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Retirement Plans Increase Security

Julie Stich, CEBS

22 Apr 201523 Apr 2015

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 and 2013—even though there aren’t many signs that they’re taking steps to […]

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Your Annual Funding Notice May Need Tweaking

Lois Gleason, CEBS

19 Mar 2015

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 clarifying the requirements under ERISA 101(f) that administrators of defined benefit plans, […]

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What the Cromnibus Law Means for Multiemployer Pension Plans

Julie Stich, CEBS

15 Dec 201411 Mar 2015

By: Julie Stich, CEBS On December 13, 2014, Congress passed the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) as part of the federal spending “cromnibus” bill, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. The multiemployer defined benefit pension reform provisions were introduced […]

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Most Appreciated, Most Successful and Most Unique Benefits

Justin Held, CEBS

30 Sep 201411 Jan 2016

By: Justin Held, CEBS Which offered benefit is the most appreciated or loved? Which benefit is the most successful with regard to engaging, attracting and retaining talent? Which benefit offering is the most unique? The International Foundation’s soon-to-be-released 2014 Employee Benefits Survey, […]

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Aiming to Understand Target Benefit Plans

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

23 Sep 201417 Jan 2015

By: Kathy Bergstrom Target benefit plans (TBPs) remain a hot topic in the discussion around pension reform in Canada. They’ve been around for many years in the form of multi-employer pension plans, but now the federal government and many provinces are considering […]

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Your Greatest Plans and Biggest Fears For Retirement [Infographic]

Staff

28 May 201417 Jan 2015

By: Brenda Hofmann No alarm clock, traveling, sweat pants – yes, yes and yes! I’ll see you all when I retire. We conducted an online poll on National Employee Benefits Day to find out more about how you picture retirement. It seems […]

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Rubbing Elbows With Benefit Celebs

Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS

23 May 201430 Apr 2018

One of the cool perks of my job is heading to Washington, D.C. each spring for the Foundation’s Washington Legislative Update . Being just a few minutes’ walk to our nation’s Capitol is invigorating. The focus of “Wash Up,” as the Foundation staff […]