Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A research brief from Russell Investments finds that funding levels for pension plans have improved.

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey reveals that many state pension plans have increased their required employee contribution rates.

December 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has adopted a new set of core competencies...

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans can benefit from outsourcing chief investment...

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has confirmed that General Motors need not continue pension payments made...

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three U.S. senators have reintroduced a bill to address long-term liabilities facing the federal government.

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment service provider BNY Mellon released a liquidity administration service as part of its fund-of-hedge-funds...

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in November improved 2.1 percentage...

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Accounting for the source of funded ratio increases within defined benefit (DB) plans is critical...

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension annuities from insurers fell to 108.3% of liabilities during October,...

November 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Horizons ETFs Management (USA) LLC launched the Horizons S&P Financial Select Sector Covered Call ETF.

November 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A research paper examines the benefits of moving from a defined benefit (DB) plan to...

November 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new issue brief examines approaches for selecting discount rates when measuring pension obligations.

November 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court has ruled that certain benefit enhancements adopted within a pension plan are...

November 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new research paper shows the impact of using a mark-to-market accounting method for valuing...

November 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers are expected to terminate their pension plans as a result of rising interest...

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The state pension fund in Colorado lowered its long-term investment return expectations from 8% to...

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The value of the Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index increased during October.

November 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morneau Shepell, a provider of technology and outsourcing services for the administration of health, welfare...

November 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson has hired Edward Root as a senior pension risk transfer expert.