Tag: Defined benefit

For the United States, the estimated cost, as a percentage of accounting liability, of a retiree annuity purchase remained level during January at 108.5%, according to the Mercer...

The financial health of the largest U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved during 2013, says a new analysis.

Even the best laid plans can go off track, and this is true for defined benefit plan portfolios.

A strong recovery in asset values and pension funding levels hasn’t slowed the pace of change in institutional investment portfolio strategies, according to an analysis from Greenwich Associates.

Defined contribution (DC) plans outperformed defined benefit plans significantly during the fourth quarter of 2013 and during the whole year, according to a recent analysis.

Group pension buyouts experienced strong sales during 2013, says a new survey.

The expectations of institutional investors are predicted to remain positive during 2014 and beyond, says a new survey.

Defined benefit plan sponsors have a window of opportunity to take action on pension risk.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued a final rule implementing changes to premium due dates and calculations.

The latest release of the Milliman Pension Funding Index, which tracks performance at the largest U.S. private pension plans, shows February brought moderate funded status improvements despite falling...

The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan improved 1.7% in February to reach 92.6%, as most asset classes gained during the month.

Estimated funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 2% in February to 87%.

In a stronger position, new choices are being made in the management of pensions in Russell Investments’ $20 billion club.

Asset management firm State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) says its SPDR Barclays 0-5 Year TIPS ETF began trading this week.

The Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) investment committee unanimously adopted a resolution supporting widespread industry use of pension share classes (P-share classes).

A federal appeals court has found a retirement plan participant need not show “harm” to pursue a remedy of plan reformation for failing to disclose information.

USI Consulting Group has named David Brisnehan as vice president of retirement services for its Irvine, California, office.

Research from financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates shows the individual retirement account (IRA) market could surpass $9 trillion in total assets over the next four years.

Institutional investors working with Towers Watson more than doubled asset flows moving into “smart beta” strategies last year, reaching $11 billion of inflows in 2013.

Two updated employee retirement planning guides from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) offer retirement plan participants help with timing retirement and managing pension benefits.