Tag: Defined Benefit

November 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AMR asked a bankruptcy judge to allow an amendment to its pilots’ pension plan eliminating...

November 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The trend toward more transparency of plan assets and liabilities seems to be gathering momentum.

November 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of pensioners is seeking an injunction to halt the proposed transfer of $7.5...

November 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council has unveiled a six-point plan...

November 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Rocaton Investment Advisors LLC  rolled out PlanRisk, an online pension risk assessment tool for corporate...

November 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer is not guaranteed a refund of overpayments mistakenly made to a multiemployer plan. 

November 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report underscores the necessity and analyzes the techniques available for defined benefit plans to...

November 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Choosing to accelerate plan contributions, financed through borrowing, could benefit many defined benefit (DB) plan...

November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement benefits remained mostly intact during the Great Recession.

November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master...

November 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com – The IRS finalized regulations that provide guidance under the anti-cutback rules of section 411(d)(6) of...

November 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The costs of Harvard University’s employee benefits offerings are growing at “unsustainable rates,” according to the...

November 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all institutional plans showed positive returns for the third quarter, while 12-month returns hit...

November 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A tentative agreement between employees and management of the New York Times avoids a move...

November 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon attributed an October decline in U.S. corporate pension funding to falling interest rates...

November 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. corporate pension plan funding decreased in October, erasing September gains.

November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Misconceptions about liability-driven investing (LDI) prevent many investors from implementing this strategy. 

November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional plan sponsors in the Northern Trust Universe gained about 4.5% at...

October 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For today’s frozen defined benefit (DB) plans, the question is not if they will settle—it’s...

October 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two Maryland men pled guilty to engaging in a scheme to steal more than $9...