Dietrich Warns DB Sponsors Against Doing Nothing
June 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities fell for the second month in a row,...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
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How PBGC Premium Increases Would Impact DB System
June 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report finds that Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premium increases would negatively impact...
Firm Settles with SEC for Pay-to-Play Violations
June 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TL Ventures Inc. has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a case...
Pension Liabilities, Deficits Increase in May
June 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the largest defined benefit (DB) plans in the United States decreased...
NCR Offers Pension Lump Sums to Retirees
June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – NCR Corporation is offering a second defined benefit plan lump-sum window—this time to retirees and...
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MassMutual Added to Pension Risk Transfer Database
June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is participating in Penbridge Advisors' Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Database.
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Seeking Out the Right DB Provider
June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors need a process for selecting plan services providers that best...
DB Buyout Cost Ticks Up in April
June 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of purchasing an annuity to cover defined benefit (DB) plan liabilities continues to...
80% of DB Sponsors Interested in Risk Transfer
June 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eight in 10 defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors expressed interest in pension risk transfer products.
Industry Groups Urge PBGC to Rethink Shutdown Enforcement
June 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Several industry groups have expressed concern about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) enforcement approach...
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PSNC 2014: The DB and DC Plan
June 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total retirement outsourcing (TRO) can benefit employers that sponsor both a defined benefit (DB) and...
Funding of S&P 1500 Plans Unchanged in May
June 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis by consulting firm Mercer finds that funding for defined benefit (DB) pension plans...
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White Paper Outlines DB Risk Management Strategies
June 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A white paper on U.S. pensions covers the major themes impacting the funding of defined...
Funded Status of Corporate DB Plans Decline
June 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans decreased in May, says a...
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PSNC 2014: One-Size-Fits-All?
June 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago, four leading experts debated the merits of target-date...
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PensionsFirst Broadens Focus to Become RiskFirst
May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial technology provider RiskFirst, formerly PensionsFirst, has expanded the focus of its pension risk analytics...
Reforming Social Security to Increase Workers' Retirement Income
May 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Witnesses at a Senate hearing discussed Social Security reforms that could boost potential retirement income...
Mercer Addresses Misconceptions About DB Lump-Sum Windows
May 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While offering lump-sum distribution windows to terminated, vested participants could reduce the liabilities of a...
Real Estate Boosts Master Trust Returns in Q114
May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 1.94% for the...