Longevity Could Increase Pension Liability by $250B
January 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent report from Hewitt Associates suggests companies across the world should factor in up...
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Madoff Losses Lead to Pension Program Changes for Union
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the United Union of Roofers Waterproofers & Allied Workers Local 195 in Cicero,...
CT Town Sees $182M Pension Loss
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Taxpayers in Stamford, Connecticut, will have to ante up more in coming years to pay...
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Ex-N.C. United Way Head in Pension Fight Points Finger at Predecessor
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former president of the United Way of Central Carolinas, fired last year and denied...
MOSERS Hit with $3.5M-Madoff Loss
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel has called for a thorough investigation of the circumstances under...
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UK Sponsors and Trustees Get Free Education
January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK's Pensions Regulator has reminded pension scheme sponsors and trustees of two free education...
Quebec Moves to Insure Private Pensions
January 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Quebec government is moving to guarantee benefits to pensioners and workers of companies whose...
Suit Alleges New Mexico Pension Pay to Play
January 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former chief investment officer for New Mexico's public schoolteachers' pension fund charges in a...
Japanese DB Sponsors Sustain Funding Ratios in 2008
January 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Japanese defined benefit pension funds entered the tumultuous third quarter of 2008 in a relatively...
Study Suggests More Pension Funding Help Needed
January 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even with pension funding relief approved late in 2008, U.S. employers will be required to...
Report Says LDI to Become Standard Practice for DB Plans
January 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its newly-released Russell Retirement Report 2009, Russell Investments contends that liability-driven investing (LDI) will...
Outgoing Pension Insurer Director Cautions about Carmaker Shortfalls
January 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The outgoing director of the nation's private-sector pension insurer has warned in a media interview...
Another CT Town Reports Madoff Losses
January 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pension plan belonging to a Connecticut town is apparently the latest victim of what...
Market Losses Lead to WI Pension Payment Cutbacks
January 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in the 26-year-history of the Wisconsin Retirement System, pension checks drawn...
Towers Perrin Sees a New Low Funded Ratio of Pension Plans
January 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the latest capital market update from Towers Perrin the funded ratio for Towers Perrin's...
Mercer: U.S. Pension Funding Suffers 'Alarming Deterioration'
January 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The funding status of the largest U.S. companies' pension plans, which Mercer said has suffered an...
Canadian Sponsors Still Underprotected on DB Risks
January 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Hewitt Associates survey finds that many companies around the world have not taken...
Corporate Pensions Funded Status Drops More than 30% in '08
January 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding ratios at the typical U.S. corporate pension plan slid more than 11 percentage points...
Visteon Reaches Agreement with PBGC on Pension Protections
January 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced an agreement with Visteon Corp. to provide additional...
DB Plans Suffer Sharp Funding Decline in Q408
January 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS Global Asset Management's US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker, a quarterly estimate of the overall...