Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)

The lawsuit claims FedEx did not apply the formula for calculating pension benefits that USERRA requires for military-member employees whose...

The funding increase was due to a 4% gain in asset value that offset a 1% liability increase, according to...

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System has agreed to make payments to its pension plans over five years.

The DOL stated its investigation relates to certain private equity investments, plan expenses, securities lending, and distributions of plan benefits.

While one source says pension funded status remained level and another says it dipped in April, both agree equity markets...

In a report, the firm aims to challenge five myths about using OCIOs.

“This quarter’s return boosted the one-year return to 10.49% for the year ending March 31, 2017,” says Robert J. Waid,...

The Society of Actuaries estimates an increase in funding target liabilities, PBGC premiums and minimum required contributions.

Best practices for financial institutions that sponsor defined benefit plans.

This includes pre-funding, terminations and buy-outs, according to Mercer.

Several analyses show funded status improvement for the month of March as well as the first quarter.

Among DB plan participants who were given a choice between a lump sum or an annuity, fewer than half said...

The bill would amend the nondiscrimination rules that apply to DB plans that have been closed or frozen.

Canadian pensions do a good job of keeping costs down, diversifying and using alternative investments.

A change in the recording and timing of contributions could save DB plan sponsors thousands or more in PBGC premiums,...

The firm says DB plan funded levels may be on the move as interest rates and equity values rise simultaneously.

The bulk of the oral arguments focused on the definition of a church plan set forth in Section 3(33) of...

The IRS is asking for suggestions for a presentation on minimum present value requirements for DB plans.

Interest rate moves, changes in collateral and ETF usage is driving a higher demand for securities lending programs from institutional...

New mortality tables mandated by the IRS will go into effect in 2018, and PBGC premiums will only go up...