How Pandemic-Related Increase in Retirements Affects DB Plans
A sharp jump in the number of workers who decide to retire early does not bode well actuarially for DB...
Tag: defined benefit plans
Corporate Pension Funded Status Breaks Two-Month Losing Streak
The rest of the year could be promising for DB plans, depending on the Fed’s stance on interest rates and...
DuPont Plan Participants Claim Arbitrary Interpretation Reduced Their Pension Benefits
The complaint says Corteva Inc.’s ‘sleight of hand’ when determining when to label employees that were part of a spinoff...
DB Plans and Social Security Are Wealth Equalizers
A study finds the programs are substantial resources for Black and Hispanic families and adding them into wealth considerations lowers...
Climate Change and Benchmarking Risk for Retirement Plans
Experts discuss how to conduct climate-change analysis and whether such an inquiry is a fiduciary duty, as forces are aligning...
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Defined Benefit Compliance Software Added to ftwilliam Suite of Services
The new solution provides a complete valuation, testing and proposal system.
July 2021 DB Plan Funded Status Shows Vulnerability to Interest Rate Risk
As discount rates used to measure pension liabilities fell, many plans’ funded status slipped, although the degree of loss depended...
Actuarial Assumptions Do Not Affect Actual DB Costs
'Experience studies’ and certain types of modeling will help plan sponsors find a better balance between assumptions and experience to...
Markets Were Good to Institutional Investors in Q2
U.S. equity is a core holding for all plan types, and alternative investments gave plans a boost as well.
IRS Issues Guidance on Single-Employer DB Plan Funding Relief Under ARPA
It addresses to what purposes newly allowed segment rates apply, how plan sponsors can make elections for which segment rates...
Pensions’ Long-Term Approach to ESG Risks Hinges on Engaging With Companies
The Pension Research Council recommends that pension plan sponsors develop processes to identify, measure and manage environmental, social and governance-related...
June Marks First Decline in DB Plan Funded Status in Eight Months
Consultants and asset managers say time will tell whether changes in the economy will boost corporate pensions’ funded status for...
Judge Agrees Pension Communication Was Not Clear
A former participant in DuPont’s DB plan claimed that confusing benefit statements caused him to miss out on years of...
DB Plan Sponsors Don’t Have to Fear Investing in Real Assets
They can reduce volatility and provide higher returns than other assets, and cash flow needs can be still be managed...
DB Plan Funded Status Remains Stable in May
Consultants say now is the time to evaluate interest rate and equity market risk strategies, as well as whether and...
Worrying About Inflation’s Effect on Your Pension Finances? Don’t.
Experts says they don’t expect a long run of inflation, and it might be making your plan less expensive.
SURVEY SAYS: Do You Have a Pension Plan?
PLANSPONSOR NewsDash readers report whether they participate in a defined benefit (DB) pension plan and whether they believe all employees...
Corporate Pension Funded Status Sees Slight Uptick in April
Pension plans still felt the effect of lower rates on liabilities, but strong equity markets helped the gain in assets...
Variable Benefit Plans a Solution for All Types of Plan Sponsors
Corporate, multiemployer and public plan sponsors have been drawn to variable benefit plans for their ability to minimize costs while...
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How to Tell If You’re Paying Reasonable Fees for Actuarial Services
Leslie Olds, with Strategic Benefits Advisors, discusses how DB plan sponsors can determine whether actuarial fees are in line with...