Regulations Changing DB Use of OTC Derivatives
April 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, such as interest rate swaps, have become standard tools for defined benefit...
Tag: Defined Benefit
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SAG Pension Chief Resigns Amid Financial Controversy
April 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bruce Dow, the chief executive of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) pension and health plans, resigned.
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Settlement Clears Orchestra to Withdraw from Pension Fund
April 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Philadelphia Orchestra Association settled with a national musicians' pension fund that had threatened litigation...
Corporate DB Plans Need Glide Path Strategy
April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new white paper from J.P. Morgan discusses a glide path strategy for corporate defined...
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Diversified Paper Examines Evolution of DB Technology
April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified released a white paper on...
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Nortel Pension Dispute Sent to Mediation
April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nortel Networks Inc. won court permission...
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Half of Plan Sponsors Fail to Measure Employees’ Retirement Progress
April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 2011 Wells Fargo Retirement Plan Sponsor Survey, 50% of companies have not...
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Principal Enhances DB Termination Program
April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group updated its defined benefit termination program and released a white paper.
Appeals Court Affirms U.S. Steel Did Not Violate ERISA
April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Pension Risk Transfer Attractiveness Rebounds
April 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index rose significantly from its prior month’s level of 85.31,...
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RPG Consultants and IRON Financial Form Alliance
April 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RPG Consultants and IRON Financial formed an alliance to enable retirement plan sponsors to use...
DC Assets at $4.5T in 2011
April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets were $17.9 trillion as of December 31, 2011, up 4.9% in...
DB Plans Experience $58M Improvement in March
April 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 100 largest defined benefit (DB) pension plans experienced a $58 million improvement in funding...
Corporate Pension Plans Slip in 2011
April 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The financial health of corporate pension...
Gotbaum Encourages Traditional Pension Offerings
April 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individuals need to save more; employers must provide retirement plans and contribute to them; and...
Pension Plan Funding Rebound Continues in Q1 2012
April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell to $336 billion...
DB Sponsors Can Learn About De-Risking from Others
April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North America’s first pension buy-in deal in May 2011 led many to predict a boom...
U.S. Airways Employees Owed Interest for Delayed Pension Payments
April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court affirmed a ruling that a 45-day delay in making a lump-sum...
U.S. Pension Funded Status Rose in March
April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. corporate pension plans' funded status rose 3.6% to 79.8% in March, according to BNY Mellon...
Court Certifies Class in 'Change in Control' Case
March 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A class of former participants in the Anheuser-Busch Companies Pension Plan can move forward with...