Towers Watson Pension Index up 4.5% in December
January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continuing positive equity results, along with significant increases in bond yields, helped boost the Towers...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
Pension Plans Look to Active Equity Management
January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plan sponsors globally say active equity management will help them meet the challenges of...
Many European Institutions to Stay Put on Asset Strategies
January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research indicates that after reviewing the events of the prior 18 months and analyzing...
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Publisher for Evangelical Lutheran Church to Offer only 403(b)
January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is terminating...
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New Agency Takes on Management of Swedish Pensions
January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Effective January 1, management of Sweden's various state-administered pension plans has moved to a single...
Equity Bounceback Gives UK Pensions Good Year
January 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial estimates for State Street Corporation's WM UK Defined Benefit Pension Fund Universe and WM...
December Best Month of Year for Corporate Pension Funding
January 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. corporate pension plans turned in their best performance in terms of funding ratio for...
Year-End 2009 Pension Funding Shows Improvement
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest data for year-end 2009 shows that corporate defined benefit plan funding status rose...
Hedge Fund Assets Back Above $2 Trillion
December 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total hedge fund assets at the end of November were estimated at $2.03...
No Mention of Pension in Prenup Doesn't Entitle Wife to Benefits
December 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Florida appeals court has found that an ex-spouse was not being deceitful when he...
Canadian Plan Sponsors Slower to React to Market Volatility
December 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The past year’s financial market turbulence has many Canadian organizations contemplating - but not yet...
SEI Puts Out Latest Discount Rate, ROA Guidance
December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SEI’s latest analysis of the effects of Financial Accounting Standards 87 (FAS 87) on pension...
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Medical Supply Firm to Wind Down Frozen Pension
December 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Richmond, Virginia-based medical and surgical supply distributor Owens & Minor will be seeking approvals from...
DB Sponsors Have Risk on their Minds
December 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Hewitt Associates survey of large U.S. employers finds defined benefit plan sponsors have shifted...
Equity Markets in November Improve Pension Funding
December 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The net result of strong equity returns and a decline in corporate bond yields in...
U.K. Pension Costs Slowing M&A Activity
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Watson Wyatt U.K. survey found that 33% of responding companies consider the level...
PPA DB Funding Rules Drive Dash to Fixed Income
December 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With one eye cast toward the defined benefit plan funding rules in the Pension Protection...
Pension Plans Continue Funding Recovery
December 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong November performance by U.S. equities has led to a 2.6% boost in the...
LDI Adopters Triple Since 2007
November 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (54%) of defined benefit plan sponsors have adopted liability-driven investment strategies, up...
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DB Plan Volatility among Top Exec Concerns
November 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey by Towers Perrin finds that most finance executives remain concerned about several...