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 >
December 22, 2015 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
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 >
October 28, 2015 401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement Read more >
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 >
September 15, 2015 401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Wellness Read more >
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 >
September 10, 2015 401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
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 >
July 23, 2015 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, Retirement Read more >
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 >
July 13, 2015 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
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 >
April 22, 2015 401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Pensions Read more >
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 >
March 19, 2015 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory Read more >
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 >
February 19, 2015 Canada, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Regulatory, Retirement Read more >
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 >
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 Read more >