Pension Funding Tumbles to Record Low
September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. pension plan funded positions have fallen to historic lows during August because of simultaneously...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
Visteon to Keep Pension Plans Running
August 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S Bankruptcy Court has approved a reorganization plan for auto-part supplier Visteon that will...
September Deadline Set for Refiling Pension Overpayment Suit
August 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING Investment Plan Services has until September 28, 2010, to refile its lawsuit against a...
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Firm Unveils Participant Death Audit Service
August 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension Benefit Information (PBI), a provider of participant research, has unveiled the Platinum Web-Based Death...
PBGC Data Book Expands on Growing Multiemployer Liability
August 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s private pension insurer has published its annual summary of data...
GM Reports Slight Pension Funding Improvement
August 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding of General Motors Co.’s pension plans has improved slightly since the end of last...
July Brings ‘Modest’ Pension Funding Recovery
August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After nearing record deficits at the end of June, U.S. pension plan funded positions have...
Strong Stock Performance Boosts Pension Funding in July
August 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong performances by stocks around the world drove the assets of the typical U.S. corporate...
Brentwood Adds Annuity Portfolio Manager
August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Brentwood Asset Advisors has hired a new Annuity Portfolio Manager.
Report Says Focus on Pension 'Earnings' Inhibits Risk Management
August 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oliver Wyman and Mercer have issued a new report on defined benefit (DB) pensions, highlighting...
DB Funding Relief Great but Temporary
August 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit sponsors have the potential to receive billions of dollars in temporary pension funding...
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PSNC Talking Points
August 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even the most diligent registrant at the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference (PSNC)...
The IRS to Issue a How-To for PRA Funding Relief Elections
July 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it will be issuing detailed guidance about the special funding...
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Will Minnie and Mickey Mouse Move to a 401(k)?
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the company staring at a hike in pension and post-retirement medical costs of $270...
Aon: Pension Relief Impact Varies
July 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent report by Aon Consulting suggests that defined benefit plans will...
Canadian Pension Assets Decline in Q2 2010
July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faltering global equity markets contributed to a decline in pension assets in the June quarter,...
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PwC Unveils Pension Risk Modeler
July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit plan sponsors concerned about the sustainability of your current program...
GAO Repeats Call for DoL Hedge Fund, Private Equity Guidance
July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has repeated recommendations first made two years ago that...
Funding Drop Erases Pensions’ Recovery
July 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After three consecutive quarters of improvement, a new analysis from Hewitt Associates found that significant...
U.S. Pension Funding Status Falls to 74% in June
July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A combination of U.S. stock market declines and lower interest rates in June resulted in...