Newsdash Insight on Plan Design & Investment Strategy from PLANSPONSOR
January 5th, 2018
Benefits & Administration
Public Pension Fund Members Largely Unaware of Underfunding
Public pension fund members surveyed expressed interest in more transparency about pension fund investments and investment returns.Read more >
DB Plan Q&A
Plan Sponsor Pilot Mediation Project
This past October, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it was beginning a pilot program that will offer mediation to plan sponsors to facilitate resolution of negotiations in two key PBGC program areas. The PBGC will offer mediation to ongoing plan sponsors as part of its early warning and risk management programs, and to former plan sponsors as part of resolving their pension liabilities following termination of their underfunded pension plan. The PBGC selected these two areas because it believed they would provide the greatest benefit from mediation. Marcia Wagner, founder of The Wagner Law Group, answers questions about the PBGC’s Plan Sponsor Pilot Mediation Project.Read more >
Products, Deals and People
Investment Products and Services Launches
State Street Global Advisors reveals latest SPDR ETFs, and Charles Schwab announces addition of 12 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to OneSource.Read more >
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