U.S. Pension Plan Funding Recovers in October After Record Lows
November 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased by $41 billion...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
GSAM Names Pension Strategist
November 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michael Moran has joined Goldman Sachs...
Institutional Investors End Streak of Positive Returns in Q3
October 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust announced that U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors lost 9% at the median in...
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Survey Finds Pensions Play Role in Retaining Teachers Nationwide
October 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study suggests defined benefit pensions play a critical role in recruiting and retaining highly productive...
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IMHO: Thanks Giving
October 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A few weeks back we announced that, after a dozen years here at PLANSPONSOR, effective November...
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Milwaukee Archdiocese Pension Shortfall Raises Concerns
October 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three pension funds operated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for priests, lay employees, and unionized...
DB Sponsors Face Higher Contributions in 2011: Mercer
October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status for most pension plans is anticipated to drop significantly and plan sponsors...
Towers Watson Reviews Pension Volatility Management Strategies
October 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson has completed a special analysis on how different pension financial management strategies affect...
Canadian Pension Funds Under-Reserved for Longevity Risk
October 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from Swiss Re Economic Research & Consulting reveals that many Canadian public...
Reports Finds NYC DB Plans Stronger Than 401(k)
October 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –New York City’s defined benefit pension plans can deliver the same retirement income at 40% lower...
IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2012
October 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost of living adjustments (COLAs) affecting dollar limitations for...
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Nearly Half of Larger Companies Opt for Automatic Enrollment
October 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The results from Diversified’s Report on...
EBSA Issues Q&A on Prohibited Transactions in Multiemployer Plans
October 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee...
Delta Pilots to File Appeal with PBGC
October 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Delta Pilot's Pension Preservation Organization (DP3, Inc.), a group representing the interests of over...
Pension Risk Transfer Index Declines in September
October 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index...
Crain Communications Freezes DB Plan
October 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Crain Communications Inc. is freezing its defined benefit pension plan, completing a process that began...
Asia Institutional Investors Focus on Risk Management, Increasing Returns
October 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While institutional investors in Asia are focused on managing the risks associated with above average...
U.S. Pension System Holds onto Top 10 Ranking in Global Index
October 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United States’ retirement system has...
Pension Funding Ratio Plummets in September
October 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plan financials...
Milliman Reports Record Pension Funding Drop
October 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans dropped by $124...