Official: Administration has "Serious Concerns" about Pension Reform Bills
March 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With sweeping pension reform measures in the US House and Senate set to be reconciled...
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Nutmeg State Teachers Kick off Pension Funding Battle
March 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Facing a funding shortfall of more than $5 billion in their state pension, Connecticut teachers...
House and Senate Must Now Reconcile Reform Bills
February 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After passing major pension reform bills last year, the US House of Representatives and the...
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MI 401(k) Plan Only Needs $100K to Start
February 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Michigan state official has told lawmakers that Governor Jennifer Granholm's recent proposal to start...
Germans to Bump up Retirement Age to 67 from 65
February 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A government official said Wednesday that the German government will raise the country's retirement age...
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VT House Gives First Approval to Retiree Health Bill
January 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill giving state police officers a better chance to qualify for state-supported health insurance...
Iowa Lawmakers Debate Pension Tax Bill
January 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State of Iowa lawmakers are set this week to consider a plan by House Republicans...
At Long Last Final Roth Regs!
January 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the minutes ran out on 2005, the Treasury Department and the IRS at last...
Relief Extended to Hurricanes Rita and Wilma Victims
December 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Victims of Hurricanes Rita and Wilma have been extended retirement plan tax relief similar to...
EU Official Suggests 'Flexible' Retirement Age
December 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A European Commission official asserted that member countries may want to move to flexible retirement...
House Budget Bill Imposes Fee for Dumped Pension Plans
December 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives has approved a budget plan that includes a $3,750 per...
US House Proposes Bill to Take Pensions from Federal Criminals
December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motivated by the fact that their former House colleague Randy "Duke" Cunningham will be able...
Pension Protection Act Approved by the House
December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives approved today by a vote of 294-132, HR 2830, or...
UAW Support Secured for House Pension Reform Bill
December 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - House Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Ways & Means Committee...
PSCA Pushes for DC Provisions in House Pension Reform
December 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) is urging the House of Representatives to enact...
Italian Cabinet OKs Pension Reform Measure
November 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Italian government has given its blessing to a long-awaited pension reform program, but then...
Pension Reform Bill Provision To Help Ex-Enron Employees
November 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A provision of the pension reform bill, passed in the Senate this week, will allow...
White House Warns of Possible Veto of Pension Bill
November 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The White House has called the Senate's pension reform measure passed Wednesday inadequate, and warned...
HEROs Act Passed by Senate
November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate has passed the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act (HEROs), but has set a...
Senate OKs Compromise Version of Pension Reform Measure
November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The drive to reform the nation's pension system took a big step forward Wednesday when...