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Boeing Closes DB to Another Group of Workers
March 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Technical Unit employees have approved a new four-year contract...
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Prudential Adds to Pension Risk Transfer Team
March 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement named Rohit Mathur to its pension risk transfer team as senior vice president,...
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Younger Generations Struggle to Accumulate Wealth
March 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Traditionally, each generation is typically wealthier than the previous one at any given age.
Pension Risk Transfer Attractiveness Unchanged
March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities was virtually unchanged in February.
Underfunding Drives Pension Investment Strategies
March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Companies’ decisions about their defined benefit (DB) pension plans...
DOL Issues MAP-21 Disclosure Guidance
March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors have new guidance concerning new disclosure requirements mandated by the...
Pension Funding Dips in February
March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In February, the nation’s largest pensions experienced a $6 billion decrease in funded status, according...
Pension Funded Status Declines to 80.7%
March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan slid 0.5% points to 80.7%...
S&P 1500 Pension Funding Stable in February
March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased by $3 billion...
Falling Interest Rates Still Hurting Pensions
March 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An increase in assets was accompanied by...
Smoothing May Distort Financial Picture for DBs
February 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Understanding the financial status of a defined...
Multiemployer Plan Health Declined in 2012
February 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Segal’s Survey of Plans’ 2012 Zone Status indicates overall multiemployer pension plan health declined in...
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Americans Want New Pensions
February 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans are highly supportive of pensions...
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Mercer Launches Pension Buyout Index
February 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer launched the Mercer U.S. Pension Buyout...
Sponsor Cannot Rely on Speculation of Future Tax Treatment
February 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court ruled a plan sponsor cannot reasonably rely on a plan provider’s speculation that...
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Demand for Expatriate Pension Vehicles Growing
February 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-three new International Pension Plans (IPPs) have...
Pension Risk Transfer Attractiveness Improves
February 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As of February 1, 2013, the Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index increased from its prior...
DB Lump-Sum Offerings Will Continue in 2013
February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers plan to decrease their pension risk exposure by offering participants a one-time, lump-sum...
Participant Cannot Exhaust Remedies Not Provided
February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appellate court has ruled that a pension plan participant can pursue her claims in...
IRS Announces New Rates for DB Funding Calculations
February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance reflecting changes to pension funding calculations in the...