Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

June 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council (ABC) testified before the ERISA Advisory Committee (EAC) yesterday to describe...

June 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The value of MetLife’s U.S. Pension Risk Behavior Index (PRBI) hit a record high in...

June 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has approved a process...

June 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) issued a statement in response to...

June 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Marathon Retirement & Pension Consulting LLC (Marathon RPC) announced its entry into the small and...

May 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is common for companies to have both defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB)...

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has rejected a retiree’s attempt to continue receiving pension overpayments caused by a...

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lawmakers have introduced legislation to provide relief to nonprofit organizations, such as local Girl Scout...

May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment returns in defined benefit (DB) retirement plans outperformed those in defined contribution (DC) plans...

May 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Senate committee has asked the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for more information...

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the current low-rate environment, defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors may want to implement a...

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even through a waning rate environment, the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities stayed stable.

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill in Congress to ensure retirement security to members...

May 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Russell Investments has updated its “Corporate Pension Finance Handbook,” which addresses topics affecting corporate pension...

May 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will be taking responsibility for the pension plan of...

May 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have issued...

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans, IRAs, and annuities totaled $19.5 trillion at year-end 2012, up...

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Double digit U.S. equity returns powered a solid first quarter for all institutional plan types,...

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A pension fund filed a lawsuit alleging misconduct in the transaction of credit default swaps...

May 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will hold an open meeting...