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Topics include: [1] Would raising Social Security retirement age pose hardship on millions? [2] IRS curtailment of determination letters could be final nail in DB coffin; [3] Ex-court administrator guilty of theft sues for retirement benefits; and [4] Pensions, office allowances and other federal benefits.  MORE >>

Topics include: [1] New York City's pension managers were paid over $700 million in 2015; [2] Military members oppose pension reform; [3] The most terrifying retirement statistic yet? [4] The future of Social Security: answers to key questions; [5] Survey of employees without workplace retirement plans; [6] Law firms have highest average retirement account balances (surprise); and [7] Retirement age is a magic number.  MORE >>

Topics include: [1] Will you outlive your income? How to be certain you will not; [2] SSA issues final rule explaining 60-month period of employment to receive GPO exemption for spouse's benefits; [3] Assumptions do not drive pension costs; [4] New Morningstar tool seeks to settle active-passive debate; [5] CalPERS disclosure on fees brings surprise, and scrutiny; and [6] President signs legislation excluding certain public safety officer benefits from income tax.  MORE >>

Article titles include: Entity only fiduciary to extent it possesses authority or discretionary control over plans; Social Security COLAs slated to increase slightly in 2015; Stockton bankruptcy ruling may lead to pension cuts; New Hampshire retirement system amendment not unconstitutional retrospective law; and Reasons why you should not borrow from your 401(k) plan.  MORE >>

Article titles include: [1] Tough choices face Florida's governments; [2] Understanding Florida's local pension plans; [3] An introduction to qualification and taxation issues for governmental retirement plans; [4] Entitlement reform in the future of pensions; [5] Total holdings and investments of major public pension systems increased to over $3.4 trillion; and [6] Florida documentary stamp tax applies to plan loans.  MORE >>

Article titles include: Stakeholders...or Steakholders? How IRAs Work; Federal Employees Will Get Phased Retirement; Pension Plan Amendments May Constitute Breach of Contract Under State Law; Equities Boost U.S. Master Universe Returns; So Long Tension ... Hello Pension; TIAA-CREF Survey Finds One-third of Americans Have Never Increased Their Retirement Plan Contribution Rate; and Social Security Has Rules to Explain Rules!  MORE >>

Article titles include: "[1] Funds held in inherited Individual Retirement Accounts are not retirement funds within meaning of bankruptcy exemption; [2] Last defendant settles SEC fraud charges in 'pay-to-play' case involving New York State Common Retirement Fund; [3] Detroit reaches tentative pension agreement with union; and [4] N.J. Governor not the only one to steal worker pensions to balance budget."  MORE >>

Topics include: [1] CALSTRS is shareholder activist; [2] No alternative if Jersey pension plan struck down; [3] Why private equity is becoming a public problem; and [4] New York City cuts out pension brokers.  MORE >>

Article titles include: Update on State and Local Government Spending for Public Employee Retirement Systems; Women Need More Retirement Education and Female Advisers to Help Them Save; Social Security Benefits Are Primary Source of Income for Half the Country's Retirees! How Long Must New Hires Work to Get Pension Benefits? and, How Are Pensions Protected State-by-state?  MORE >>

Article titles include: State, Local Pension Plans Eclipse $3 trillion Mark; Corporate Pension Funding Status Soars; Effects of Pension Plan Changes on Retirement Security; In Florida, "We Have a Budget Problem, Not a Pension Problem"; Update On DC Plans In The Public Sector; Jersey's Pension Options Are Limited; Detroit Reaches Short-Term Deal with 14 Unions; and, Rollovers Just Got Easier.  MORE >>

Article titles include: [1] Total holdings and investments of major public pension systems rise to over $3 trillion, reaching highest level in forty-five years; [2] Pension funds join in fee resistance; [3] Lower-income individuals without pensions miss out; and [4] Using automatic escalation in public sector retirement plans to increase savings.  MORE >>

Article titles include: Global pension fund assets hit record high in 2013; Towers Watson pension 100 -- year-end 2013 disclosures of funding, discount rates, asset allocations and contributions; Retirement confidence rebounds...for those with retirement plans; GASB will not delay implementation of pension standards; and Detroit pension funds hanging tough.  MORE >>

Article titles include: Retirement security in an aging society; "WEP" could make you weep; Union updates lists of managers opposing defined benefit plans; and Potential problems for private equity funds.  MORE >>

Articles include: [1] Cost-of-Living Adjustments; [2] Supplemental Retirement Plans Offered by City and County Governments; [3]  Munnell Says All Is Not Fine with Pension Coverage; [4]  Recent Pension Reform Efforts in Four States with Diverse Political Climates; and [5] Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 Does Not Preclude Plaintiffs' State Law Class Actions.  MORE >>

Article titles include: Arizona supreme court declares suspended COLAs unconstitutional; Public sector plans -- objectives and principles for funding; and ProtectSeniors.Org surveys retirees.  MORE >>

Articles include: [1] Towers Watson global pension assets study; [2] A brief history of retirement in the U.S.; [3] How do subjective longevity expectations influence retirement plans? and [4] Taxation of Social Security benefits.  MORE >>

Article titles include: [1] Flaws of adopting cost cutting in switching to DC plan; [2] Misdirected impulse to shift from DB plans; [3] Better funded pension plans could make big allocation moves; and [4] Cities with highest unfunded pension liability.  MORE >>

Article titles include: [1] Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal rules in favor of Hollywood firefighters; [2] FPPTA comments on maintaining local control of Florida municipal pensions; [3] Issues that state legislatures will be tackling this year; [4] Retired Illinois teachers challenge pension reform; [5] Congress could reconsider military pension cuts; [6] Corporate pension funding levels up sharply; [6] Retirement tips for 2014; and [7] A perspective on retirement readiness.  MORE >>

Article titles include: California City Cannot Reduce Employee Pensions, Despite Referendum Approval; American Academy of Actuaries Explains Why PBO Estimates Conflict; and, Ways To Improve Your Financial Situation.  MORE >>

Article titles include: [1] Public pension plan assets hit new highs; [2] Role of Social Security, defined benefits and private retirement accounts in face of retirement crisis; [3] Additional information on 2013 long term projections for Social Security; [4] Detroit bankruptcy may not be precedential, at least in California; and [5] How much would it take to achieve equivalency between DB accruals and voluntary enrollment 401(k)s in the private sector?  MORE >>