State governments face fiscal challenges that bleed into every aspect of operation. Cost expenditures for state employees’ pension and retirement plans require evaluation and strategy. The International Foundation research team… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
December 22, 2015
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Pensions, Retirementpublic employee, state retirement system
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Ensuring that American workers are financially set for retirement is a passion for those of us involved in the International Foundation Retirement Security Initiative. When a friend announces he or she… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
October 28, 2015
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement
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When I left college and took my first “real” job, the HR director met with me to talk about benefits. I was 22, in perfect health and very concerned about… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
September 15, 2015
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Wellness
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As a communications professional who works in the employee benefits world, I never stop encountering dismal reports on the saving habits of Americans. The data is everywhere—and it’s overwhelming. People… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
September 10, 2015
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Pensions, Retirementfinancial literacy, retirement security
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Multiemployer funds are closely monitoring and discussing in detail the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA), but the majority of funds responding to our recent survey do not plan to take… Read more >
Neil Mrkvicka
July 23, 2015
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, RetirementCromnibus, MPRA, PBGC
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In mid-June, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) released their first round of guidance relating to the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) provisions on benefit… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
July 13, 2015
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, RetirementIRS, MPRA, PBGC
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Workers and retirees in the United States are saying they’re a bit more confident about their prospects in retirement—the confidence numbers are up in 2015 since hitting lows between 2009… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
April 22, 2015
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Pensionsfinancial wellness, IRA, social security
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Defined benefit pension plan administrators: You might need to change your annual funding notice. The Department of Labor published a final rule in the Federal Register on February 2, 2015… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
March 19, 2015
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Multiemployer, Pensions, RegulatoryAFN, Annual Funding Notice, ERISA 101(f), HAFTA, MAP-21, MPRA, PBGC
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Enhancing the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is expected to be an issue in October’s federal election, but in the meantime Ontario is moving forward with an effort to create its… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
February 19, 2015
Canada, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Regulatory, Retirementcanada, ontario, orpp, pension, retirement
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By: Justin Held, CEBS Do organizations in the West offer more generous health care benefits? Are those in the South more likely to offer automatic features in their defined contribution… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 12, 2015
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Disability Benefits, Education, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Paid Time Off (PTO), Voluntary Benefits
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