Tag: Defined benefit

The Government Accountability Office contends that the shift away from defined benefit retirement plans to more defined contribution plans has resulted in disproportionate benefits for American workers.

The Center for Retirement Research has found that defined contribution plans may have a role in the public sector, but in combination with, not as an alternative to,...

Strong performance across equity sectors coupled with positive returns in the bond markets helped push total U.S. retirement market assets to an estimated $16 trillion by year-end.

A federal court has permanently barred William Alexander from selling or administering pension plans or employee welfare-benefit plans.

ftwilliam.com, a provider of integrated Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for third-party administrators (TPAs) and others in the retirement industry, is introducing a DB(k) document. 

The adoption of cash balance plans has slowed to a trickle since the passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, according to Sibson Consulting, a division of...

Total assets held in employer-sponsored retirement plans was $10.2 trillion at the end of 2010, up 11% from $9.3 trillion a year earlier, a Spectrem Group analysis indicates.

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing this week titled, "Securities Lending in Retirement Plans: Why the Banks Win, Even When You Lose."

Many Americans believe that those who work for the government get better retirement benefits than those in the private sector, a recent survey shows.

PLANSPONSOR  today proudly announces the 2011 winners of its annual Plan Sponsor of the Year awards across five distinct workplace segments:  

Towers Watson published a report analyzing investment rates of returns in defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans before and after the recession.

A public opinion research report indicates Americans think the recession revealed the flaws in the current retirement plan landscape and the government should make it easier for employers...

Thousands of protestors took to the streets this past week—in Wisconsin.  

Replacing a gasoline engine with an electric hybrid motor...doubling the number of intake and exhaust valves...installing ABS brakes instead of standard discs...When it comes to cars, advanced designs...

A review of the Form 5500 filings from 2008 confirms what even the most casual pension observer knows.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published guidance on the special rules on funding relief for single-employer defined benefit plans.

Retirement benefits - especially defined benefit (DB) programs - are giving employers an added advantage when it comes to attracting and retaining new employees, according to a survey...

A survey of career women ages 45 to 70 earning $75,000-plus per year shows that they are highly confident about how to manage money, yet 62% fear they...

The Associated Press is proposing a new contract with union employees under which its defined benefit pension plan would be frozen.

Fidelity Investments has been chosen by AT&T as its sole retirement provider, Fidelity announced.