Compliance | September 12th, 2005 Mercer HR: UK Plan Actuary Study too Costly September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK employers will have to have an actuarial study done of their retirement plans to...
Benefits | September 12th, 2005 2000 Form 5500s Show Continuing DB Decline September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans continued in 2000, with DB plans...
Benefits | September 9th, 2005 Northwest Airlines Freezes Pension Plans September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northwest Airlines has frozen two pension plans that cover salaried employees, Business Insurance reports.
Compliance | September 1st, 2005 UK Funding Rules Put Off until October 31 September 1, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has delayed the effective date of the...
Benefits | August 26th, 2005 Tom's Foods Terminating Pension Plan August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tom's Foods, currently in bankruptcy court, has filed an application with the Pension Benefit Guaranty...
Benefits | August 24th, 2005 Expense and Funding Volatility Lead Co.'s to Ax Pension Plans August 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy three percent of large employers with a defined-benefit pension plan say their number one...
Investing | August 12th, 2005 Strong Equity Returns Helped Drive July Pension Funding Ratios August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US pension plan funded ratios moved up dramatically in July, driven by strong equity returns...
Compliance | August 12th, 2005 Oregon Supreme Court Turns Away PERS Ruling Challenge August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Oregon Supreme Court has dismissed appeals to a lower court's ruling that will decrease...
Compliance | July 28th, 2005 PBGC Takes Over Amcast Industrial Pension Plan July 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced it will assume responsibility for the pension...
Compliance | July 25th, 2005 Senate Bill Takes On Private Pension Pickle July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced a bipartisan attempt to provide some...
Benefits | July 25th, 2005 Lone Star Steel to Launch DB Plan July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Texas steelworkers union has agreed to a new three-year contract with Lone Star Steel...
Compliance | July 22nd, 2005 Senate Pension Reforms Won't Give Airlines Enough Time July 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though negotiations are still continuing, it is expected that the US Senate pension reform legislation...
Benefits | July 21st, 2005 Mercury Morris Sues NFL for Disability Benefits July 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former National Football League (NFL) running back Eugene "Mercury" Morris is suing the league for...
Benefits | July 20th, 2005 AARP Report Finds Low Global Retirement, Health Care Confidence Level July 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AARP's International Retirement Security Survey found optimism about retirement and confidence in government retirement...
Benefits | July 19th, 2005 HP Freezes DB Plan and Retiree Medical Program for Younger Workers July 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tucked away in Tuesday's announcement of planned massive layoffs at HP was word that the...
Compliance | July 15th, 2005 MN Passes Pension Bill to Get Fund Back in Line July 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Minnesota legislature passed a bill to increase employer contributions to the Public Employees Retirement...
Benefits | July 11th, 2005 Pension Plan Accused of Questionable Investments July 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan has been accused of investing $280 million in...
Benefits | July 11th, 2005 Energy Firm Workers Challenge Cash Balance Conversion July 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest battle over a cash balance conversion has popped up in a Los Angeles...
Investing | July 5th, 2005 UK Pension Allocation to Bonds Loses Steam July 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Mercer Investment Consulting survey has found that the move by UK pension plans...
Benefits | June 27th, 2005 South Carolina State Workers Challenge Pension Changes June 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four South Carolina state employees have gone into court to challenge changes made this year...