Tag: Defined Benefit

January 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...

January 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Calculations of lump sum pension benefits must take into account cost of living adjustments (COLA)...

January 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funding ratios improved modestly over the fourth quarter of 2012, a report shows.

January 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In December, plans in the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index experienced a $54 billion increase...

January 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The typical U.S. pension plan’s funding ratio remained at 77% during the fourth quarter of...

January 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising equity markets and falling liabilities in December combined to push the funded status of...

January 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – S&P 1500 plan sponsors finished 2012 with the highest year-end pension deficit ever.

January 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It is believed that the issue of pensions is holding up an agreement between the...

January 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate pension plan funding levels declined modestly in 2012, keeping most plans considerably underfunded.

December 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans cost more than defined benefit (DB) plans per employee hour worked,...

December 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge approved a collective bargaining agreement between an airline and a pilots association.

December 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total U.S. retirement assets reached $19.4 trillion in third-quarter 2012, according to the Investment Company...

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Vanguard study finds defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are planning fewer design and investment...

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The preparation for a pension risk transfer includes many steps.

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bankruptcy court has allowed for the elimination of the lump sum and installment forms...

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennials need help to participate in employer-sponsored retirement plans, according to Wells Fargo.

December 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Verizon and The Prudential Insurance Company of America have completed a challenged pension risk transfer...

December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has rejected the attempt by Verizon retirees to stop the transfer of...

December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer identified five top pension risk management priorities for 2013.

December 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon released a suite of online report templates addressing the regulatory and custom...