Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

Scott Kaplan is replacing Dylan Tyson, who is taking on a new role at Prudential of Korea.

2014 pension buyout sales reached $8.5 billion.

Plan participant age metrics can be a critical factor in setting liability-driven investing strategies, according to Nuveen Asset Management.

Wilshire Consulting also reported that corporate pensions reached a 77.2% funding ratio in February.

The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans increased by 5.1% in February, the best month for gains since January...

The United States’ 19 largest pension funds hold roughly 40% of the nation’s pension obligations, according to Russell Investments, so...

An employer’s failure to notify employees that their pension assets were transferred to another plan resulted in a court ruling...

Eighty percent of Catholic dioceses offer lay employees a 403(b) plan, while 15% offer a 401(k).

The GAO recommends that the Department of Labor require defined benefit plan sponsors to notify the agency when they offer...

The market is poised for accelerated defined benefit pension plan risk transfer activity, according to speakers featured in a Mercer...

An independent fiduciary decided a transaction split between Prudential and MassMutual was the safest available annuity structure to provide retiree...

An updated analysis from the Society of Actuaries examines required contributions and economic sensitivities for pension plan sponsors, finding their...

With traditional fixed-income investments continuing to provide unattractive returns, consultants to defined benefit retirement plans are looking for opportunities overseas.

A report says the ratio of assets to liabilities reported by public pension systems under new GASB standards will rise...

While lump-sum payments to certain defined benefit plan participants reduced the company’s pension obligations, new mortality assumptions increased them.

A new report from CEM Benchmarking claims to have settled, at least in part, the active versus passive investing debate...

Moody’s estimates pension deficits jumped 8% in 2014.

Groom Law Group announced the hiring of Joshua Shapiro.

A hardy banking industry, strong health care services and solid economic performance have kept Switzerland’s retirement system at the top...

A new academic research paper reexamines how pension costs were related to defaults and bankruptcies at high-profile U.S. corporations in...