Administration | August 3rd, 2012 Pensions Have Record Low Funding Level in July August 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan reached a record low in...
Administration | August 1st, 2012 Consider PBGC Premiums Before Reducing DB Contributions August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors must consider the most effective ways to take action under legislation that reduces...
Administration | August 1st, 2012 Funded Ratio Not a Sufficient Measure of DB Financial Health August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Academy of Actuaries cautioned that a commonly used measure for considering a pension...
Administration | July 20th, 2012 Report Reveals Record Pension Underfunding for S&P 500 July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from S&P Dow Jones Indices reveals record pension and other post-employment benefits (OPEB)...
Administration | July 19th, 2012 Governments Significantly Underpaid Pension Contributions July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three states with approximately one-fifth (19%) of the U.S. population have underpaid pension contributions by...
Administration | July 9th, 2012 Pensions See Near-Record Funding Deficit in June July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plunging discount rates drove up pension liabilities in June, swamping asset improvement and capping a...
Administration | July 6th, 2012 Pension Relief Bill Presents Risks July 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New pension rules may provide relief for underfunded pension plans but they can also increase...
Administration | July 5th, 2012 Pension Funding Rebounds in June July 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan rebounded 1.8 percentage points to...
Administration | July 3rd, 2012 DB Plans See Q1 Funding Gains Erased in Q2 July 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A sharp decline in pension plan funding ratios in the second quarter erased all of...
Administration | July 3rd, 2012 Pension Funding Deficits Grew $59B in 2012 July 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies grew $59 billion in...
Compliance | July 3rd, 2012 Despite Funding Relief, DB Contributions May Stay Above Minimum July 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Contribution activity could remain above the minimum requirement despite a bill that gives defined benefit...
Administration | July 2nd, 2012 DB Sponsors Have Incentive to Keep Plans Well Funded July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New pension rules will reduce defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors’ near-term required contributions, but will...
Administration | June 29th, 2012 Congress Passes Bill with Pension Funding Relief June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Congress has given final approval to a bill that includes provisions that would give defined...
Administration | June 22nd, 2012 State Pension Funding Levels Recovering June 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. states' pension funded levels are gradually recovering from their fall in 2010, according to...
Administration | June 22nd, 2012 NCPERS Says Pew Report Flawed – Again June 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) has dismissed a Pew Center report...
Administration | June 19th, 2012 Pension Funding Stabilization Not Long-Term Cure June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension funding stabilization provisions of a bill currently going through Congress would provide pension plan...
Benefits | June 19th, 2012 Funding Gap Widens for State Pensions June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shortfall in funding states’ retirement systems has grown to at least $1.38 trillion, according...
Compliance | June 14th, 2012 Council Says Quit Stalling on Pension Funding Stabilization June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Benefits Council (ABC) President James A. Klein urged swift enactment of legislation to stabilize...
Administration | June 4th, 2012 Aggregate Pension Plan Deficit Grows in May June 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plan funding gains in the first quarter were wiped out in April and May,...
Administration | May 25th, 2012 ASPPA Asks for Elective Pension Funding Modifications May 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) sent lawmakers a letter of support...