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| Editor’s Note |
| PLANSPONSOR is pleased to bring you a special
edition of NewsDash, sponsored by MetLife, focused on defined benefit plans. |
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| Pension De-Risking |
| Factors Still Ripe for Choosing Pension Risk Transfer |
| The market is poised for accelerated defined
benefit pension plan risk transfer activity, according to speakers featured in
a Mercer webcast.Read more > |
| Rising PBGC Premiums Drive Increase in PRT Activity: Mercer attributes the rise in pension risk transfer
activity to PBGC premium increases.Read more > |
| Pension Pulse:
Nearly one-third (29%) of defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are likely to
consider a pension risk transfer option for their plans in the next two years,
according to a MetLife Pension Risk Transfer Poll of 228 DB plan sponsors. Of those considering a pension transfer
option, 73% would opt for a buy-out while 15% would select a buy-in.Read more > |
| Rising Costs to Hit De-Risking Plans in 2015: Any plans for a pension buy-in or buy-out are more
likely to be delayed as liabilities rose again last year.Read more > |
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| Pension Funding |
| Top DB Plans Lose Ground Last Year |
| A new study shows the greatest funded percentage
drop since 2008.Read more > |
| Pension Funded Status Falls in First Quarter of 2015: Funded status levels for the average pension plan
dropped in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report by LGIMA.Read more > |
| Most States Meeting Commitments to Fund Pensions: Despite perceptions that many states have fallen far
short of their pension funding requirements, most states have made a reasonable
effort to fund their share of pension contributions.Read more > |
