Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

Movement in the effective interest rate decreased pension plan liabilities sharply during the second quarter of 2015.

The firms announced an “expanded array of defined benefit plan services” after nearly a year and a half of partnership...

A federal appellate court says a defined benefit plan beneficiary has no standing to sue the plan if he cannot...

The agency says funding relief prevents it from getting all information it needs to help plans.

Seventy percent of DB plan sponsors are contributing more to their plans than the minimum required amount.

Over-funded pension plans would have a longer time period in which they could use surpluses to pay for retiree health...

And real estate is the most popular alternative asset class for pensions, a survey shows.

Effective July 9, DB plan sponsors may no longer offer a lump-sum window to participants who have begun receiving installments.

MassMutual’s new pension buyout business leader takes on the role during a peak time for risk transfer activity. 

Benefit Plans Administrative Services (BPAS) has acquired the defined contribution plan administration practice of Lifetime Benefit Solutions (LBS).

Michael Kreps has rejoined the Groom Law Group to help expand the premier policy practice.

Launches new publication for sponsors and advisers.

Most Americans look for a retirement plan when considering a job offer, yet only 50% of employers offer one.

Institutional investors are expecting a tail risk event, but are unprepared and lack the risk management strategies to prepare.

The Washington Post is moving away from both its traditional DB plan and cash balance plan, and has agreed not...

Liability-driven investing is still the game for many defined benefit plans, and equity investments can still play a role.

Pension buyout price transparency and readiness to transact are of critical importance, Mercer says.

Investment management expenses remain the top cost in running a corporate defined benefit plan.

A white paper from Prudential Retirement outlines steps to prepare plan sponsors for future PRT transactions.

In finance as in physics, investment market forces produce both upside and downside.