Administration | February 11th, 2014 Strategies for Locking in Pension Funding Gains February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recent decrease in the funded status of defined benefit pension plans highlights the need...
Administration | February 10th, 2014 Sunset of PPA Rule for Pensions Requires Clarification February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) established a framework for identifying and remedying funding...
Administration | February 10th, 2014 January Sees DB Funding Status Decrease February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large defined benefit (DB) plans lost asset values and gained pension liabilities during January, resulting...
Administration | February 5th, 2014 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...
Administration | February 4th, 2014 Pension Funding Has Setback in January February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 6% in January, according...
Administration | February 4th, 2014 Funded Status of Corporate Pensions Decreases to 91% February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans fell 4.2% during January to reach 91%,...
Administration | January 31st, 2014 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...
Administration | January 30th, 2014 Public Employees Contributing More to Pensions January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State and local government employees are being asked to contribute more to their retirement plans,...
Administration | January 27th, 2014 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...
Administration | January 23rd, 2014 Rising Funded Status Raises Allocation Questions January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - “What is our endgame for our pension plan in 2014?” This question is being asked...
Administration | January 14th, 2014 What Improved Funding Means for DB Plans January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The speed at which defined benefit (DB) plans' funded status improved in 2013 may open...
Administration | January 7th, 2014 Pension Freeze for Detroit City Employees Delayed January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Detroit officials have delayed the freezing of the city's pension fund for certain employees.
Administration | January 7th, 2014 Corporate Pensions Improve in December January 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans was 95.2% in December 2013.
Administration | January 6th, 2014 Corporate Pension Funding Continues to Improve January 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Corporate pension funding ratios continued to improve during the fourth quarter of 2013, says a...
Administration | January 3rd, 2014 Funding Ratio of Corporate Pensions Increased to 95% January 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding ratio for corporate pension plans increased to 95% during last quarter.
Administration | January 2nd, 2014 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...
Administration | January 2nd, 2014 2013 A Great Year for Pension Funding Improvement January 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies showed a 2% improvement in...
Administration | December 19th, 2013 Funding Improvement Could Lead to Pension Offloading December 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plans have enjoyed a funded status boost of late, but what does...
Administration | December 19th, 2013 Better-Funded Pensions Still Face Challenges December 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the funded status of defined benefit pension plans has seen its best increase in...
Administration | December 16th, 2013 Pension Buyout Costs Tick Up December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension annuities from insurers increased to 108.4% of liabilities during November.