Pomeroy Continues Filling Out DB Funding Package Proposal
August 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A long-in-the-making package of pension reform legislation from U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota) continues...
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
Pension Shortfalls not a Material Credit Concern for Insurers
August 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Fitch Ratings special report indicates the recent decline in funded status of U.S. life...
Pension Funds Step up Risk Management
August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-two percent of pension funds have stepped up their fiduciary risk management practices since June...
Pension Funds Step up Risk Management
August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-two percent of pension funds have stepped up their fiduciary risk management practices since June...
DB Sponsors Focus on LDI, Risk Management
August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An SEI Global Quick Poll shows that as companies attempt to regain control of pension...
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RBS to Cut Pension Benefits
August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RBS says it will scale back on the benefits that can be earned by staff...
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Overseas Pension Fixes Could Carry Policy Tradeoffs
August 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private pension systems in other countries may offer an illuminating glimpse into potential plan design...
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Nearly Half of UK DB Plans Could be Shuttered in 36 Months
August 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Watson Wyatt research finds half of UK companies with defined benefit pension plans expect...
Towers Pension Index Edges Up in July
August 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Towers Perrin Pension Index was up 1% in July to 67.6 with the...
Towers Pension Index Edges Up in July
August 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Towers Perrin Pension Index was up 1% in July to 67.6 with the...
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Retirement Assets Equal One-Third of U.S. Household Assets
August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans held $13.4 trillion in retirement assets at the end of the first quarter of...
Court Approves Use of DB Surplus to Fund DC Plan
August 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an employer had the right to use...
PA Lawmaker Proposes Allowing State Pension Takeovers
August 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A proposal by a Pennsylvania state lawmaker would allow the Keystone State to take over...
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Barclays Rethinks Closing Pension Scheme after Workers Protest
August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays now says it is considering enhancing its pension fund following a furious reaction from...
Funded Status of Pension Plans Falls for Third Month
August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell again in July,...
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Barclays Rethinks Closing Pension Scheme after Workers Protest
August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays now says it is considering enhancing its pension fund following a furious reaction from...
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Hewitt to Provide Delegated Investment Services to Crawford & Company
August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates announced it will provide delegated investment services to Crawford & Company, provider of...
FTSE 100 Pension Shortfalls Still Heading North
August 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans at FTSE 100 companies ran an aggregate £90-billion shortfall as of June 30,...
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Study Indicates Pensions Reduce Poverty
July 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined benefit pension income plays a critical role in reducing the risk of poverty and...
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Standard Releases DB Modeling Tool
July 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard Retirement Services has released a new online defined benefit calculator that allows retirement plan...