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Federation of California Racing Associations Selects the Principal Financial Group for Defined Benefit Pension Plan: DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Principal Financial Group([R]), one of the nation's 401k leaders and the top defined benefit service provider in the nation1, announced it was selected as the defined benefit pension plan service provider for the Federation of California Racing Associations, Inc., effective September 1, 2007. The Federation...; Tags: defined benefit pension plan, Federation, Principal Financial Group; Research articles 2008-01-03
Pensions & Investments and Oxford University Report on the Future of Defined Benefit Pension Plans.: NEW YORK, February 16 /PRNewswire/ -- NEW YORK, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --; Tags: defined benefit pension plan, University of Oxford; Research articles 2007-02-16
Health of Defined Benefit Pension Plans at S&P 500 Companies Improves During 2007 for Second Straight Year, Mercer Reports: * Strong asset returns and an increase in discount rates helped to improve the 2007 median funded status to 94 percent, up from 89 percent in 2006.; Tags: defined benefit pension plan, health care, Mercer, S&P 500; Research articles 2008-06-11
Alcoa to Eliminate Defined Benefit Pension Plan for New U.S. Hires Effective March 1, 2006: NEW YORK -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced it will eliminate its defined benefit pension plan for most new U.S. salaried employees effective March 1, 2006. In its place, the company will offer a competitive, more-flexible and portable 401k defined contribution plan for new hires. The changes will not affect current...; Tags: Alcoa Inc., defined benefit pension plan; Research articles 2006-01-16
Late News; PBGC premium hike gets Bush signature.(Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp): President Bush last week signed legislation that boosts by more than 50% the base premium employers with defined benefit pension plans pay the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. The new law raises to $30 from $19 the annual per-participant premium for si President Bush last week signed...; Tags: defined benefit pension plan, General Motors Corp., Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.; Research articles 2006-02-13

Two more employers freeze defined benefit pension plans.(News)(ArvinMeritor Inc.)(Lincoln Financial Group): Byline: JERRY GEISEL PHILADELPHIA and TROY, Mich.-Two large employers, Lincoln Financial Group and ArvinMeritor Inc., last week said they will freeze their defined benefit pension plans and enhance their 401k plans. Effective Jan. 1, 2008, emp Byline: JERRY GEISEL ...; Tags: 401(k) plan, ArvinMeritor Inc., contribution, defined benefit pension plan; Research articles 2007-05-07
Pension simplification bill pushed.: Pension Simplification Bill Pushed WASHINGTON - Sen. David Pryor, D-Ark., is spearheading a drive in Congress to enact pension simplification legislation to reduce the complexity and administrative costs of employer's defined benefit pension plans. Pension Simplification Bill Pushed WASHINGTON - Sen....; Tags: defined benefit pension plan, pension plan, U.S. Congress; Research articles 1990-04-09
Big chill for pensions as plan freezes grow.(News)(WellPoint Inc. and Unisys Corp freezin their defined benefit pension plans): Byline: JERRY GEISEL What started as a trickle of employers freezing their defined benefit pension plans is becoming a flood. While pension plan freezes once were an unusual occurrence, last week alone, three large employers-including multibilli Byline: JERRY GEISEL ...; Tags: 401(k) plan, benefit, benefit plan, defined benefit pension plan, pension plan, Unisys Corp., volatility, WellPoint Inc.; Research articles 2006-03-27
Outsourcing defined benefits yielding employer savings. (defined benefit pension plans): Do-it-yourself might make sense around the house, but it's rapidly making less and less sense for employers that administer defined benefit pension plans. Employers, which have long out-sourced the administration of their defined contribution plans, aDo-it-yourself might make sense around the house, but it's rapidly...; Tags: benefit, benefit plan, defined benefit pension plan, Digital Equipment Corp., outsource, outsourcing; Research articles 1997-05-05
Defined benefits rebounding: study. (defined benefit pension plans; KPMG Peat Marwick survey): WASHINGTON - The decline in tax qualified defined benefit pension plans of the 1980s appears to have halted. In fact, 1995 data suggest these plans are increasing in popularity, according to a national survey by KPMG Peat Marwick's compensation and benWASHINGTON - The decline in tax qualified...; Tags: 401(k) plan, benefit, defined benefit pension plan, health care, survey; Research articles 1995-06-26
Verizon Communications Freezes Defined Benefit Pension Plan: Verizon Communications Inc. has announced a restructuring of retirement benefits for active management employees covered by a defined benefit plan. The restructuring is part of a plan to reduce costs by $3 billion over 10 years.Verizon Communications Inc. has announced a restructuring of retirement benefits for active management employees covered...; Tags: defined benefit pension plan, Verizon Communications Inc.; Research articles 2005-12-09
