Administration | March 25th, 2014 Multiemployer Plans in Green Zone Declines Slightly March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2013, a solid majority of multiemployer pension plans (59%) were in the green zone...
Administration | March 21st, 2014 Lower Funding Seen with Detroit Pension Plans March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Over the last year, the funded status of Detroit’s two pension plans has decreased.
Administration | March 21st, 2014 Pension Annuitization Attractiveness Hangs On March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...
Administration | March 20th, 2014 Health of Large DB Plans Improves March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The financial health of the largest U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved during...
Administration | March 17th, 2014 Portfolio Shifts Continue After Banner Year March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong recovery in asset values and pension funding levels hasn’t slowed the pace of...
Administration | March 14th, 2014 Planning for Mortality Tables Effect on Liabilities March 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New mortality tables for defined benefit (DB) pension plans will increase pension liabilities, according to...
Administration | March 13th, 2014 Pension Funding Sees Improvement in February March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of pension plans showed an improvement in February, compared with figures from...
Administration | March 7th, 2014 Corporate Pensions Saw Favorable February March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest release of the Milliman Pension Funding Index, which tracks performance at the largest...
Administration | March 5th, 2014 State DB Plans Better Funded in 2013 March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding for state-sponsored defined benefit (DB) retirement plans increased 3% between 2012 and 2013, says...
Administration | March 5th, 2014 Corporate Pension Funding Rises to 92.6% March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan improved 1.7% in February to...
Administration | March 4th, 2014 Mercer Notes Pension Funding Decrease in February March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Estimated funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 2% in February...
Administration | March 4th, 2014 Time Is Ripe for Pension Strategy Changes March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stronger position, new choices are being made in the management of pensions in...
Administration | February 20th, 2014 Recommendations for Public Pension Funding Policies February 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding a pension plan involves determining appropriate contribution amounts at specific points in time and...
Administration | February 19th, 2014 Towers Watson Clients Double Smart Beta Asset Flows February 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors working with Towers Watson more than doubled asset flows moving into “smart beta”...
Administration | February 13th, 2014 Institutions Like Smart Beta February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) shows smart beta strategies, designed to take...
Administration | February 11th, 2014 Strategies for Locking in Pension Funding Gains February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recent decrease in the funded status of defined benefit pension plans highlights the need...
Administration | February 10th, 2014 Sunset of PPA Rule for Pensions Requires Clarification February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) established a framework for identifying and remedying funding...
Administration | February 10th, 2014 January Sees DB Funding Status Decrease February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large defined benefit (DB) plans lost asset values and gained pension liabilities during January, resulting...
Administration | February 5th, 2014 New PBGC Premium Date Could Help Funding February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large single employer and multiemployer defined benefit plans may get help with funding due to...
Administration | February 4th, 2014 Pension Funding Has Setback in January February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 6% in January, according...