SEI Puts Out Latest Discount Rate, ROA Guidance
December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SEI’s latest analysis of the effects of Financial Accounting Standards 87 (FAS 87) on pension...
Tag: Defined Benefit
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Medical Supply Firm to Wind Down Frozen Pension
December 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Richmond, Virginia-based medical and surgical supply distributor Owens & Minor will be seeking approvals from...
DB Sponsors Have Risk on their Minds
December 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Hewitt Associates survey of large U.S. employers finds defined benefit plan sponsors have shifted...
Equity Markets in November Improve Pension Funding
December 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The net result of strong equity returns and a decline in corporate bond yields in...
U.K. Pension Costs Slowing M&A Activity
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Watson Wyatt U.K. survey found that 33% of responding companies consider the level...
PPA DB Funding Rules Drive Dash to Fixed Income
December 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With one eye cast toward the defined benefit plan funding rules in the Pension Protection...
Pension Plans Continue Funding Recovery
December 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong November performance by U.S. equities has led to a 2.6% boost in the...
LDI Adopters Triple Since 2007
November 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (54%) of defined benefit plan sponsors have adopted liability-driven investment strategies, up...
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DB Plan Volatility among Top Exec Concerns
November 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey by Towers Perrin finds that most finance executives remain concerned about several...
Congress Focuses on Delphi Bankruptcy’s Impact on Workers, Retirees
November 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will conduct a hearing next Wednesday...
GOP Reps. Demand Pension Disclosures
November 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two U.S. House members demanded that Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis give workers immediate access...
Actuary Puts Large-Company Pension Shortfall at $329B
November 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The financial crisis saddled the world's 100 largest companies with a record 220 billion euro...
Institutional Investors Had a Good Third Quarter
November 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Mercer’s Summary Performance of US Institutional Portfolios, the median corporate plan had a...
Canadian DB Sponsors not Optimistic for the Future
November 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from RBC Dexia Investor Services reveals that 89% of defined benefit plan sponsors...
GAO Report Examines Executive Comp Practices at Firms with Underfunded Pensions
November 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has some legislators talking...
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DATAIR Releases PPA Windows Valuation System for Defined Benefit Plans
November 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DATAIR has announced the latest release of its DB System, described as the...
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Regions Reinstates Retirement Benefits
November 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regions Financial Corp. chief executive Dowd Ritter told employees the bank will restore its 401(k)...
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Struggling Refiner Reveals Pension, Retiree Health Cutbacks
November 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Philadelphia refiner Sunoco announced it will freeze its defined benefit pension plans for most...
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New York Times is Freezing Pension Plan
November 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Times Company has amended The New York Times Companies Pension Plan, a...
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Mercer Identifies Challenges for Multinats' Benefits Programs
November 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a new report, Mercer identifies key considerations for multinational employers when formulating their benefit...