If you’re new to investing, there are lots of terms and concepts to understand. While it may seem intimidating, gaining an understanding of these six basic concepts can build your… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
January 13, 2020
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Investments, Pensions
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On November 20, 2019, Senators Chuck Grassley and Lamar Alexander released the Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan proposal. The proposal was released in the form of a white paper… Read more >
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
November 26, 2019
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, PBGC, Pensions, Retirementmultiemployer pension plans, Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan
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As the old country song by Tammy Wynette demonstrates, what happens during a divorce can be tough to spell out. Divorce can be the source of great confusion for many,… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
November 19, 2019
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirementemployee benefits and divorce, QDRO, Qualified Domestic Relations Order
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According to the most recent data from The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A Fifteen-Year Look (2002-2016), demographic trends in multiemployer plans have become less favorable, as the number of actively… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
August 1, 2019
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, RetirementDB plans, multiemployer defined benefit plans
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Earlier this year I updated you on some things I was watching regarding multiemployer pension reform, and since there has been some recent action on the Butch Lewis Act I… Read more >
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
July 26, 2019
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, RetirementButch Lewis Act, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (HR 397)
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Wondering about the latest multiemployer pension reform updates? You can always check the International Foundation Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) page for updates, but here are four things I have… Read more >
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
April 23, 2019
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, RetirementButch Lewis Act, multiemployer pension plans, Multiemployer Pension Reform Act, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (HR 397)
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Update: The Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans was charged with developing and releasing proposed legislation by November 30 to resolve multiemployer pension solvency challenges. On November… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
November 29, 2018
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MultiemployerMPRA, multiemployer pension plans, PBGC
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“Secure, predictable, pensions for life”—Something that was, until recently, only accorded to civil servants and those few in the private sector with a defined benefit (DB) pension plan is now… Read more >
Cara MacDonald, CEBS
October 24, 2018
Canada, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Pensions#DBplus, #OPTrust
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Could offering sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investment options in your retirement plan be an employee recruitment and retention tool? Quite possibly, according to recent research. A 2017 survey by… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
August 9, 2018
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Investmentsimpact investing, responsible investing, SRI investing, sustainable investing
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One of the most valued services of Foundation membership is access to our Ask a Benefits Expert service. Members are able to submit questions to our dedicated information specialists, who… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 17, 2018
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Disability Benefits, Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Retirement, Vacation, Voluntary Benefits, Wellnessbenefits for part-time employees
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