NIRS Names New Executive Director
December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has selected Diane Oakley to...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
IRS Publishes Guidance on DB Funding Relief
December 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has published guidance on the special rules on...
DB Discount Rate Reductions May Be in Order for 2010
December 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The range of discount rates being used by defined benefit plan sponsors continues to widen...
Illinois TRS to Seek TIPS Manager
December 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System has authorized...
Fewer Companies Putting Employer Stock in DB Plans
December 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to a recent Towers Watson analysis, the overall trend has been away from holding...
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DB Plans Gaining New Appreciation from Workers
December 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement benefits - especially defined benefit (DB) programs - are giving U.S. employers an added...
Pension Funding Sees Slight Uptick in November
December 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets declined less than liabilities at the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in November resulting...
Study Finds UK, US Sponsors Have Different Pension Risk Priorities
December 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report indicates that while US and UK plan sponsors are...
Pension Funding Levels See Uptick in November
December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Though pension funding levels improved in November, they have not recovered to year-end 2009 levels,...
GM Makes $4 Billion Pension Contribution
December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Company has made the previously announced voluntary $4 billion cash...
LDI Adoption Steady, Definition "Fluid"
December 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An SEI Global Quick Poll released last month shows that the number...
IRS Extends DB Amendment Deadline
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the deadline for amending certain defined benefit plans...
IRS Provides Multiemployer Plan Funding Relief
November 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – On Friday the Internal Revenue Service provided some additional guidance on funding...
IASB, FASB Reach Tentative Agreements on IAS 19
November 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board...
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Retirement Plan Participation Dips, But…
November 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report suggests that workplace retirement plan participation is down, but...
EBSA Releases DB Funding Notice Proposed Rule
November 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have released a proposed rule clarifying section 101(f) of the Employee Retirement Income...
Fitch Finds Insurer Pensions Funding Improved in 2009
November 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a Fitch Ratings special report, the funded status of U.S. life and non-life...
October Sees Second Monthly Pension Increase
November 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – NewMilliman data shows the 100 large plans in the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index experienced...
Fed’s Quantitative Easing Program Could Hurt Pensions
November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Reserve’s program of quantitative easing (QE2) has the potential to cause further deterioration...
In Japan, It's all about De-Risking
November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding ratios for Japanese pension funds declined to 82% in 2010, a slight deterioration from...