Tag: Defined benefit

The firm says its acquisition of Improved Funding Techniques Inc. expands its retirement footprint in the Northeast.

The past two years have been challenging for institutional investors, but they have also brought about opportunities to address some...

The complaint challenges the use of both allegedly outdated mortality tables and artificially high interest rate assumptions in the conversion of annuity types under multiple pension plans.

The award is given in many categories to recognize all plan types, so any plan sponsor can be eligible.

For several decades, U.S. workers have been much less active in terms of union participation, and this has had a...

The proposed class of plaintiffs alleges Citgo is using mortality assumptions that are at least 50 years out of date...

Join us May 11 at 2 p.m. EST for a timely and informative webinar on the crucial topic of succession planning.

Ascensus CEO David Musto says the goal of the deal is not for his firm to radically shift its strategy or change its approach to doing business; instead,...

The deal adds to 2021’s record-setting pace for adviser industry mergers and acquisitions, while underscoring the emerging competitive pressures facing even sizable independent firms.

Retirement plan balances have never been higher, fresh data from the Investment Company Institute shows, yet many millions of Americans...

Nominations for the 2021 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year awards may be made by plan sponsor clients, employers,...

With two more years left in what will be his final term in the U.S. Senate, the question now becomes whether Rob Portman can help secure another round...

Do you work with, or know of, a plan sponsor that deserves recognition for going above and beyond? Consider nominating them for a 2021 PLANSPONSOR Plan Sponsor of...

The offering includes participant recordkeeping and compliance monitoring.

The Plan Sponsor of the Year annual awards program, run by our sister publication PLANSPONSOR, recognizes retirement plan sponsors that show a commitment to their participants’ financial health...

The defense has prevailed on technical grounds in a lawsuit that argues plan sponsors should be required to use fresh mortality and interest rate assumptions when converting between...

Sponsors are beginning to be willing to adapt their plans to accommodate retirees' lifetime income needs.