Boilermakers Pension Under Investigation
May 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A grand jury is investigating complaints against the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers’ pension and benefits...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
PBGC Takes New York Law Firm Pensions
May 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will take responsibility for pension plans sponsored by Dewey...
U.S. Pension Funding Status Slips in April
May 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in April fell 3.5 percentage...
Former Executive of Plan Administrator Allegedly Stole $8M
May 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former executive and part owner of an Illinois...
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Hawker Beechcraft May Terminate Pensions
May 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hawker Beechcraft warned that it may have to terminate...
Groups Suggest Changes to Proposal Encouraging Partial Annuities
May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two pension groups have proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Service’s proposal to encourage partial...
Institutional Investors See Healthy First Quarter
May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a result of the double digit returns of equities and real estate investment trusts...
Pension Plan Funded Status Falls in April
May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies grew $39 billion in...
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Study Shows Shift from DB to DC
April 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among benefits most directly related to economic security, employers with 50 or more employees are...
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Consultant Urges Review of Pension Operating Model
April 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beacon Consulting Group has released "The Evolving Pension Operating Model."
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Ford Offers Lump-Sums to De-Risk Pension
April 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford Motor Company announced it will...
Regulations Changing DB Use of OTC Derivatives
April 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, such as interest rate swaps, have become standard tools for defined benefit...
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SAG Pension Chief Resigns Amid Financial Controversy
April 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bruce Dow, the chief executive of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) pension and health plans, resigned.
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Settlement Clears Orchestra to Withdraw from Pension Fund
April 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Philadelphia Orchestra Association settled with a national musicians' pension fund that had threatened litigation...
Corporate DB Plans Need Glide Path Strategy
April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new white paper from J.P. Morgan discusses a glide path strategy for corporate defined...
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Diversified Paper Examines Evolution of DB Technology
April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified released a white paper on...
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Nortel Pension Dispute Sent to Mediation
April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nortel Networks Inc. won court permission...
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Half of Plan Sponsors Fail to Measure Employees’ Retirement Progress
April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 2011 Wells Fargo Retirement Plan Sponsor Survey, 50% of companies have not...
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Principal Enhances DB Termination Program
April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group updated its defined benefit termination program and released a white paper.
Appeals Court Affirms U.S. Steel Did Not Violate ERISA
April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of...