Download or read book Underfunded Pension Plans written by Joseph F. Delfico and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global Pension Crisis written by Richard A. Marin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive look at the crisis of unfunded pension liabilities and what must be done to avoid the same problem in the future As the generational bubble of the Baby Boomers begins to retire, it is increasingly evident that governments, corporations, and individuals have failed to adequately prepare for the obligations and needs of this giant cohort. Retirees are outliving actuarial life expectancies, pension liabilities are skyrocketing, pension plans are underfunded, and medical costs rise, the United States alone can expect unfunded liabilities to exceed $4 trillion. Even while the American economy shows signs of sustained recovery, states and local governments will still experience sharp increases in pension fund payments through the next year or longer. Global Pension Crisis looks at this situation and offers practical advice for retirement plan managers and financial advisors, while also explaining how to strengthen pensions and prevent similar crises in the future. Offers a clear and comprehensive explanation of the current pension crisis for retirement fund managers, financial advisors, and economists Includes prescriptive guidance on how to strengthen the pension fund system and prevent another similar crisis Written by venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and former senior Wall Street executive Rich Marin
Download or read book Financial Aspects of the United States Pension System written by Zvi Bodie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides valuable information and analysis to managers, policymakers, and investment counselors in the rapidly expanding field of pension funding. American workers, too, need answers and insights on how to invest their money and plan for their retirement. fifteen of America's leading financial analysts address such pressing questions as -What is the current financial status of the elderly, and how vulnerable are they to inflation? -What is the impact of inflation on the private pension system, and what are the effects of alternative indexing schemes? -What roles can the social security system play in the provision of retirement income? -What is the effect of the tax code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) on corporate pension policy? -How well funded are corporate pension plans, and is a firm's unfunded pension liability fully reflected in the market value of its common stock? Many of the conclusions these experts reach contradict and challenge popular views, thus providing fertile ground for innovation in pension planning.
Download or read book Underfunding of State and Local Pension Plans written by Frank Russek and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent financial crisis and economic recession have left many states and localities with extraordinary budgetary difficulties for the next few years, but structural shortfalls in their pension plans pose a problem that is likely to endure for much longer. This report discusses alternative approaches to assessing the size of those shortfalls and their implications for funding decisions. Figure and table. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.
Download or read book Public Pensions written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of public pension plan funding, focusing on the basic pension plans of state and local governments. GAO found that: (1) states and localities with underfunded pension plans run the risk of reducing future pension benefits to taxpayers or raising revenues; (2) unfunded liabilities for all state and local pension plans totalled $200 billion in 1992; (3) contributions to pension funds in 1992 fell short of the actuarially required amounts by 60 percent; (4) 75 percent of state and local pension plans involved in a Public Pension Coordinating Council (PPCC) survey were underfunded; (5) more than half of the pension plan sponsors surveyed continued to make payments to pay off their unfunded liabilities; (6) between 1990 and 1992, 20 percent of the plans were both underfunded and not receiving required sponsor contributions; and (7) of 117 plans with complete data in 1990 and 1992, 90 were underfunded.
Download or read book A Look Into the United States Underfunded Pension System written by Jason Lin and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public pension crisis has come under increasing scrutiny over the past decade as shifting demographic trends, harsh economic conditions and the very nature of pension funds have changed, and not for the better. Pension funds create valuable saving and investment tools for an individual's retirement. They make what seems like the impossible daunting task of saving sufficient funds for retirement completely feasible. All indications lead to these trends continuing, therefore pension plans need to adapt and reform. This paper is to address the pension crisis in the U.S. and intends to provide some recommendations for policy makers.This paper used the U.S. Census Bureau pension data for the fiscal years 2005-2014 to select a sample of 15 states. The time series data will be analyzed using the MDA (Multiple Discriminant Analysis) methodology to assess if a pension plan is bound to fail. MDA is used in the banking industry as a method to predict financial distress or default of bank loans. Once the regression line is determined, it can be utilized to estimate the probability of default. This methodology will be used to determine financial health of public pensions selected in the sample.The Multiple Discriminant Analysis model can be utilized to run a stress test on the public pension plans of those states selected in the sample. The Multiple Discriminant Analysis will enable public pensions and policy makers to somewhat predict the viability of their pensions. The contribution of this paper will be providing pre-warning signals and some policy recommendations for local governments to sustain their pension systems.
