Public Plans Lead Q3 Institutional Performance
November 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors were in the black during the third quarter with public plans slightly edging...
Tag: Defined Benefit
Ryan: Negative Bond Market Helps Improve Pension Asset/Liability Ratio
November 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Upward mobility in interest rates served as the catalyst for negative growth in both bond...
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Aon: Pension Benefit Freezes a Reality for 20% of Plans
October 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 20% of plan sponsors have either frozen pension plan benefits or are "actively...
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S. Fla. Town Goes the DB Way
October 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though many employers have dumped their defined benefit pensions in favor or a defined...
Ryan: Liability Gap Spikes in September
October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A rally in interest rates led to one of the highest monthly growth rates for...
Goldman: DB Rebalancing Waits for Q4
September 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While defined benefit plans' equity holdings remain slightly overweighted, don't expect a dramatic rebalancing just...
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Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Fight Pension Payments Cutoff
September 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A union representing Hawaiian Airlines pilots is fighting efforts by bankruptcy court trustee Joshua Gotbaum...
Ryan: Liabilities Widen August's Funding Gap
September 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity market gains were not enough to overcome an increase in liabilities, as the pension...
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Accused PERF Fraud Perpetrator Ordered To Jail Until Trial
August 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) has filed federal charges against an ex-worker for...
Q2 Asset Gains Tempered By Rate Drops: Mercer
August 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Second-quarter strength in the equity markets helped institutional investors bask in the glow of double-digit...
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DOL: Nearly Half Of Workers Participate In Retirement Plans
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half (48%) of all American workers participated in their employer-sponsored retirement benefit in 2000.
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Delta Deep-Sixes Executive Pension Plan Payments
August 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delta Air Lines has announced it will discontinue funding of its supplemental executive retirement plan...
ICC Master Trust Bulls Ahead to 10.9% Second Quarter Advance
July 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buoyed by strong equity returns and fixed income gains, the median master trust in the...
Fisher Departs #2 Treasury Post
July 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Peter Fisher, the US Treasury Department's undersecretary for domestic finance who helped manage the administration's...
Resurgent Equities Narrow Funding Gap in June
July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Resurgent equity markets helped narrow the pension asset/liability gap in June, according to Ryan Labs.
Towers: Global Pension Funding Levels Down in Q1
June 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funding levels of global benchmark pension plans showed declines ranging from 2% to 10%...
SEI: Pension Spending Hits International Corporate Financials
June 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The impact of unhealthy pension plans on companies in North America and Europe has rippled...
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Northwest, Flights Attendants Locked In Stock Buyback Dispute
June 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northwest Airlines flight attendants have taken their employer to court, accusing the air carrier of...
ING Appoints Nijssen Head of Global Pensions
May 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING Groep NV has announced the appointment of Jan Nijssen to the Global Head of...
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Oregon PERS Reform Bill Sails On to State Senate
May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Efforts to reform the ailing Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) moved significantly closer to...