Tag: Defined Benefit

The legislation would amend the nondiscrimination rules to protect older workers in plans that have been closed or frozen.

The underestimation of human life spans by forecasters and the potentially sharp unanticipated increases in longevity resulting from medical breakthroughs...

A study suggests that defined benefit plans’ move to mark-to-market accounting may be less driven by transparency motives and more...

Corporate ERISA plans were helped by a significant allocation to high yield, emerging market debt and longer duration investment grade...

The proposal would require reporting the service cost component of retirement benefit costs separately from other components.

The agency has announced the availability of Issue Snapshots and has updated two fix-it guides.

Mercer data shows the funding ration as flat from September to October, while Wilshire and Legal & General Investment Management...

The number of defined benefit pension plans increased by 1.6% in 2014; however, defined contribution plans remain the dominant retirement...

Other limits also remained unchanged according to an IRS Notice, but the annual 415 limit increased.

The parties in the case reached a settlement following an appellate court’s conclusion that only a church can establish a...

Impax expands North America ream; Two Executives join Allianz Life; Northern Trust Asset Management expands leadership; and more.

The updated improvement scale suggests U.S. mortality continues to improve, but at a slower average rate of improvement than previous...

Increases in the premiums for defined benefit plans was provided for in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

The accrued benefit of a variable benefit plan is tied to market performance, relieving sponsors of having to support underfunded...

Reconsidering its previous decision in light of a Supreme Court ruling, the appellate court again found a lead plaintiff did...

A lot of parties are involved in even a modestly sized pension risk transfer deal; aligning their interests, timelines and...

However, the funded status improvement was modest.

$150 million in pension contributions will go to the company’s two largest pension plans.

The company is offering a lump-sum window to terminated, vested employees and moving some pension obligations to an insurer.

An analysis from the Society of Actuaries finds plans with lower discount rates actually had lower unfunded liabilities.