Investing | July 25th, 2007 Retirement Assets Reach $16.4 Trillion July 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets of the nation's retirement savings plans reached a record $16.4 trillion in 2006, an...
Benefits | July 23rd, 2007 Study: DB Freezes Slowing Down WASHINGTON, July 23, 2007 - The rate of pension plan freezes among FORTUNE 1000 firms has slowed, and the majority...
Benefits | July 22nd, 2007 PD2007: Despite DB Travails, A Plan Sponsor is Convinced CHICAGO - The current trials and travails of defined benefit plans aside, should plan sponsors still consider opening - or...
Benefits | July 18th, 2007 Chicago Transit Authority Pondering DB-DC Switch July 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a defined benefit pension plan struggling at a 34% funding level, the Chicago Transit...
Benefits | July 17th, 2007 Dow Chemical Unveils 'Personal Protection Account' for New Hires July 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Chemical Company became the latest to revamp its pension and benefits program with its...
Compliance | July 13th, 2007 Court Blocks UAL's Move to Dismiss Pilot Pension Suit July 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.Com) - A federal judge in Chicago has turned aside efforts by UAL Corp., parent of United...
Compliance | July 13th, 2007 Court Blocks UAL's Move to Dismiss Pilot Pension Suit July 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.Com) - A federal judge in Chicago has turned aside efforts by UAL Corp., parent of United...
Benefits | July 10th, 2007 Poll Finds DB Closures Paired with DC Improvements July 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds that while a majority of defined benefit plan sponsors have either...
Investing | July 9th, 2007 Index: Little Pension Funding Status Change in June July 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A typical U.S. pension plan saw little change in its funding status in June, according...
Benefits | June 8th, 2007 Report: Ohio STRS a 'Ticking Time Bomb' June 8, 2007 (plansponsor.com) - An educational think tank has released a blisteringly critical report about the Ohio State Teacher...
Compliance | May 31st, 2007 GASB Ports over Retiree Benefit Regs for Government Pensions May 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Government accounting rulemakers have issued a document to put government agency accounting officials under the...
Products | May 23rd, 2007 Great-West Offers DB/DC Recordkeeping Consolidation to Public Sector May 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has turned its sights toward the public sector, offering clients a solution...
Benefits | May 22nd, 2007 Consultant: DB Market Ready for Major Upheaval May 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. defined benefit pension market is going to be hit with a massive shakeup...
Benefits | May 10th, 2007 Watson Wyatt: PPA Effect on DB Closings Unclear May 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following a new analysis of defined benefit plan sponsorship among Fortune 100 companies, experts at...
Compliance | May 8th, 2007 UK Pension Regulator Maps Out Three-Year Plan May 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK's Pension Regulator said it will focus on boosting the funding of defined benefit...
Benefits | May 8th, 2007 Chicago Archdiocese Boards the DB to DC Transition Train May 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago plans to move about 10,000 lay employees from a...
Deals and People | May 7th, 2007 Texas Retirement System Names Eric Henry to Executive Director Post May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) Board has selected Eric Henry, the head of Pennsylvania's...
Benefits | May 7th, 2007 Group: Illinois DB to DC Switch Not a Money Saver May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A union-backed research group in Chicago asserted in a new research report that proposals to...
Benefits | May 4th, 2007 Lincoln Financial Latest in DB Freeze Trend May 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Philadelphia-based financial services company Lincoln Financial Group is the latest employer to turn away from...
Benefits | May 1st, 2007 ArvinMeritor to Freeze DB Plans, Boost DC Payments May 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ArvinMeritor announced Tuesday it would freeze its defined benefit plan, but increase the contributions to...