DB Plan Sponsors Focusing Attention on Funding
The issue of funding pension plans has risen to the attention of companies’ leadership, a survey shows.
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
Borrowing to Fund Is a De-Risking Strategy for DB Plans
The combination of increasing annual PBGC premiums and the low rate environment make borrowing to fund a very attractive potential...
PBGC Adjusts Penalties for Failure to Provide Disclosures
PBGC says its legal authority for this action comes from legislation about inflation adjustment of civil penalties.
What to Anticipate from Washington for Retirement Plans
While retirement industry regulators have been busy, not much has come out of Congress affecting retirement plans, but that may...
How Plan Sponsors Should React to Market Volatility
Dean Aloise with Xerox HR Services shares actions DB and DC plan sponsors should take due to the recent market...
DB Funded Status Continues Struggle in 2016
Data from several providers indicate U.S. corporate pension plans’ funded status fell in April.
Institutional Investors See Modest Gain in Q1 2016
Corporate ERISA plans had the best performance in the quarter.
Appellate Court Switches Burden of Proof for Benefits Claim
The court found the employer, not the participant, had access to key information to prove the participant was entitled to...
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Willis Towers Watson Issues Guide to Delegated Investment Management
Delegated investment management can materially benefit pension plans looking to add to their investment decision-making capabilities, the firm says.
State Street to Acquire GE Asset Management
GEAM serves corporate and public retirement plan sponsors, foundations, endowments, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies.
A Plan Sponsor Transfers Nonqualified DB Plan Risks
Many plan sponsors have used annuity purchases for their qualified DB plans to ensure participants’ benefits are protected from market...
DB Plan Assets Down Slightly in 2015, DC Plan Assets Up
Retirement accounts held the bulk of target-date mutual fund assets as of the end of 2015.
Actuarial Equivalence Key in Benefits Calculation Case
A federal appellate court found that the benefit offset used by a defined benefit plan administrator was correct.
Another Appeals Court Rules on Church Plan Case
A federal appellate court has found that the DB plan offered by Advocate Health Care Network does not qualify as...
DB Plans in Decline Face Increasing Risks
“I don’t think many sponsors fully understand that plans in decline have financial characteristics that are entirely different from those...
Pension Funding Deficit Ballooned by $68B So Far in 2016
In February, the nation’s 100 largest pension plans experienced a $35 billion decrease in funded status, according to Milliman.
S&P Companies’ DB Funding Dipped in February
Aon Hewitt reports the S&P 500 aggregate pension funded status decreased, and Mercer says the estimated aggregate funding level of...
Flash Poll Finds Growing Concern Over PBGC Premiums
Client poll results shared by investment consulting firm NEPC show significant and increasing concern with the decisionmaking coming out of...
Several Factors Affect Costs for DB Plans
The Bureau of Labor Statistics looked into why costs are greater for some plans than others.
DB Plans Should Start Reviewing Payment Practices
The DOL has begun investigations, attorneys tell PLANSPONSOR.