House Members Introduce Pension Funding Relief Measure
October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. House Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota) and Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) have introduced a bill...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
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Plan Provider Adds DB Administration
October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com - CDM Retirement Consultants, Inc., a Towson, Maryland, provider of open architecture retirement plan solutions, is...
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FMC Technologies Freezes DB Plan
October 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FMC Technologies Inc. announced it has frozen its defined benefit plans and is increasing contributions...
Employer Suit in Sham Divorce Pension Scheme Dismissed
October 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A civil suit by an employer accusing employees of arranging for sham divorces so the...
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U.S. Ranked in the Middle of Global Pension Index
October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. retirement income system ranks sixth in what Mercer says is the world's first...
Pension Funded Status Sees Uptick in September
October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The net impact of strong portfolio returns and a decline in corporate bond yields was...
UK Regulators Revamp Plan Valuation Report
October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.K. Pensions Regulator has announced a revamped plan valuation summary form that is typically...
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Canadian Employers to Reassess Retirement Programs
October 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over half (59%) of employers that responded to Hewitt Associates' Canadian Retirement Trends 2009 survey...
IRS Issues Final Regs for Funding Status Determinations
October 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finalized rules governing single-employer minimum funding mandates as well...
Employer DB Contribs Could be $146B by 2011
October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employers will be required to contribute $89 billion into their defined benefit (DB) plans...
Strong Equity Performance No Help to Pension Plans
October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite six consecutive months of positive U.S. equity performance, the funded status of pension plans...
Recession Did not Substantially Change Institutional Investment Strategies
October 6 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the economic recession, institutional investors have remained fundamentally committed to the same investment policies...
BNY Mellon Reports Uptick in Pension Funded Status in September
October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. stocks rose for the seventh consecutive month, helping to increase the funded status of...
Pension Funding Ratios Continue to Slip
October 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS Global Asset Management's US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker shows pension funding ratios decreased by...
U.K. Pension Insurer Cuts Levies for At-Risk Plans
October 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to reduce fees for the 10% of defined benefit plans it feels...
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House Lawmakers Hear DB Funding, Advice Bill Pleas
October 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Witnesses appearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee regarding the continuing...
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Goodyear to Make DB to DC Switch for Union Employees
October 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will phase out a defined benefit pension plan covering union...
Number of Endangered Pensions Almost Tripled in a Year
September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent survey conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), nearly...
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Employers Put Plan Changes on Hold Pending Economy Change
September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Aon Consulting survey indicates employers are taking a wait-and-see approach before changing their retirement...
Sunshine State CFO Calls for Pension Board Revamping
September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alex Sink, chief financial officer for the state of Florida and a Democratic candidate for...