Investing | July 9th, 2007 Index: Little Pension Funding Status Change in June July 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A typical U.S. pension plan saw little change in its funding status in June, according...
Benefits | June 8th, 2007 Report: Ohio STRS a 'Ticking Time Bomb' June 8, 2007 (plansponsor.com) - An educational think tank has released a blisteringly critical report about the Ohio State Teacher...
Compliance | May 31st, 2007 GASB Ports over Retiree Benefit Regs for Government Pensions May 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Government accounting rulemakers have issued a document to put government agency accounting officials under the...
Products | May 23rd, 2007 Great-West Offers DB/DC Recordkeeping Consolidation to Public Sector May 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has turned its sights toward the public sector, offering clients a solution...
Benefits | May 22nd, 2007 Consultant: DB Market Ready for Major Upheaval May 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. defined benefit pension market is going to be hit with a massive shakeup...
Benefits | May 10th, 2007 Watson Wyatt: PPA Effect on DB Closings Unclear May 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following a new analysis of defined benefit plan sponsorship among Fortune 100 companies, experts at...
Benefits | May 8th, 2007 Chicago Archdiocese Boards the DB to DC Transition Train May 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago plans to move about 10,000 lay employees from a...
Compliance | May 8th, 2007 UK Pension Regulator Maps Out Three-Year Plan May 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK's Pension Regulator said it will focus on boosting the funding of defined benefit...
Deals and People | May 7th, 2007 Texas Retirement System Names Eric Henry to Executive Director Post May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) Board has selected Eric Henry, the head of Pennsylvania's...
Benefits | May 7th, 2007 Group: Illinois DB to DC Switch Not a Money Saver May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A union-backed research group in Chicago asserted in a new research report that proposals to...
Benefits | May 4th, 2007 Lincoln Financial Latest in DB Freeze Trend May 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Philadelphia-based financial services company Lincoln Financial Group is the latest employer to turn away from...
Benefits | May 1st, 2007 ArvinMeritor to Freeze DB Plans, Boost DC Payments May 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ArvinMeritor announced Tuesday it would freeze its defined benefit plan, but increase the contributions to...
Compliance | April 30th, 2007 Regulators Put Out Final Roth 401(k) Distribution Guidance April 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newly issued rules on the taxation of distributions from Roth 401(k) accounts keep many provisions...
Investing | April 26th, 2007 S&P: Big Improvement in 2006 DB Funding April 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Echoing other similar studies, preliminary results of new Standard & Poor's research show that U.S...
Benefits | April 25th, 2007 NASDAQ Implements Sweeping Retirement Plan Changes April 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NASDAQ Stock Market Inc. has become the latest employer to turn away from a defined...
Benefits | April 16th, 2007 DC Plans Not a Sufficient Alternative to DB April 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plans do not manage retirement risks and fall short of being a sufficient...
Deals and People | April 12th, 2007 Pension Research Group Taps Board, Leaders April 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Washington, D.C.-based research organization aimed at boosting understanding of the traditional pension system...
Benefits | April 11th, 2007 Phoenix Medical Center Freezes DB Plan April 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Phoenix-based health care company plans to freeze the defined benefit pension plan for about...
Benefits | April 11th, 2007 Workers' Confidence in Traditional Benefits Slip April 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-five percent of U.S. workers are less confident that they can count on traditional pensions...
Benefits | April 10th, 2007 Ohio Hospital Corp Announces DB Freeze, Sweetens DC Offer April 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Ohio Valley Health Services and Education Corp. is freezing the defined benefit plans of...