plan participant who signed a release of claims when he was laid off...

June 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Are you afraid of the dark? Plan sponsors have many concerns about their retirement plans...

June 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council (ABC) testified before the ERISA Advisory Committee (EAC) yesterday to describe...

June 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The value of MetLife’s U.S. Pension Risk Behavior Index (PRBI) hit a record high in...

June 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has approved a process...

June 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) issued a statement in response to...

June 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Marathon Retirement & Pension Consulting LLC (Marathon RPC) announced its entry into the small and...

May 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is common for companies to have both defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB)...

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has rejected a retiree’s attempt to continue receiving pension overpayments caused by a...

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lawmakers have introduced legislation to provide relief to nonprofit organizations, such as local Girl Scout...

May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment returns in defined benefit (DB) retirement plans outperformed those in defined contribution (DC) plans...

May 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Senate committee has asked the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for more information...

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the current low-rate environment, defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors may want to implement a...