Archives February 2011

February 2011

Defined benefit pensions

The prevailing belief, based on market observation over several decades, is that currencies tend to revert to mean over time and deliver a zero expected…

Governance/legislation

Download the Pension and Benefits Legal Directory Over the last two decades, the pension and benefits industry has had its share of legal issues. Following…

Over the past decade, defined benefit (DB) pension investment has changed dramatically in nearly every way but one—plan governance still means trustees are responsible for…

Health benefits

With an aging workforce and related costs (i.e., medical costs and lost productivity) estimated to be greater than $6 billion annually to the economy, it’s…

Drug plan management is certainly in the midst of changing times, from ever-increasing costs to drug reforms and innovations. On Dec. 1, 2010, more than…