Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

January 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate pension plan funding levels declined modestly in 2012, keeping most plans considerably underfunded.

December 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans cost more than defined benefit (DB) plans per employee hour worked,...

December 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge approved a collective bargaining agreement between an airline and a pilots association.

December 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total U.S. retirement assets reached $19.4 trillion in third-quarter 2012, according to the Investment Company...

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Vanguard study finds defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are planning fewer design and investment...

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The preparation for a pension risk transfer includes many steps.

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bankruptcy court has allowed for the elimination of the lump sum and installment forms...

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennials need help to participate in employer-sponsored retirement plans, according to Wells Fargo.

December 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Verizon and The Prudential Insurance Company of America have completed a challenged pension risk transfer...

December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has rejected the attempt by Verizon retirees to stop the transfer of...

December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer identified five top pension risk management priorities for 2013.

December 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon released a suite of online report templates addressing the regulatory and custom...

November 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AMR asked a bankruptcy judge to allow an amendment to its pilots’ pension plan eliminating...

November 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The trend toward more transparency of plan assets and liabilities seems to be gathering momentum.

November 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of pensioners is seeking an injunction to halt the proposed transfer of $7.5...

November 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council has unveiled a six-point plan...

November 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Rocaton Investment Advisors LLC  rolled out PlanRisk, an online pension risk assessment tool for corporate...

November 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer is not guaranteed a refund of overpayments mistakenly made to a multiemployer plan. 

November 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report underscores the necessity and analyzes the techniques available for defined benefit plans to...

November 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Choosing to accelerate plan contributions, financed through borrowing, could benefit many defined benefit (DB) plan...