Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

Why Terminating a Pension Plan May Be Unaffordable

Not only is it expensive to buy annuities to fund existing retiree benefits, but financial statement issues also may stymie plan terminations.

Brian Donohue and Mike Barry
May 29, 2019
Retirement Plans

Four Key Strategies for Managing Pension Risk

While overseeing pension plans is increasingly complex and there's no silver bullet solution, employing these four strategies can do much to reduce risk.
Retirement Plans

How to De-risk a Pension Plan in 2019

Several recent changes in law and regulations have altered the calculation of a plan's future liabilities, mostly in plan sponsors' favor.
Retirement Plans

4th Quarter Dealt a Heavy Blow To Pension Plans

Large companies saw three quarters of strong gains for their chronically underfunded plans almost wiped out by the late-year stock market nosedive.
Retirement Plans

PBGC to Oversee Sears Pension Plans

The pension insurance fund is stepping in because “it is clear that Sears’ continuation of the plans is no longer possible.”
Auditing

AICPA Issues New Benefit Plan Audit Rules

The institute has been seeking to improve the quality of plan audits since a critical government report in 2015.
Retirement Plans

PBGC Deficit Shrinks by One-Third to $51.4B

While the agency's overall financial health improved in 2018, its multiemployer program faces a "tremendous wave of insolvencies."
Retirement Plans

Lockheed Sells Pension Risk

The company said it reached deals with Prudential and Athene to reduce its obligations for tens of thousands of employees.
Retirement Plans

U.S. Given ‘C’ Rating In Annual Pension Survey

The retirement systems of Scandinavian economies are tops, while those of the U.S., the U.K., and France languish, according to Mercer.
Retirement Plans

Is It Time to Rethink Pension Contributions?

Recent and near-future gains in funded status aside, plan sponsors should formulate policies to address likely higher minimum contributions going forward.
Retirement Plans

What CFOs Should Know About Retirement Plan Audits

A finance chief may focus on a plan's costs, but there are other elements to consider when assessing overall plan value. Audits can help reveal that value.
Retirement Plans

Tax Law Drives Pension De-Risking Opportunity

The lower corporate tax rate is leading CFOs to finally address the problems of underfunding, rising costs, and mounting liabilities.
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