Advisory Opinion Offers LDI Clarity
October 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an advisory opinion that supports taking pension plan...
Tag: Defined Benefit
Court Rules Plan Must Comply with Posthumous QDRO
October 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that a pension...
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Experts Say Danger in Individuals Taking on Too Much Retirement Responsibility
October 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US retirement scene has gradually been morphing into one in which defined contribution plans...
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Americans to Face Retirement Challenges as SS System Declines
October 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report released by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns Americans will face...
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Hershey Announces Changes to Pensions
October 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hershey Company has announced it is making changes to its US pension and savings...
Pension Funding Slightly Decreased in September
October 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of a typical US pension plan fell 0.2% in September 2006, according...
Cash Balance Plan not in Breach of Age Discrimination Laws
September 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled that the cash balance...
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NCR Announces Pension Freeze
September 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NCR Corp., an information technology services company, announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing...
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Poll: DB Landscape Keeps Changing
September 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new SEI poll has found that when it comes to defined benefit plans, the...
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FL Business Owner Siphons Nearly $4M from Benefit Plans
September 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A home health care corporation owner has been accused of siphoning more than $3.85 million...
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IL Attorney General Says Ryan Should Lose Pension
September 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan weighed in on the issue of forfeiting former governor George...
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Defense Contractor Joins Trend of DB-DC Shift
September 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Minneapolis-based defense contractor is the latest to shut down its defined benefit pension plan...
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Convicted Former IL Governor Could Lose Pension
September 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Illinois Governor George Ryan, convicted of racketeering and fraud, could lose some or all...
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Survey Provides Additional Evidence of Move from DB Plans
September 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national survey of more than 450 employers by Wells Fargo's employee benefits consulting group,...
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Survey Provides Additional Evidence of Move from DB Plans
September 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national survey of more than 450 employers by Wells Fargo's employee benefits consulting group,...
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NASRA: Public Systems Funding Ratio Drops in 2005
August 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US public pension systems ended 2005 in a worse funded position than they were the...
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DuPont To Scale Back Pension Contributions by Two-Thirds
August 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's third-largest chemical maker said Monday it planned to trim the amount it contributes...
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DuPont To Scale Back Pension Contributions by Two-Thirds
August 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's third-largest chemical maker said Monday it planned to trim the amount it contributes...
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85% of Workers with Plan Access are Retirement Savers
August 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lion's share of US workers who had access to a retirement plan in March...
Court Rejects Estranged Wife's Appeal for Survivor Benefits
August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that even if the estranged wife...