Compliance | March 11th, 2025 Trump Nominates PBGC Head Janet Dhillon was selected to serve as the next director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, pending Senate confirmation.
Benefits | January 16th, 2025 Unite Here Retirement Fund to Receive $868.6M SFA Grant The PBGC approved the funds for the White Plains, New York-based plan that covers 91,744 participants in the hospitality industry.
Benefits | January 13th, 2025 3 Multiemployer Pensions Approved for SFA Funds PBGC okays grants totaling almost $250 million for Laborers Local No. 265, Teamsters Local 734 and the IUOE Upstate NY...
Compliance | January 7th, 2025 PBGC Names Anne Henderson as New Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate Henderson, on January 12, will succeed Constance Donovan, who retired in August after 11 years.
Administration | January 6th, 2025 PBGC Premiums Now Due Sooner Than in Past Years Premiums for plan years beginning this year will generally be due one month earlier than provided in the PBGC’s payment...
Compliance | December 20th, 2024 PBGC Updates XRA Rate Tables, Missing Participants Mortality Assumption The final rule is effective January 1, 2025.
Compliance | December 9th, 2024 Pressroom Union Plan to Receive PBGC Financial Assistance The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to provide $63.7 million for Graphic Communications International Union Pressroom Unions’ Pension Plan..
Benefits | December 3rd, 2024 PBGC to Pay Benefits for St. Joseph Health Services Retirement Plan The former Rhode Island church plan was underfunded by $88 million and was unable to fund the minimum required pension...
Benefits | November 26th, 2024 PBGC Reaches 100 SFA Grants to Stricken Pension Funds In less than 3 years’ time, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has awarded $69.5 billion through its Special Financial Assistance...
Administration | November 18th, 2024 Biden’s Nomination for PBGC Director Withdrawn President-elect Donald Trump will get to nominate a new candidate for the director position.
Benefits | November 4th, 2024 Four Distressed Pension Funds Approved for PBGC Grants Support is approved for Teamsters Local 111, Marine Carpenters Fund, UFCW Tri-State Plan and I.B.E.W Pacific Coast Fund.
Benefits | October 24th, 2024 Midwestern Teamsters Approved for $23.6M PBGC Grant Money from the Special Financial Assistance Program will help the pension fund, which was projected to become insolvent in 2032.
Benefits | October 17th, 2024 Carpenters Pension Fund Gets $635M PBGC Grant Aid to Michigan-based fund will benefit it more than 22,000 participants.
Administration | October 7th, 2024 Deadline Approaches for PBGC Premiums The premium due date for many plan sponsors, as well as the deadline for seeking a refund on 2023 premium...
Benefits | August 22nd, 2024 Ohio Multiemployer Pension Fund Gets $31.6M PBGC Grant The Newspaper Drivers Local 473 Plan will receive funding under the federal Special Financial Assistance Program.
Compliance | July 29th, 2024 New England Teamsters Gets Second Largest PBGC Grant Yet The full amount is $5.7 billion, issued through the federal SFA program.
Compliance | July 22nd, 2024 Single and Multiemployer PBGC Funds Likely to Remain Solvent Through Projection Period According to the latest Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projection report, solvency is expected for both insurance funds.
Compliance | July 17th, 2024 PBGC Clarifies Investment-Grade Bond Criteria for SFA Funds in FAQ The update provided examples of securities in aggregate bond indices that would be considered investment-grade fixed-income securities for SFA investments.
Compliance | July 17th, 2024 Musicians’ Pension Receives $1.5B Grant From PBGC Without the assistance, the pension fund was predicted to become insolvent in 2034.
Administration | July 11th, 2024 White House Announces Nominee for PBGC Director Deva Kyle, an experienced employee benefits expert, was nominated to become the next director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.