Administration

Half of plan sponsors do not take advantage of qualified default investment alternative safe harbor protections, a survey finds.

The market is poised for accelerated defined benefit pension plan risk transfer activity, according to speakers featured in a Mercer webcast.

The Center for State and Local Government Excellence examined four public pension systems with a long tradition of being well-funded to determine what they have in common.

An independent fiduciary decided a transaction split between Prudential and MassMutual was the safest available annuity structure to provide retiree benefits.

Advice has taken on new dimensions in the retirement space, according to Cerulli Associates, and is often implemented automatically and without requiring input from the recipient.

Implementing automatic enrollment without thinking through plan design can result in compliance and administrative issues.

An updated analysis from the Society of Actuaries examines required contributions and economic sensitivities for pension plan sponsors, finding their outlook is somewhat rosier than in previous reports.

A report says the ratio of assets to liabilities reported by public pension systems under new GASB standards will rise and fall far more sharply than the funded...

The growing awareness of increased lifespans is pushing retirement plan participants to look beyond the money and ask how they would like to live that part of their...

Defined contribution retirement plan sponsors are subject to many risks which ultimately put a company’s reputation at risk, experts at Sibson Consulting note.

While lump-sum payments to certain defined benefit plan participants reduced the company’s pension obligations, new mortality assumptions increased them.

Moody’s estimates pension deficits jumped 8% in 2014.

An Aon Hewitt survey of pension plan sponsors finds almost two in three could take direct action to curb risks and costs in 2015.

Trust, transparency and time are essential ingredients of the successful OCIO and plan sponsor relationship, says Towers Watson in its annual Global Investment Matters publication.

The funded status of pension plans of S&P 1500 companies fell 5% in January.

The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions fell nearly 5% in January, according to BNY Melon ISSG.

Wilshire Associates estimates that overall the funded ratio for the sample pension plan decreased by 3.5% during the first month of 2015.

The Mercer U.S. Pension Buyout Index shows the average pension buyout cost decreased significantly during December.

Departing retirement plan participants may wish to roll over their plan assets to another qualified plan or individual retirement account (IRA) to avoid paying taxes and to continue...

The Timken Company has agreed to purchase a group annuity from Prudential to pay certain retirees’ future pension benefits.