U.S. Pension Funding Ratios Fall in Third Quarter
October 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legal & General Investment Management America (LGIMA) announced that pension funding ratios fell approximately 22%...
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Pension Funding Levels at Post-WWII Low
October 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies increased by $134 billion...
Canadians Show Confidence in Pension Plans
October 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RBC Dexia Investor Services and Grant Thornton in Canada report that 83% of Canadian defined...
Pension Risk Transfer Index Increases in September
September 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...
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U.S. Pension Risk Transfer Database Launched
September 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CAMRADATA Analytical Services announced the launch of a new pension risk transfer (PRT) product database...
Fitch: Pension, Accounting, Tax & Regulatory Issues Unlikely to Affect U.S. Media Credit Quality
September 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Fitch Ratings' annual “Credit Encyclo-Media” report, credit quality for the U.S. media sector...
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DATAIR Announces Addition to Plan Document System
September 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DATAIR Employee Benefit Systems, Inc. announced...
New Report Highlights Lessons for Negotiating Public Pension Plan Reforms
September 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the Center...
BNY Mellon Sued Over Lehman Losses by Detroit City Pension Funds
September 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bank of New York Mellon Corp. was accused in a lawsuit by Detroit pensions funds...
USPS On Brink of Default on Payment to Pre-Fund Retiree Health Benefits
September 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Without the enactment of legislation by the end of this month, the United States Postal...
Australian Institutional Funds Grew More Than Global Peers
September 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Latest research from Towers Watson and Pension & Investments shows in 2010, the growth in...
Top Global Pension Funds' Assets Reach Record High in 2010
September 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total assets of the world’s largest 300 pension funds grew by 11% in 2010 (8%...
Another California County Publishes Retiree Benefit List
September 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another California public employer has published a list of retiree benefit payments.
Chicago Public School Teachers Say Board Short Changed Pension Fund by $32.5 Million
September 2, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) – Chicago Public Schools have short-changed the teachers’ pension and retirement fund by tens of millions of...
GAO Expresses Concerns About DB Alternative Investments
August 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds and private equity investments pose a number of risks and challenges beyond those...
India May Allow Foreign Investment in Pension Funds
August 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – India may allow foreign investment of up to 26% in the pension sector, giving global...
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DB Plans Important in Achieving Retirement Income Adequacy
August 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Baby Boomer and Generation X households that have a defined benefit (DB) pension plan accrual...
Poll Finds More Pensions Using Investing Alternatives
August 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An SEI Quick Poll shows a...
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Dietrich Launches Pension Risk Index
August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dietrich & Associates, Inc. has launched its Pension Risk Transfer Index, which provides a...
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MA Nurses in Disagreement over Pension Plan
August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, who thought they had negotiated a more favorable retirement...