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Protecting pensions; policy analysis and examples from OECD countries: Protecting pensions; policy analysis and examples from OECD countries. OECD 2007 315 pages $67.00 Paperback Private pensions series; no.8 HD7091 This book examines how government policy makers can promote the financial security of occupational defined-benefit plans, particularly those financed by pension funds....; Tags: analysis, Benefits, OECD, pension; Research articles 2008-08-01
Will Delta merger hurt pensions?: ATLANTA -- Officials of unions that represent Northwest Airlines Corp. flight attendants, ramp workers and reservation agents told lawmakers Wednesday they are worried Delta Air Lines Inc.'s plan to combine the two carriers could lead to lost pension benefits for employees. During a hearing in Washington before a...; Tags: Benefits, Delta Air Lines Inc., FINANCE, Investment, merger, Northwest Airlines Corp., pension; Research articles 2008-07-31
Not fade away: Rolling Stones singer Jagger turns 65: LONDON AFP — Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age pensioner. At an age when most British men are retiring from work and claiming state pensions, Jagger is...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, alcohol, Benefits, knight, legend, London, pension; Research articles 2008-07-25
Government of Canada Helping Low-Income Seniors: The Government of Canada is following through on its commitment to strengthen Canada's public pension system and ensure that low-income seniors keep more of their hard earned money. Today, the Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate and Secretary of State Seniors met with local seniors...; Tags: Allowance, Benefits, Canada, Government of Canada, income, pension; Research articles 2008-07-09
N.J. budget proposal stalls in Senate: A $32.9 billion state budget that cuts government spending by $600 million advanced in the Assembly yesterday morning but stalled in the Senate last night as lawmakers wrangled over pension reforms and funding for school construction. The budget deal that appeared imminent earlier in the week was hung up as...; Tags: Benefits, Government, pension, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-06-20

Pensioners may well have the last laugh; A SENIOR MOMENT Our politicians ignore the pensioners' campaign for improvements to the state pension at their peril. That was a message that rang out from the Pensioners' Parliament in Blackpool, as JEAN LORRIMAN,: Byline: JEAN LORRIMAN HUDDERSFIELD and District Pensioners Organisation attended this month's 16th Pensioners' Parliament in Blackpool. The visit was organised by the chairman Mrs Noreen Logan and free transport was provided by Taylor's of Cowlersley. It was a great experience! The event began with a march from...; Tags: Benefits, Cooper, delegate, pension; Research articles 2008-06-20
Twenty National Organizations Dispute Portrayal of State & Local Retirement Systems In Letter To Congress: WASHINGTON -- A broad coalition of government officials, retirement systems, and unions has sent a letter to Congress saying the use of inappropriate and incomplete information by some organizations distorts the truth regarding public pension finance. "Our common goal is to set the record straight," said Jeannine Markoe Raymond,...; Tags: Benefits, pension, teacher, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-06-18
A roundup of international benefits news: Turkey increases retirement age and minimum working days On May 7, Turkey's President Abdullah Gul approved a hotly-contested law on Social Security. The main changes introduced by the law are: * A gradual gender equalization and increase in the retirement age to 65 for both...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, agreement, Benefits, FINANCE, Government, pension, tax, Turkey; Research articles 2008-06-15
Pensions Picking Dollars, Shorted by Hedge Funds: June 2 Bloomberg--Whenever pension funds, mutual funds and insurance companies decide they should own dollar assets that are out of favor with hedge funds, the hedge funds lose. Institutional investors bought more dollars than they've sold this year, according to State Street Corp. and Bank of New York...; Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Investment, pension; Research articles 2008-06-02
Family Finance: Byline: By TONY HETHERINGTON Q: I recently had an idea for an invention. I was unsure how to protect it or find out whether it was viable without spending a lot of money. Then I found a company on the internet that will vet my idea. It seems professional,...; Tags: bank, Benefits, finance, pension, Prudential Insurance Company of America; Research articles 2008-05-21
Old soldiers shill the Pentagon line: "Old soldiers never die," said Gen. Douglas MacArthur on retiring in 1951, "they just fade away." No more. Now they hustle from battlegrounds to the high grounds of TV news shows, there to supply NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, CNN, MSNBC and others with hawkish support of the U.S. war machine....; Tags: Benefits, CBS Corp., CNN, Iraq, MARKETING, media, MSNBC, NBC Universal Inc., network, NETWORKING, pension, Pentagon, soldier, TVs, U.S.; Research articles 2008-05-16
Ageing Aussies strip in pension protest: MELBOURNE AFP — Protesting pensioners brought traffic to a stand still in Australia's second largest city on Friday when some stripped to demand more money from the government. The scantily-clad seniors braved the autumn weather in a 150-strong protest against this week's federal budget, which offered them little despite...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, Government, intersection, Melbourne, pension; Research articles 2008-05-15
Facing the Challenge of Retiree Health Care: Liabilities and Responses of State and Local Governments-A conference summary: On March 12, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Civic Federation held a forum on retiree health care for state and local government employees. The participants focused on strategies to finance and administer other post-employment benefits, or OPEB. Beginning in fiscal year 2008, many state...; Tags: Benefits, Government, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, HEALTHCARE, pension, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-05-01
New rules put spotlight on pension funding liabilities: Rules proposed by the federal Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. are designed to safeguard multiemployer pension plans.; Tags: Benefits, Internal Revenue Service, pension, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.; Research articles 2008-05-01
German bank chief slams pension increase plan: media: BERLIN AFP — German central bank chief Axel Weber has used an interview in the country's press to slam a planned increase in state pensions, calling on Berlin to practise budgetary rigour. "The German government must stick to its objective of budgetary consolidation and to a sustainable policy for...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, Benefits, Berlin, Government, media, pension; Research articles 2008-04-19
SEC files complaint over city's pension shortfall: SAN DIEGO AP -- The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint Monday against five former San Diego city officials, alleging they committed fraud by concealing a ballooning shortfall in the city pension fund. The SEC said the officials knew the city was underfunding its pension obligations...; Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, pension, SEC; Research articles 2008-04-08
Pru packs punch as it posts profit rise of 25 per cent for 2007.(Financial report): Prudential's preliminary results reveal 25 per cent growth in operating profits both in the UK and the group as a whole.. Leah Milner Prudential's operating profits for its UK insurance business have soared 25 per cent, up from GBP686m in 2006 to GBP859m in 2007...; Tags: asset, Benefits, financial, pension, Prudential Insurance Company of America, U.K.; Research articles 2008-03-20
Rollover Confusion: In the January issue which went to press in early December, I said that the Internal Revenue Service had reversed its position, and was now requiring company retirement plans to allow non-spouse rollovers in 2008. Not so fast! On Dec. 29, 2007, President Bush signed The Tax Technical Corrections Act...; Tags: 401(k), beneficiary, Benefits, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Pension, rollover, Taxes; Research articles 2008-03-01
At Retirement - Julie Mulvanny & Aston Goodey.: It has been almost three years since Prudential returned to the personal pension market and the timing could not have been any better, insists Julie Mulvanny, head of the company's business development for individual pensions. "We returned in perfect time for the changes that...; Tags: Benefits, pension, Prudential Insurance Company of America; Research articles 2008-02-28
Renewed thrust on pension scheme ; The government wants to make its New Pension Scheme (NPS) more inclusive.: The government wants to make its New Pension Scheme NPS more inclusive. It is making renewed efforts to seek voluntary contributions from public and private sector employees. Widening the net Renewed efforts to broadbase NPS ...; Tags: Asian Development Bank, Benefits, Government, pension, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-02-24