Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

March 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Group pension buyouts experienced strong sales during 2013, says a new survey.

March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit plan sponsors have a window of opportunity to take action on pension risk.

March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest release of the Milliman Pension Funding Index, which tracks performance at the largest...

March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bill recently submitted to the Kentucky state legislature would enact several reforms on the...

March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan improved 1.7% in February to...

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Industry groups have recommended expansions to nondiscrimination testing relief for closed defined benefit (DB) plans.

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Estimated funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 2% in February...

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How should defined benefit plan investors measure success?

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stronger position, new choices are being made in the management of pensions in...

March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers favor defined contribution (DC) retirement plans over defined benefit (DB) plans for reasons such...

March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index fell nearly three points in February to 95.33.

February 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A settlement was reached this week in a class action lawsuit brought against trustees of...

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension buyout annuities from an insurer remained level during January, at...

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Multiemployer defined benefit (DB) plans appear to have a strong future, says a new report.

February 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unprotected pensions, loss of retiree health care benefits and reduced Social Security payments worry retirees.

February 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer introduced a multi-country third-party insurer buyout pricing study.

February 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors working with Towers Watson more than doubled asset flows moving into “smart beta”...

February 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than 80% of institutional investors expect risk management to play an even greater role...

February 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What a difference a year makes—strong investment performance and a modest rise in interest rates...

February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) shows smart beta strategies, designed to take...