Tag: defined benefit (DB) plans

Markets are rebounding, but discount rates used to measure liabilities are falling, and pension consultants wonder if pending legislation will...

Richard Hudson, with First Actuarial Consulting, discusses a new DB plan design that addresses single-employer plan sponsors’ concerns about maintaining...

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One attorney suggests the Supreme Court’s opinion in Thole v. U.S. Bank ‘pushes the ability of participants in a defined...

Plaintiffs’ attorneys, bemoaning the new Supreme Court ruling in Thole v. U.S. Bank, say participants in defined benefit plans are...

Deadlines have been moved for single-employer and multiemployer DB plans and 403(b) plans, among others.

What strategies should plan sponsors consider for reaching their goals in the new market environment?

DB plan sponsors may want to offer coronavirus-related distributions under the CARES Act, but should understand certain rules before doing...

Sources say volatility will continue for pensions, and risk remains in equity markets.

A federal district court judge noted that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the “decision to...

Of the three institutional segments tracked by Northern Trust, corporate ERISA pension plans performed the best during 1Q 2020.

Plan sponsors that already have an LDI strategy in place may be able to better capture opportunities in the current...

The action is in response to an IRS extension of some retirement plans’ Form 5500 filing deadlines.

Firms that track DB plan funded status offer considerations for plan sponsors and note that how sponsors position themselves will...

The bill provides a delay for minimum annual required contributions and relief for plans that may have benefit restrictions triggered...

Stopping employer matching contributions, laying off employees, adjusting DB plan contributions; plan sponsors need to understand the effects of each...