Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

McClatchy Gets Standstill Agreement on Pension Payments

The company has said it cannot make $124 million in contributions it owes in 2020.

William Sprouse
January 16, 2020
Retirement Plans

Pension Plans’ Struggles Continue Despite Big Investment Gains

While 2019 was a banner year for returns, low interest rates prevented plan sponsors from meaningfully improving their funded states.
Retirement Plans

For Many CFOs, Pension Plans Are Millstones Around the Neck

The massive, high-risk debt weighing down so many defined benefit plans promises to accelerate the pace of pension-risk transfer undertakings.
Retirement Plans

FedEx to Discontinue Pension Plan for New Hires

The switch to a 401(k) plan isn’t intended to save money but is "really more about evolution of our benefits and being competitive as an employer."
Retirement Plans

Special Report: Government Fixes for the Retirement Problem

Congress is poised to help companies send their older workers off to a secure retirement.
Retirement Plans

GE Freezes Pensions to Reduce Deficit, Debt

“Returning GE to a position of strength has required us to make several difficult decisions, and today’s decision to freeze the pension is no exception."
Retirement Plans

The Disappearing DB Pension Plan

The use of defined benefit pension plans continues to decline as sponsors look to de-risk pension strategies.
Retirement Plans

FedEx Marches to Its Own Beat on Pension De-risking

Rather than jump on the bandwagon of lump-sum payouts, FedEx continues to donate more to its U.S. pension plans than is required to fund future liabilities.
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.
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.
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