Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

PPG has entered into agreements with MetLife and MassMutual to cover pension obligations to retirees.

“We are reaching out to our clients and pointing out that over the long term, the world survives. These short-term...

Seventy-five percent of employers surveyed think employees with student loans contribute less to their 401(k)s.

The average funding is 87%, just slightly down from 88% last year.

Generally, payments are taxable in the taxable year in which they are distributed.

Nearly every state reduced benefits, increased employee contributions, or both.

The growth will be “driven by the continued discovery of new and more sophisticated applications for the funds across investment...

Four in 10 Americans age 50 or older plan to take Social Security before full retirement age

Market volatility and funding relief allowing lower required contributions have impacted the value of LDI and other pension plan de-risking...

“I am a fiduciary for our ERISA retirement plan. Can I reduce my fiduciary liability or even eliminate it entirely?”

The decrease in funding was due in part to relatively flat equity markets, according to both Mercer and Wilshire.

“The index helps plan sponsors determine where and when it is good to take liquidity risk,” says Thierry Adant, with...

DB plan sponsors should act to protect themselves in the new regime, and in some cases, they can capitalize from...

Steady as a drumbeat, LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute data shows pension buyouts topped $1 billion for the fourth consecutive quarter. 

The single-employer program is underfunded by more than $19 billion, and the multiemployer program is underfunded by more than $42...

The DOL disagreed with Foot Locker’s argument that each participant must show he or she detrimentally relied on Foot Locker's...

“We just received a proxy statement, along with a request for voting, for one of the investments held in our...