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FLOW OF FUNDS: DEFINED BENEFIT ASSETS SURGE 20.3%; DEFINED CONTRIBUTION ASSETS UP ONLY 13.8%.: WASHINGTON -- So much for conventional wisdom: Defined contribution assets don't always grow faster than defined benefit assets. Last year, private defined benefit assets grew almost 50% faster than private defined contribution plan assets, accordi WASHINGTON -- So much for conventional wisdom: Defined contribution...; Tags: 401(k) plan, asset, benefit, benefit plan, defined contribution plan, Federal Reserve Board; Research articles 1999-03-22
MORE ATTENTION: Retirement fund survey shows surprising result; Defined contribution plans fare better when employer also offers a defined benefit plan.(Brief Article): NEW YORK - Plan sponsors that offer both defined benefit and defined contribution plans pay more attention to the investment options in both plans than companies with only a defined contribution plan, according to Mercer's 2001 Survey on Employee Sav NEW YORK - Plan sponsors that...; Tags: benefit, benefit plan, defined contribution plan, Mercer, survey; Research articles 2001-10-15
US Airways files for distress termination of pilot defined benefit pension plan and approval of a new pilot defined contribution pension plan; Company commits USD850m over next seven years to fund pilot pensions; New defined contribution plan to adhere to: M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2003-US AIRWAYS: US Airways files for distress termination of pilot defined benefit pension plan and approval of a new pilot defined contribution pension plan; Company commits USD850m over next seven years to fund pilot pensions; New defined contribution plan to adhere to December...; Tags: agreement, bankruptcy, Benefits, Litigation, pension, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., termination, US Airways Group Inc.; Research articles 2003-01-31
DOUBLE-WHAMMY: Distributions, market decline hit managers; Mutual fund assets drop during 2000, while separate accounts pick up slack.(defined contribution assets)(Statistical Data Included): A declining stock market last year coupled with higher distribution levels put the brakes on growth in defined contribution assets under management in 2000, according to Pensions & Investments' annual survey of defined contribution money managers A declining stock market last year coupled with higher distribution...; Tags: 401(k) plan, American Express Co., annuity, asset, defined contribution plan, mutual fund; Research articles 2001-08-06
DIVING IN: BGI COURTS LARGE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN BUSINESS.(Barclays Global Investors): SAN FRANCISCO -- Barclays Global Investors is planning a full frontal assault on the biggest defined contribution plan markets. BGI is finally getting serious about the large end of the defined contribution plan market by creating a dedicated team SAN FRANCISCO -- Barclays...; Tags: Barclays Plc., benefit plan, defined contribution plan; Research articles 1999-03-08

WITHDRAWALS ARE SUSPECT: Fed data show first dip in defined contribution assets.(United States Federal Reserve Board)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included): WASHINGTON - After surging for more than a decade, defined contribution plan assets fell last year for the first time. According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Board, it estimates defined contribution plan assets dropped to $2.52 trill WASHINGTON - After surging...; Tags: asset, defined contribution plan, Federal Reserve Board; Research articles 2001-03-19
Mercer sets up DC provider database.(Defined Contribution Plan Management database)(Brief Article): CHICAGO -- William M. Mercer Inc. has created a defined contribution service provider database that uses the Internet to shave weeks from the search process. The Defined Contribution Plan Management database also reduces the paper RFP to four page CHICAGO -- William M....; Tags: database, defined contribution plan, Mercer; Research articles 2000-11-27
Defined contribution briefs.(News): Survey: 14% of sponsors to drop DB MINNEAPOLIS - Fourteen percent of employers plan to replace their defined benefit pension plan with a defined contribution plan, 13% plan to freeze their defined benefit plan and 5% plan to terminate their define Survey: 14%...; Tags: 401(k) plan, benefit plan, Internal Revenue Service, survey; Research articles 2006-09-18
At Deadline; Delphi to freeze DB plans.(Late News)(Delphi freezes defined benefit plans and replaces it with defined contribution plans)(Evergreen Investments acquires Metropolitan West Capital Management)(Bill Miller gets promoted at Legg Mason Capital M: Delphi will freeze its defined benefit plans for U.S. hourly and salaried employees and replace them with defined contribution plans. The hourly plan will be frozen on Oct. 1, and the salaried pension plan will be frozen on Jan. 1, 2007. Claudia P ...; Tags: asset, benefit, benefit plan, Borland Delphi, defined contribution plan, Enron Corp., Financial Accounting Standards Board, Legg Mason Inc., Mercer, pension plan; Research articles 2006-04-03
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SHIFT: IN MAPPING PLAN OFFERINGS, SPONSORS SEEK OUT FAMILIARITY; THOMSON JUST ONE CHOOSING DEFINED BENEFIT MANAGERS.: Plan sponsors continue to turn to their defined benefit plan money managers when searching for a defined contribution service provider. When Thomson Corp., Stamford, Conn., recently expanded the menu of investment options in its $1.2 billion defin Plan sponsors continue to turn to...; Tags: benefit, benefit plan, defined contribution plan, mutual fund, Technology, Thomson Corp.; Research articles 1999-09-20
