Defined Benefits

They say that speed with which more plans sponsors are proceeding with de-risking measures makes the need for regulatory guidance urgent.

The partnership says its proposals give plan trustees the tools they need to survive and thrive, it also protects taxpayers by avoiding a costly bailout.

MassMutual Retirement Services is aggressively targeting the multiemployer plan market, having added 50 new MEP sponsors and $4 billion in assets since 2012.

Higher education institutions are increasingly adopting practices more commonly seen in the corporate sector.

The Financial Supervisory Authority in Copenhagen will require pension funds to submit quarterly reports on their alternative investments to track their use of hedge funds.

The Fair Political Practices Commission fined Priya Mathur $4,000 for failing to file timely semi-annual campaign statements for 2012 and 2013 with the secretary of states office.

In upholding the lower courts ruling, the 9th Circuit has furthered legal precedent in how sponsors can amend their floor-offset retirement plans.

PBGC will pay all pension benefits earned by Reichold Inc. retirees, up to the legal limit of approximately $59,320 a year for a 65-year-old.