Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

Several firms note that the year-end market rally helped reverse a downward trend for pension funding in 2016.

The guidance outlines how plan sponsors must use the My Plan Administration Account portal to electronically submit premium filings in...

The aggregate pension funded status for the plans Willis Towers Watson tracked is estimated to be 80% at the end...

Defined benefit retirement plan sponsors should plan now for the future.

Six essential DB strategies

A new analysis by several well-known economists warns of severe economic consequences related to income inequality; but there are also...

An ICI report found that in 1975, when nearly 90% of private-sector pension plan participants were covered by DB plans,...

The question is whether, under ERISA, a church must establish a plan in order for it to be considered a...

While a majority of plan sponsors are hedging interest rate exposure using LDI strategies, many are also turning to lump-sum...

A list from Willis Towers Watson gives DB plan sponsors food for thought.

Investors are feeling the impact of weak investment returns and the prolonged low-interest-rate environment.

The proposed regulations would provide guidance about changes made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 to the minimum present...

The legislation would amend the nondiscrimination rules to protect older workers in plans that have been closed or frozen.

The underestimation of human life spans by forecasters and the potentially sharp unanticipated increases in longevity resulting from medical breakthroughs...

A study suggests that defined benefit plans’ move to mark-to-market accounting may be less driven by transparency motives and more...

Corporate ERISA plans were helped by a significant allocation to high yield, emerging market debt and longer duration investment grade...

The proposal would require reporting the service cost component of retirement benefit costs separately from other components.

The agency has announced the availability of Issue Snapshots and has updated two fix-it guides.

Mercer data shows the funding ration as flat from September to October, while Wilshire and Legal & General Investment Management...

The number of defined benefit pension plans increased by 1.6% in 2014; however, defined contribution plans remain the dominant retirement...