SHRINKAGE: More companies drop dual pension coverage; Employees increasingly unlikely to have both DB and DC plans, Mercer report says.(defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans)(Brief Article): NEW YORK - Fewer large employers provide both defined benefit and defined contribution plans to their employees, according to a new report by consultant William M. Mercer Inc., New York. Seventy-five percent of companies surveyed with more than 50, NEW YORK - Fewer large...; Tags: benefit, benefit plan, defined contribution plan, median, Mercer; Research articles 2001-12-10
Retirement Guarantees in Voluntary Defined Contribution Plans: "Defined contribution plans are providing an increasing share of retirement income in a number of countries around the world. With this type of plan, concern has been raised as to the amount of risk that workers bear. One response has been to incorporate rate of return guarantees in the...; Tags: Defined Contribution Plan, Pension Research Council, Payroll Solutions; White papers 2002-10-15
At Deadline; US Air gets PBGC nod.(Late News; US Airways Group defined contribution plan approved ): The PBGC approved on March 28 a new defined contribution plan for US Airways Group Inc. pilots, clearing the way for the airline to shut down its $1.3 billion pilots' defined benefit plan and emerge from bankruptcy. US Air agreed not to set up a new ...; Tags: asset, benefit, benefit plan, board, company, defined contribution plan, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pension plan, US Airways Group Inc., Xerox Corp.; Research articles 2003-03-31
Shift To Defined Contribution Plans Is Global.: The movement away from defined benefit retirement plans toward defined contribution plans is not just happening in the U.S. According to a new report, it is a global phenomenon. William M. Mercer, a New York-based global consulting firm, recently The movement away...; Tags: benefit, defined contribution plan, Mercer; Research articles 1999-04-19
Departures hit Hewitt; Bonus system changes in investment consulting; DC unit sale is rumored.(defined contribution plans): Byline: Douglas Appell and Jenna Gottlieb LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - Key staff departures at Hewitt Associates Inc.'s defined benefit and defined contribution consulting arms are straining the company's ability to service investment consulting clients a Byline: Douglas Appell and Jenna Gottlieb ...; Tags: defined contribution plan, Hewitt Associates Inc., Hewitt Associates LLC; Research articles 2006-08-07
Sears Canada to freeze DB plan, launch new DC plan.(Pension Funds)(defined contribution plans)(Brief article): Byline: Angela Marion Lee TORONTO - Sears Canada Inc. will freeze its defined benefit plan and introduce a defined contribution plan next year. The change, which will take effect July 1, 2008, is expected to save Sears Canada up to C$25 million...; Tags: benefit, benefit plan, defined contribution plan, pension fund, Sears Roebuck & Co.; Research articles 2007-03-05
At Deadline; CalSTRS opposes DC switch.(Late News)(California. State Teachers' Retirement System, defined contribution plan, )(briefs): Trustees of the $126 billion CalSTRS voted on Feb. 3 to oppose efforts to close its defined benefit plan to new employees and replace it with a defined contribution plan, as proposed in legislation by Assemblyman Keith Richman and endorsed by Califor Trustees of the $126...; Tags: benefit, Boeing Co., defined contribution plan, Johnson, settlement; Research articles 2005-02-07
Allocation of Expenses in a Defined Contribution Plan -- QDRO Rule Reversed: On May 19, 2003, the Employee Benefits Security Administration issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2003-3 regarding the allocation of expenses in a defined contribution plan. The Field Assistance Bulletin has no direct relevance to welfare benefit plans or defined benefit plans. The EBSA issued this FAB in response to various requests...; Tags: Defined Contribution Plan, Allocation, Benefit Plan, Dorsey & Whitney, Field Assistance Bulletin, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Human Resources; White papers 2003-01-01
Strategists: Don't cook the DB goose; 'Bad defined benefit plan is better than a good DC plan'.(News)(defined contribution plan)(Barclays Global Investors - M. Barton Waring)(Ford Foundation - Laurence Siegel): Byline: Vince Calio A defined contribution plan shouldn't be used for retirement income, two leading investment strategists say. M. Barton Waring, managing director of client strategy at Barclays Global Investors, San Francisco, and Laurence Sie Byline: Vince Calio ...; Tags: Barclays Plc., benefit, benefit plan, defined contribution plan, Ford Motor Co., pension plan; Research articles 2006-06-26
TOP 10 carries load: Providers' record-keeping assets take hit; Market decline, consolidation trend combine to cause industry downturn.(defined contribution plan service providers)(Statistical Data Included): Defined contribution plan service providers had a 4% decline in record-keeping assets as of June 30, down to $2.3 billion because of the downturn in the market and corporate consolidation, according to the 2001 Pensions & Investments Defined Cont Defined contribution plan service providers had a...; Tags: asset, service provider, Invesco, ING Group, company, defined contribution plan, outsource; Research articles 2001-10-01