Tag: Defined Benefit

A look at this year’s market expectations, and what defined benefit plan sponsors and defined contribution plan participants should know.

The custom solution offers plan sponsors and their auditors an alternative solution with greater transparency than similarly available benchmarks in...

A motion to dismiss, claiming that a domestic partner’s claims for benefits as well as a surcharge were duplicative, was...

In a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court, several federal agencies argue that their longstanding interpretation of the definition...

Lowering costs, reducing return assumptions and experiencing healthy returns is putting a positive spin on public retirement plans’ future.

The agency regularly monitors single-employer DB plans for signs of potential distress.

Milliman forecasts both scenarios.

In an article, the company offers sample governance and investment procedures designed to help plan sponsors get back on track...

Several firms note that the year-end market rally helped reverse a downward trend for pension funding in 2016.

The guidance outlines how plan sponsors must use the My Plan Administration Account portal to electronically submit premium filings in...

The aggregate pension funded status for the plans Willis Towers Watson tracked is estimated to be 80% at the end...

Defined benefit retirement plan sponsors should plan now for the future.

Six essential DB strategies

A new analysis by several well-known economists warns of severe economic consequences related to income inequality; but there are also...

An ICI report found that in 1975, when nearly 90% of private-sector pension plan participants were covered by DB plans,...

The question is whether, under ERISA, a church must establish a plan in order for it to be considered a...

While a majority of plan sponsors are hedging interest rate exposure using LDI strategies, many are also turning to lump-sum...

A list from Willis Towers Watson gives DB plan sponsors food for thought.

Investors are feeling the impact of weak investment returns and the prolonged low-interest-rate environment.

The proposed regulations would provide guidance about changes made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 to the minimum present...