Pension Annuitization Attractiveness Hangs On
March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...
Tag: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
PBGC Finalizes Premium Changes
March 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued a final rule implementing changes to premium...
PBGC Proposes Form 5500 Modifications
February 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend...
Lump Sum Offerings Lead De-Risking Efforts, For Now
February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Corporate employers have largely favored lump sum offerings as a means to settle pension liabilities,...
PBGC Takes over Plan of Plastic Container Manufacturer
February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it will pay retirement benefits for a plastic...
New PBGC Premium Date Could Help Funding
February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large single employer and multiemployer defined benefit plans may get help with funding due to...
PBGC Reviving Partition Authority Despite Limited Resources
January 31, 2014 (PLANSPOSOR.com) – For the third time in its history, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is using...
PBGC Premium Hikes Shake Up Buyout Landscape
January 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 16% increase in 2014 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums pushed Mercer’s Pension Buyout...
PBGC Proposes Relaxed Reporting for Multiemployer Plans
January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) proposed amendments to its multiemployer regulations to make the...
Opinions |
Are You Overpaying the PBGC?
January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Are you overpaying the PBGC? Of course, your answer to that question is no. But...
Pension Buyouts More Attractive Despite Cost Increase
January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension annuities from an insurer increased to 108.5% of liabilities during...
Opinions |
A Reason to Fund, A Reason to Run: Increased Expenses for Private Pensions
January 13, 2014 (PLANPSONSOR.com) – ‘Twas the night after Christmas and President Obama delivered one last holiday gift to private...
Possible Plan Sponsor Reaction to PBGC Premium Increases
January 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, signed into law in December, increases both the flat-...
Pension Funding Up Sharply in 2013
January 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The pension funded status of the U.S.’s largest corporations jumped by 16 percentage points in...
PBGC Moves Premium Date for Large Plans
January 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is moving the flat-rate premium due date for large...
Benefits |
DB Risk Management Priorities for 2014
December 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Consulting firm Mercer offers a list of 10 pension risk management priorities for defined benefit...
DOL Releases Updated Form 5500
December 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has released informational copies of the new Form 5500.
PBGC Revises Retirement Age Table
December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) updated the expected retirement age table used to compute...
PBGC Takes over Plan of Furniture Manufacturer
November 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will be taking responsibility for the pension plan of...
Council Seeks to Clarify PBGC Deficit
November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council wants to clarify possible misconceptions surrounding deficit information from the Pension...