Pension assets increased for a fourth successive quarter as global markets maintained their winning streak during the second quarter, according to RBC Investor & Treasury Services.
Detroit's workers and retirees have voted in favour of reducing their pension benefits.
An improving American economy and stable financial markets have given financial executives confidence to explore a range of options to help their companies better manage the costs and risks of their healthcare, pension and other benefits programs, according to a report.
The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan increased 1.4 percentage points in June 2014 to 92%.
The solvency position of Canadian pension plans improved slightly in the second quarter of 2014.
Thanks to continuously generous Canadian equity returns during the second quarter of 2014, the health of the country’s DB pension plans reached the highest median solvency ratio since September 2007.
Enjoying recent gains, pension funds are turning their attention to a new challenge: keeping them
Pension plans are in better shape than they were last year, especially those based in Canada.
The Government of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union have agreed to changes to the Teachers' Pension Plan.
NCR Corp. is offering a voluntary lump sum payment option to certain former employees or beneficiaries currently receiving a monthly benefit from its American pension plan.