Tag: defined benefit plans

What strategies should plan sponsors consider for reaching their goals in the new market environment?

DB plan sponsors may want to offer coronavirus-related distributions under the CARES Act, but should understand certain rules before doing...

Sources say volatility will continue for pensions, and risk remains in equity markets.

A federal district court judge noted that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the “decision to...

Of the three institutional segments tracked by Northern Trust, corporate ERISA pension plans performed the best during 1Q 2020.

Plan sponsors that already have an LDI strategy in place may be able to better capture opportunities in the current...

The action is in response to an IRS extension of some retirement plans’ Form 5500 filing deadlines.

Firms that track DB plan funded status offer considerations for plan sponsors and note that how sponsors position themselves will...

The bill provides a delay for minimum annual required contributions and relief for plans that may have benefit restrictions triggered...

Stopping employer matching contributions, laying off employees, adjusting DB plan contributions; plan sponsors need to understand the effects of each...

Plan sponsors now have until June 30 to update their pre-approved and individually designed 403(b) plan documents.

Among other things, items on the cumulative list include changes related to the Supreme Court DOMA ruling, hardship withdrawal changes...

Contributions to large pension plans plunged in 2019, nearly matching their lowest point in the past 15 years, according to...