Regulating Single Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans: A Modern Approach: Recent financial market and plan termination experiences have exposed the shortcomings of existing funding, disclosure, and premium rules governing private single-employer defined benefit pension plans in the United States. These rules were designed to provide predictability for plan sponsors and administrators, by insulating pension plans from the realities of economic...; Tags: University Of Pennsylvania, Financial, Financial Market, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Pension Plan, Financial Accounting, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Finance, Human Resources; White papers 2005-08-17
Resurrecting the Defined Benefit Pension Plan: A New Perspective: Under the traditional approach to defined benefit plans, well-intended disciplinary and regulatory regimes have sought to restrict discretion, reduce uncertainty and risk, and protect workers and employers. Nevertheless the discouraging state of US defined benefit plans indicates that past efforts have gone awry. This paper suggests that a new approach...; Tags: University Of Pennsylvania, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Benefit Plan, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources; White papers 2005-08-28
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Liabilities and International Asset Allocation: Despite the integration of international capital markets and the relaxation of capital controls, U.S. defined benefit pension plans do not diversify internationally enough. This paper explores whether incorporating liabilities in the asset allocation decision can help explain pension plans' home bias. Incorporating pension liabilities proves not to explain pension plan...; Tags: Asset, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Pension Plan, Asset Allocation, Asset Management, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Human Resources; White papers 2002-10-20
Third Quarter 2005 Results for Defined Benefit Pension Plans in Selected Countries: This article reviews how global capital market performance in the third quarter of 2005 affected pension plans in major retirement markets worldwide. The impact of capital markets on these pension plans is twofold: On fund assets as a direct result of investment performance and on plan liabilities (as measured under...; Tags: Capital Market, Towers Perrin, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Pension Plan, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Investment, Financial Services, Human Resources, Finance; White papers 2005-11-10
More Twists In The Pension Plan Tangle: Defined benefit pension plan sponsors are meeting with a barrage of challenges. Many organizations are struggling due to the constricted cash flow vis-à-vis sluggish economy. The plan sponsors continue to face uncertainty over the future of cash balance plans. As result, pension calculations have sunk to historically low levels, inflating...; Tags: Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Penton Media Inc., Pension Plan, Defined Benefit Pension Plan Sponsor, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Human Resources; White papers 2003-10-01
Could A Bull Market Be A Panacea For Defined Benefit Pension Plans?: The benefit pension fund accounting rules and regulations directly affect a company's earnings and balance sheets. Still, the company's financial statements and accompanying notes are not enough for determining a company's pension activity. The best solution to the problems surrounding the defined benefits plans is adhering to the bull market....; Tags: FDIC, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Payroll Solutions, Balance Sheets, Financial Statements, Benefits, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources; White papers 2004-01-13
Defined Benefit Pension Plan: Defined benefit pension plan is the employee compensation scheme that guarantees a specific benefit level at the retirement of the employee. The same entails costs to the organization. Length of service and amount of salary are important considerations towards determining an employee's pension benefits. The paper examines the dynamics and...; Tags: Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Payroll Solutions; Presentations 2003-01-01
The Expenses of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Mutual Funds: This paper extends the research of the earlier studies by comparing the expenses of mutual funds with those of defined benefit pension plans sponsored by state and local governments. Mutual funds and pension plans are similar in that they manage relatively large pools of assets. Nonetheless, there are marked differences...; Tags: Investment Company Institute, Mutual Fund, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance; White papers 2003-12-01
Institutional Investment Management: A Comparison of Portfolio Management Expenses of Mutual Funds and Defined Benefit Pension Plans: The expenses borne by mutual funds for portfolio management are roughly the same as the expenses incurred by public pension plans for external management of their portfolios. The paper concludes that mutual funds overpaid for portfolio management is based on the inclusion of business, administrative, and other expenses in their...; Tags: Investment Company Institute, Mutual Fund, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Expense, Portfolio Management, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance; White papers 2003-11-01