Tag: Defined Benefit

Benefits | February 24th, 2011

DB Plan Sponsors more Concerned with Risk than Returns

February 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit plan sponsors appear more concerned about risk and plan costs than returns, according...

Compliance | February 22nd, 2011

North Dakota Pension Proposal Falls Short

February 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A proposal that would have closed its state pension fund to new...

Administration | February 16th, 2011

Derivatives Rules Could Hurt Pensions

February 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Benefits Council and the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets (CIEBA) contend...

Administration | February 9th, 2011

Milliman 100 Funding Status Improves to 82% in January

February 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans in the Milliman 100 Pension Index experienced asset increases of $6 billion and liability...

Benefits | February 8th, 2011

Controlling Volatility Still Top of Mind for DB Sponsors

February 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An SEI Quick Poll has found that, for the second consecutive year, pension plan sponsors...

Administration | February 8th, 2011

Market Rebound Did Little to Improve Pension Funding

February 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Although solid investment returns in 2010 helped institutional investors make up lost ground in terms...

Administration | February 7th, 2011

Segal Encourages Multi-Employer Plans to Use Pension Funding Relief

February 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Trustees of most multi-employer pension plans, including those with “green zone” status, may want to...

Administration | February 4th, 2011

Pension Plan Funded Status Continues Improvement

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan climbed 3.3 percentage points higher...

Administration | February 2nd, 2011

Large Plan DB Funding Status Improves for 5th Month

February 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased by...

Investing | January 27th, 2011

2010 Kind to Institutional Investors

January 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors had strong investment performance for the second year in a...

Deals and People | January 24th, 2011

PLANSPONSOR Unveils Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists

January 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine, the industry’s leading resource for pension...

Administration | January 21st, 2011

Verizon Changing Pension Accounting Method

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verizon Communications Inc. has adopted a new policy that changes the method of accounting for...

Administration | January 21st, 2011

Alcoa Makes $600M Stock Contribution to Pension Plans

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Board of Directors of Alcoa authorized a contribution of up to $600 million in Alcoa...

Administration | January 18th, 2011

McClatchy Pays Pension in Real Estate

January 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The McClatchy Company, a newspaper chain, has contributed $49.6 million worth of real estate to...

Administration | January 13th, 2011

AT&T Changes Benefit Accounting Procedures

January 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AT&T announced it has changed its method of recognizing actuarial gains and losses for pension...

Products | January 11th, 2011

Aon Hewitt Brings on Canadian DB Management Solution

January 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aon Hewitt has introduced its delegated investment consulting solution for better management of Canadian defined...

Administration | January 11th, 2011

Milliman: Pension Plan Funded Status Down for the Year

January 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In December, plans in the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index experienced asset increases of $24...

Administration | January 10th, 2011

Pension Indicator Helps Sponsors Evaluate Risk Exposure

January 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Findley Davies has released its new Pension Indicator online resource.

Administration | January 7th, 2011

UBS Finds Pension Plan Funding up 9% in Q4 2010

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UBS Global Asset Management US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker found the typical pension plan’s...

Administration | January 5th, 2011

Mercer Finds U.S. Pension Funded Status Declined in 2010

January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies increased by $86 billion in...