Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

Products | May 4th, 2010

BNY Mellon Unveils New Sec Lending Auction Option

May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has launched a new securities lending auction capability.

Benefits | May 3rd, 2010

Different Courses for Public, Private Sector Pension Freezes

May 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While a growing number of defined benefit plans are being frozen, the...

Benefits | April 30th, 2010

Hewitt Says “Freezing” Temperaments Rising

April 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOREurope.com) – The pace of UK pension scheme freezes is accelerating – and could...

Administration | April 29th, 2010

New IASB Proposal Could Increase Scrutiny of Risks Taken by DB Plans

April 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on Thursday issued its exposure draft on accounting...

Benefits | April 27th, 2010

Redskins to Freeze DB Accounts for Non-Coach, Player Employees

April 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Washington Redskins football organization will freeze defined benefit pension accounts for non-player/coach personnel, but will continue...

Benefits | April 26th, 2010

Law Firms File ERISA Class Action Against Lutheran Publishers

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A pair of litigators have teamed up to bring an ERISA class action...

Administration | April 23rd, 2010

Canadian DB Sponsors Most Want Funding Flexibility

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new poll by Aon Consulting Canada found employers believe that greater defined benefit funding...

Benefits | April 23rd, 2010

FL Hospital Freezes DB Program

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A large North Florida hospital system has announced plans to freeze its defined benefit pension...

Administration | April 20th, 2010

Corporate Plans See Slight Improvement in 2009

April 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The aggregate funding ratio for corporate pension plans increased from 80.2% to 83.4% and the...

Administration | April 15th, 2010

N.Y. Pension Checks’ Delivery Slowed by Sorting Snafu

April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. Postal Service investigation has found that 60,000 New York state pension checks were...

Products | April 15th, 2010

Three Firms Band Together for Pension Product Development

April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Accenture, CedarCrestone, and Oracle will be collaborating on the enhancement of Oracle’s Public Sector Pension...

Administration | April 14th, 2010

Towers Pension Index Has 3.8% March Showing

April 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Towers Watson Pension Index recorded a 3.8% return for March, according to the...

Compliance | April 14th, 2010

Rohm and Haas Pension Settlement Gets Final OK

April 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Indiana has granted final approval to an estimated $180-million settlement between...

Administration | April 13th, 2010

Canadian Sponsors Moving on Funding Concerns

April 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A majority of Canadian employers are taking substantive steps to mitigate the effects of the...

Administration | April 9th, 2010

Future for State and Local Government Pension Funding not Bright

April 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An update on the funding status of state and local government pension plans shows that...

Administration | April 7th, 2010

Pensions See Modest 2009 Uptick

April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The financial health of the nation’s 100 largest corporate pension plans improved modestly in 2009,...

Administration | April 6th, 2010

DB Plans’ Funded Ratio Ticks Up in Q110

April 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UBS Global Asset Management US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker found the typical pension plan...

Administration | April 6th, 2010

Mercer Finds Corporate Plans Changing Allocations Seeking Recovery

April 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer says it believes that many sponsors are planning ahead seeking ways to prevent the...

Products | April 6th, 2010

Morgan Stanley Creating Pensions, E&F Team

April 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morgan Stanley has announced a newly created sales and trading team that will focus on...

Administration | April 5th, 2010

Pension Funding Reaches Best Level Since Market Crash

April 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A strong March rally in U.S. and international stocks drove the value of U.S. corporate...