Alternatives Holdings by Pensions Pegged at $817B
July 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternative assets under management (AuM) on behalf of pension funds by the world’s largest alternative...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
Pension Shortfall Closer to Record
July 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies reached $451 billion...
2009 Respite Brief for S&P 500 Pensions: Report
July 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 34% global market rebound of 2009, while a welcome respite, only slightly improved the...
UBS Data Shows Pension Funding Declined 11% in Q210
July 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UBS Global Asset Management US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker found the typical pension plan’s...
Pension Funding Dropped 15% in Q210
July 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legal & General Investment Management America’s (LGIMA) inaugural Pension Fiscal Fitness Monitor, a quarterly estimate...
Pension Funding Relief Seen as Best Under the Circumstances
June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Considering the politically charged anti-bailout atmosphere in which pension funding relief was negotiated and...
Pension Plans Set to Increase Allocations to Alternative Investments
June 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors are increasingly looking to alternative allocations as they take a more holistic approach to...
Pensions Funded Status Could Fall 10% Next Year
June 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from Russell Investments reveals that pension plans seeking to minimize the effect of...
Obama Signs Pension Relief Bill
June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama has signed into law legislation providing pension funding relief for multi-employer and single...
House Passes “Doc Fix” Bill With Pension Relief
June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The House of Representatives has, by a margin of 417-to-1, passed a...
Senate OKs Pension Funding Relief Provision
June 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S Senate has approved a measure granting pension funding relief after provisions granting the...
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Canadian Finance Minister Proposes Pension Enhancements
June 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is proposing changes to bolster retirement savings in the country,...
Pension Plan Funding Falls with Interest Rates, Equity Values
June 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The financial health of pension plans has suffered an $84-billion setback over the last two...
IRS Reported Working on Church Plan Regs
June 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Church defined benefit pension plans could be facing new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations mandating participant...
AT&T Justified in Pension Porting Denial
June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has ruled that AT&T was within its rights to refuse “porting” rights...
Pension Plans only Slightly Healthier
June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2009, the financial health of defined benefit pension plans in publicly-traded U.S. companies improved...
Canadian DB Plans on Wild Ride
June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The significant volatility in the equity and bond markets since the beginning of May has...
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ftwilliam.com Unveils EGTRRA DB Plan Documents
May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ftwilliam.com has released pre-approved EGTRRA volume submitter defined benefit plan documents.
Milliman Index Shows Pension Funded Status Declined $33B in April
May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans deteriorated by $33...
Corporate Plan Funding Retreats in April
May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A plunge in the Aa corporate discount rate in April drove liabilities higher and the...