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- Study alleges huge pension deficits; Watson Wyatt report says U.K. shortfall could top $100 billion.(Brief Article)
- LONDON-As British Telecommunications P.L.C. refuted a report last week that its pension plan faces a shortfall of L5.5 billion ($8.38 billion), consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide estimated in a separate report that U.K. occupational pension plans over LONDON-As British Telecommunications P.L.C. refuted a report last week...
- Research articles 2002-08-19
- News Briefs; US Airways pilots appeal judge's ruling on termination of their pension fund.(Other news briefs are discussed)
- ALEXANDRIA, Va. - US Airways Group pilots on March 11 appealed a judge's decision permitting the bankrupt airline to close its underfunded pilots pension plan. On March 1, Judge Stephen Mitchell of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Alexandria, Va., permitt ALEXANDRIA, Va. - US...
- Research articles 2003-03-17
- Hirings; Antioch University.
- YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio - Antioch University hired K2 Advisors to run about $1.5 million in a hedge fund for the $28 million endowment, said Glenn Watts, chief financial officer and vice chancellor. Funding came from reducing a Seix Investment core fi YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio...
- Research articles 2004-01-26
- NY TEACHERS PUTS FIRMS ON WATCH LIST.(multiple brief articles)(Brief Article)
- ALBANY, N.Y. -- The $85 billion New York State Teachers' Retirement System placed two international managers -- Bankers Trust Co., which runs a passive $1.3 billion portfolio, and Schroder, which runs $320 million in an active portfolio -- on its wat ALBANY, N.Y. -- The $85...
- Research articles 1999-08-09
- Hirings.(Hirings by various pension plans are noted)
- Aon Asset Management LONDON -- Aon Asset Management's Umbrella Fund, a Dublin-domiciled multimanager fund, hired State Street Corp. as administrator and custodian, according to Tommy Garvey, Aon Asset head of institutional business. The fund, with Aon Asset Management LONDON --...
- Research articles 2003-05-12
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- World Updates; Watson Wyatt expands in Ireland.(International)
- Watson Wyatt L.L.P. is acquiring KPMG International's pension and actuarial operation in Ireland. Watson Wyatt said in a statement that the deal was part of its plan to expand in Ireland. Terms were not disclosed. The addition of 10 KMPG staff members will bring Watson Wyatt's...
- Research articles 2004-07-19
- Stroh pension plan, advisers in legal battle.(News)
- Byline: Robert Ankeny The company sponsoring a pension plan for former Stroh Brewery Co. salaried employees and the consulting firm advising them are battling in U.S. District Court in Detroit over an actuarial error on the pension plan. After Stroh sold...
- Research articles 2005-05-16
- Final salary pension schemes holding back employer recovery
- Final salary pension deficits are making it much harder for recession-hit employers to restructure themselves in preparation for an economic recovery, according to research by the Confederation of British Industry CBI and Watson Wyatt. Their latest biennial Pensions Survey showed the costs of defined benefit DB, including final salary, schemes...
- News items 2009-12-07
- Hybrid pension plan growth has stalled: Study.(News)
- Byline: JERRY GEISEL Amid adverse court decisions and negative publicity over hybrid pension plans, the formation of such plans has just about dried up, according to a new report. In examining 132 conversions of traditional pension plans to hybrid plans, benefit...
- Research articles 2004-03-29
- Watson Wyatt
- What does it do? The company is a business consultancy active in 30 countries around the world and with strong historical connections to the UK and US. It helps firms in four core areas: giving financial advice, particularly to insurance companies; helping with technology and outsourcing; advising...
- Research articles 2007-02-22
- Firms Stymied By Pension Costs - Survey
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - Pension liabilities are increasingly stopping companies from pursuing mergers or restructurings, a survey showed on Monday.The number of companies which see their pension liabilities as an obstacle to such activities has nearly doubled in the last two years to 33 percent, according to the survey conducted...
- News items 2009-12-17
- Pension plans begin to thaw
- The rate of pension plan freezes among Fortune 1000 companies has slowed, and the majority of employers with defined benefit plans are committed to keeping them, according to two new studies from Watson Wyatt. The firm's analysis of pension plan sponsorship indicates that the share of plan sponsors freezing their...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- News: NIBS Appointments.
- WATSON WYATT TO CONSULT FOR DMGT The Daily Mail and General Trust DMGT pension scheme has reappointed Watson Wyatt as its investment consultant. Following a comprehensive review of traditional consultants, investment banks and asset managers, the DMGT opted to stick with its...
- Research articles 2006-07-31
- More than half of reviewed DB schemes in UK are closed.
- Byline: Ben Wright Over half of UK companies that review their defined benefit pension schemes opt to close them to new members, according to research to be published later this month by Watson Wyatt, the investment consultancy.Of the 219 companies that took part in...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
- GHP closes flury of Class A leases in Rochelle Park
- White Plains based GHP Office Realty, LLC has inked over 55,000 s/f of new leases and renewals at 218 Route 17 North, Rochelle Park, N.J., a 95,000 s/f, class A building. Watson Wyatt & Company, a world wide consulting firm, signed a long-term renewal and expansion for over 21,000...
- Research articles 2008-02-27
- In the balance
- With the ink now dry on the Pension Protection Act of 2006, employers are starting to form opinions and consider the future of their defined benefit plans under the new legislation. Recent surveys show employers have diverse attitudes regarding whether to alter plan designs or eliminate their pension plans altogether...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- PROTECTION IN LAWSUITS: Actuaries seek client contracts that limit firms' liabilities.
- Two prominent actuarial consulting firms - Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Washington, and Towers Perrin, Valhalla, N.Y. - are insisting their pension plan clients limit the firms' liability to one year's fees or no more than $250,000. In addition, they are asking clients to indemnify the...
- Research articles 2002-01-21
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