Compliance | June 2nd, 2006 ERIC Brings Contentions Over FASB Draft June 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer lobbying group said that the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) draft on accounting...
Compliance | June 2nd, 2006 SC Supreme Court Sets State Timetable to Refund $30M to Retirees June 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The South Carolina Supreme Court issued a July 1 deadline for the state to refund...
Compliance | May 26th, 2006 Mass. Retirement Administration Sets Time Limit on Teachers' Longevity Pay May 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts state agency that oversees public pension funds axed a union benefit that allowed...
Benefits | May 23rd, 2006 Canadian Company to Reinstate DB Plan May 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BHP Billiton Ltd. will switch back to a defined benefit pension plan for 375 unionized...
Benefits | May 22nd, 2006 UK Pension Paper Said to Favor Auto Enrollment May 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The paper that will set out the future for pension policy in the UK is...
Benefits | May 19th, 2006 Report: DB Plans Needed for Retirement Security May 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report released by the Center for American Progress points out ways defined benefit pension...
Benefits | May 16th, 2006 RBS To Close DB To New Participants May 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Britain's second largest bank announced Tuesday it will follow the direction of a number of...
Benefits | May 15th, 2006 Media General Joins DB to DC Movement May 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Media company Media General Inc. has become the latest in a long line of employers...
Benefits | May 10th, 2006 And, UK's Sexiest Pensioner is: "Bond, James Bond" May 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sean Connery, a.k.a James Bond, has been voted sexiest male in the United Kingdom who...
Benefits | May 4th, 2006 Report Finds Minnesota Public Pensions Underfunded by Nearly $10 billion May 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In order to pull Minnesota public pension funds out of an almost $10 billion shortfall,...
Benefits | May 4th, 2006 Energy Dept Cuts Contractor Pension Cost Coverage May 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Energy (DoE) said it will no longer cover the cost of...
Compliance | May 3rd, 2006 Canada's Budget Provides Temporary Relief for DB Plans May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canada's legislators approved a federal budget that left room for some assistance to companies struggling...
Benefits | May 3rd, 2006 Study: DB Plans Continued Vanishing in 2005 May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The steady disappearing act by traditional defined benefit pension plans continued full steam in 2005...
Benefits | May 1st, 2006 Lydall Jumps on DB to DC Bandwagon May 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lydall Inc. has announced it will freeze its defined benefit pension plans and enhance its...
Compliance | April 28th, 2006 UK Pensions Regulator Sets Three-Year Strategy April 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pensions Regulator in the UK has published its medium term strategy report setting out...
Compliance | April 27th, 2006 Canada's Plan Administrators Not Required To Publicize Possible Plan Changes April 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canada's Supreme Court declined to hear a case from an Ontario Court of Appeal that...
Benefits | April 26th, 2006 NJ Transit Makes DB to DC Move April 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey Transit will begin offering 401(k) plans to some new employees beginning July 1.
Benefits | April 25th, 2006 Texas Senator Proposes $100 Million Increase In Teacher Retirement Fund April 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Texas State Senator Robert Duncan is proposing a $100 million infusion into the state's pension...
Benefits | April 21st, 2006 BBC Hikes Pension Retirement Age To 65 April 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to maintain the security of its pension, the BBC has announced far-reaching...
Investing | April 21st, 2006 Canadian Pension Plans Show Good Returns April 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian pension funds earned 4% for the quarter ending March 2006, according to data from...