UK Court Sides with Employees on Failed Pension Payout Debate
February 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.K. High Court has sided with four pensioners over whether the government should have...
Tag: Defined Benefit
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Auto Plan Features Forecast to Push DC Growth
February 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant contributions to defined contribution (DC) plans should double between 2007 and 2011 because of...
Pension Funding Status Ticks up in January
February 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The typical U.S. defined benefit pension plan saw its funding status increase by 2.4% in...
PLANSPONSOR Recognizes Plan Sponsors of the Year
February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine recognize a specific plan sponsor that demonstrates leadership...
PLANSPONSOR Recognizes Plan Sponsors of the Year
February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine recognize a specific plan sponsor that demonstrates leadership...
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CT Insurance Firm Reshuffles Retirement Program
February 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Hartford, Connecticut-based insurance company is changing its retirement savings program to include a re-engineered...
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Empire Health Services to Freeze DB Plan
February 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washington state-based Empire Health Services announced that it will freeze its defined benefit plan on...
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FL Firm Offers Pension 'Roadmap' to Model Future Strategies
January 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida pension consulting firm is offering Asset/Liability Modeling as another "roadmap"...
Regulators Seek Comment on Guidance for 'Non-Traditional' DB Benefits
January 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are asking for public comment on how...
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NJ Proposal Would Switch To DC Plans for Elected Officials
January 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Jersey Senate passed a measure Thursday that will require newly elected officials to...
EU Court Says UK Pension Safety Net Not Good Enough
January 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The European Court of Justice called the protection the UK gives to pensioners whose companies...
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A New Day for DB Plans
As PLANSPONSOR's 2006 DB Summit in Washington, DC commenced, the message from the opening plenary speaker was "It is a...
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Is Sponsorship Transfer Next Frozen DB Plan Solution?
As a growing number of defined benefit plan sponsors contemplate freezing those programs, a panel of industry professionals at PLANSPONSOR's...
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Communicating DB Change to Participants – Be Relevant, "Real"
At a time when new retirement legislation and pension accounting rules are prompting plan sponsors to make changes to their...
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Do Public Plans Provide the Model for Retirement Offerings?
While defined benefit plans have been getting a bad rap lately, a panel of industry leaders at PLANSPONSOR's DB Summit...
UK Regulators Ban Ericsson Pension Chair for Misdeeds
January 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK pension regulators have banned the chairman of the Ericsson pension fund from getting involved...
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British Airways Cabin Crew Votes to Strike
January 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the support of most of its major union groups for a new pension proposal,...
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BA Unions (Mostly) Back Pension Proposal
January 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The company council of the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) has unanimously endorsed the proposed...
Kerry, Salazar "Duke" It Out with Corruption-Tinged Pensions
January 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pair of U. S. Senators has introduced a bill that would cancel the pension...
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Ryder Makes Pension Plan Shifts
January 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ryder System, Inc. is redesigning its retirement program for certain pension- eligible employees effective January...