Tag: Defined benefit

The IRS says the webcast will reveal what it’s learned from compliance activities.

“The misery of uncertainty is worse than the certainty of misery,” commented one retirement industry expert, on the release of 2016 IRS static mortality tables. 

Growth without the drawdown risk in a defined benefit plan? Alternatives may be an answer, some experts say.

Movement in the effective interest rate decreased pension plan liabilities sharply during the second quarter of 2015.

The firms announced an “expanded array of defined benefit plan services” after nearly a year and a half of partnership on risk transfer services.

A federal appellate court says a defined benefit plan beneficiary has no standing to sue the plan if he cannot prove individual harm.

A cash balance plan offering from Kravitz strives to deliver greater flexibility in the wake of key regulatory changes.

The agency says funding relief prevents it from getting all information it needs to help plans.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its March National Compensation Survey findings.

Seventy percent of DB plan sponsors are contributing more to their plans than the minimum required amount.

It’s a significant challenge for sponsors of both DB and DC plans to take charge of communications and participant education.

Prudential’s 2012 “Innovative Strategies to Help Maximize Social Security Benefits” has been updated to address concerns for same-sex couples in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.

Over-funded pension plans would have a longer time period in which they could use surpluses to pay for retiree health and life insurance benefits.

And real estate is the most popular alternative asset class for pensions, a survey shows.

The latest court order culminates six years of investigations and three years of legal battle.

Legislation in Connecticut will protect transferred pension assets from creditor claims.

Effective July 9, DB plan sponsors may no longer offer a lump-sum window to participants who have begun receiving installments.

MassMutual’s new pension buyout business leader takes on the role during a peak time for risk transfer activity.

A typical 60/40 equities/fixed income portfolio may no longer fit the bill, OppenheimerFunds says.

Michael Kreps has rejoined the Groom Law Group to help expand the premier policy practice.