2010 Kind to Institutional Investors
January 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors had strong investment performance for the second year in a...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
PLANSPONSOR Unveils Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists
January 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine, the industry’s leading resource for pension...
Verizon Changing Pension Accounting Method
January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verizon Communications Inc. has adopted a new policy that changes the method of accounting for...
Alcoa Makes $600M Stock Contribution to Pension Plans
January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Board of Directors of Alcoa authorized a contribution of up to $600 million in Alcoa...
McClatchy Pays Pension in Real Estate
January 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The McClatchy Company, a newspaper chain, has contributed $49.6 million worth of real estate to...
AT&T Changes Benefit Accounting Procedures
January 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AT&T announced it has changed its method of recognizing actuarial gains and losses for pension...
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Aon Hewitt Brings on Canadian DB Management Solution
January 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aon Hewitt has introduced its delegated investment consulting solution for better management of Canadian defined...
Milliman: Pension Plan Funded Status Down for the Year
January 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In December, plans in the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index experienced asset increases of $24...
Pension Indicator Helps Sponsors Evaluate Risk Exposure
January 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Findley Davies has released its new Pension Indicator online resource.
UBS Finds Pension Plan Funding up 9% in Q4 2010
January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UBS Global Asset Management US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker found the typical pension plan’s...
Mercer Finds U.S. Pension Funded Status Declined in 2010
January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies increased by $86 billion in...
Pension Plan Funded Status Improved in December
January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan climbed 3.8 percentage points higher...
Pension Funding Ratios up 11% in Q4 2010
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legal & General Investment Management America’s Pension Fiscal Fitness Monitor indicates that pension funding ratios increased11%...
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Belo Corp. Splits out Pensions of Newspaper Companies
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A. H. Belo Corporation and parent company Belo Corp. have completed the split of The...
2008 5500 Filings Track DB, DC Plan Trends
December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A review of the Form 5500 filings from 2008 confirms what even...
Pittsburgh Pressing to Prevent Pension Pick-Up
December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Putting Pittsburgh’s pension problems to bed is proving to be complicated.
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Fallacies in the Public Retirement Arena
December 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The following was written in response to an article published here on December 15 by...
House Abandons Bill to Extend Relief from DB Funding Rule
December 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House adjourned Wednesday without action on a bill passed by the Senate that...
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DB Sponsors Focused on Managing Risk
December 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plan sponsors in the United States are seeking more effective management of pension risks...
NIRS Names New Executive Director
December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has selected Diane Oakley to...