Retirement & Benefits

Just one week after a UBS Global Asset Management survey indicated that U.S. pension funding ratios fell an average 11% in the first quarter and 24% in the past nine months, a Mercer survey found that changes in the value of the assets and liabilities of S&P 1500 companies' pension...

With pressures mounting on retirement plans from a growing population of old people and sweeping changes in accounting rules, finance executives in the 2008 Treasury & Risk Retirement Survey seem ready to consider more substantial overhauls to institutions, such as the 401(k)

Managed accounts may have been around for years, But they are apt to get a lot more attention now that they have been approved as an acceptable qualified default option for automatic enrollment

Many pension plans could end up in deep trouble with investors when the next phase of accounting rules kicks in

The Bear Stearns debacle is forcing a new group of employees to face retirement with far less savings than they anticipated.

The Bear Stearns debacle is forcing a new group of employees to face retirement with far less savings than they anticipated.

Annuities have rarely been the investment option of choice for most, but a couple of new products could let 401(k) participants reap some of the benefits of an investment that guarantees payouts for life

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is considering requiring corporations to provide more details about pension plan allocations, including alternative investments. FASB says it is responding to shareholder demands for more transparency so they can better gauge portfolio risks.