Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recent decrease in the funded status of defined benefit pension plans highlights the need...

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large defined benefit (DB) plans lost asset values and gained pension liabilities during January, resulting...

February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Corporate employers have largely favored lump sum offerings as a means to settle pension liabilities,...

February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it will pay retirement benefits for a plastic...

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate pensions will continue de-risking; allocations will shift with outcomes in mind, and rising interest...

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) introduced a pension risk transfer solution.

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large single employer and multiemployer defined benefit plans may get help with funding due to...

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional assets tracked by the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS) saw double-digit returns...

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets at U.S. institutional pension funds increased 12% in 2013 to a record $18.9 trillion,...

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For smaller plan sponsors, there’s a range of plans to consider.

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 6% in January, according...

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans fell 4.2% during January to reach 91%,...

February 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Year-end reflection has led many defined benefit plan sponsors to revisit a perplexing problem they...

January 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 16% increase in 2014 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums pushed Mercer’s Pension Buyout...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Approval for an auto-enrolled retirement plan at the federal level is near unanimous, but there...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all Canadians plan to rely on government retirement provisions to support themselves during retirement,...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to decrease pension risk exposure and insulate plans from fluctuating economic conditions,...

January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USI Consulting Group has hired Michelle Rubin as a senior actuarial consultant in its defined...

January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - “What is our endgame for our pension plan in 2014?” This question is being asked...

January 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has delayed the implementation of a new pension reform...