Decline in Equity Could Have Significant Impact on Retirement Income
March 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Callan DC Index declined 15.5% in the fourth quarter for a total loss of...
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DC Pensions in the U.K. Hit Hard by Credit Crunch
February 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Britain's defined contribution (DC) pension assets have lost 35% of their value - £140 billion...
Market Drags Down Q308 Retirement Asset Totals
February 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement assets fell 5.9% from $16.9 trillion to $15.9 trillion during the third quarter of...
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Forced Investment in the Market Seems Like Bad Timing to Participants
February 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Greenwich Associates' new U.S. Defined Contribution Pension Plan Research Study indicates almost 79% of eligible...
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Census Data Show Strengthening DB to DC Trends
February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About two-thirds of workers in a new study identified a defined contribution plan as the...
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73% of DC Sponsors Say No 2009 Match Changes
February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While media accounts may be full of reports of employer decisions to suspend their retirement...
2008 Sends Global Pension Assets Back in Time
January 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global institutional pension fund assets in 11 major markets shrank by approximately 19% during 2008,...
Mutual Fund Ownership Through Retirement Plans Continues to Grow
January 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More households own mutual funds inside tax-deferred accounts—such as defined contribution (DC) plans, individual retirement...
U.S. Retirement Assets Steady in Q2
December 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -American savers held $16.9 trillion in retirement assets at the end of the second quarter of...
List of Retirement Plan Victims of Madoff Scheme Grows
December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The list of retirement plan victims of a huge Ponzi scheme authorities claim was run...
DC Plans Keeping Equity Ownership Alive
December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Investment Company Institute (ICI) and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Associate (SIFMA) report...
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Motorola Freezes DB Plan; Suspends 401(k) Match
December 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola on Wednesday announced it was freezing its defined benefit pension plan on March 1,...
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83% of Employers Surveyed do not Expect Employer Contribution Changes
December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even as news reports of companies suspending employer match contributions to defined contribution plans continue,...
DC Participants Flee Equities in Q308
December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan activity rose as participants reacted to economic turmoil by reallocating their portfolios...
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DC Most Prevalent among Corporates, DB among Multi-Employer Plans
November 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey, not surprisingly, has found that corporate employers are most likely to offer...
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Europe, Asia the Scene of Significant Pension Changes
November 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Asia have undertaken far more extensive and fundamental pension...
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Retirement Industry Reps Optimistic about Future Trends
November 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite volatile investment markets, the freezing and terminating of defined benefit plans, and limited formation...
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Equifax Latest to go DB Freeze Route
September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Declaring that 401(k) plans are "increasingly becoming the standard retirement offering by employers," Equifax has...
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DB Plans Cost Less than DC Plans
August 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic efficiencies inherent in a defined benefit retirement plan makes it a less costly...
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New Data Available on State DC Plans
August 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Center for State and Local Government Excellence announced that for the first time detailed...