Download or read book The Economic Function of Underfunded Pension Plans written by Richard A. Ippolito and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of Underfunded Defined benefit Pension Plans on Plan Retirees and Plan Sponsors written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Oversight and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Look Into the United States Underfunded Pension System written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The public pension crisis has come under increasing scrutiny over the past decade as shifting demographic trends, harsh economic conditions and the very nature of pension funds have changed, and not for the better. Pension funds create valuable saving and investment tools for an individual's retirement. They make what seems like the impossible daunting task of saving sufficient funds for retirement completely feasible. All indications lead to these trends continuing, therefore pension plans need to adapt and reform. This paper is to address the pension crisis in the U.S. and intends to provide some recommendations for policy makers. This paper used the U.S. Census Bureau pension data for the fiscal years 2005-2014 to select a sample of 15 states. The time series data will be analyzed using the MDA (Multiple Discriminant Analysis) methodology to assess if a pension plan is bound to fail. MDA is used in the banking industry as a method to predict financial distress or default of bank
Download or read book Pension Plan Underfunding written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Oversight and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pensions Economics and Public Policy written by Richard A. Ippolito and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Pension Research Council of the Wharton School
Download or read book Underfunded Pension Plans written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO discussed its ongoing study of current pension plan funding rules and the impact of proposed pension reform legislation on underfunded plans insured by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). GAO noted that: (1) underfunding in PBGC-insured single-employer plans increased from $31 billion in 1990 to over $50 billion in 1992; (2) current law provides for an offset that either completely eliminates or significantly reduces requirements that sponsors of underfunded plans make additional funding contributions; (3) H.R. 298 would require even fewer plan sponsors to make additional but significantly larger funding contributions; (4) H.R. 3396 would increase the number of sponsors required to make additional contributions and also increase the contribution amount; (5) a solvency rule, actuarial restrictions, and increased deficit reduction contributions included in H.R. 3396 could also increase contributions for underfunded plans; and (6) H.R. 3396 should be strengthened further to ensure that more sponsors of underfunded plans make additional contributions.
Download or read book Private Pensions written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impact of Underfunded Defined Benefit Pension Plans on the Federal Deficit Plan Retirees and Plan Sponsors written by U. S. Committee On Ways And Means and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Impact of Underfunded Defined-Benefit Pension Plans on the Federal Deficit, Plan Retirees, and Plan Sponsors: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session; February 4, 1993; Serial 103-4 These and other problems for participants could be avoided if pension plan sponsors properly funded their pension promises. And yet, nearly 20 years after the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, some plan sponsors continue to deliberately underfund their defined-benefit plans, putting their employees and taxpayers at economic risk. The Subcommittee will receive testimony from representatives of the pbgc, the Congressional Budget Office (ceo), the gao, and retirees who participated in various failed pension plans which were terminated without sufficient assets. The pbgc will testify on the extent of current financial problems confronting the agency, the effectiveness of its efforts to control its exposure to claims by underfunded pension plans, and its efforts to mitigate the effect of plan underfunding on plan participants. The ceo will testify concerning the extent of the losses experienced by the pbgc and the inability of the agency to measure, control, and offset these losses, and other budget matters. The gao will testify on its recently released reports indicating that underfunded defined-benefit pension plans have significant hidden liabilities which increase claims against the Federal pension insurance program, and identifying the pbgc as one of 17 high risk Federal program areas in which corrective action is essential to the safeguarding of scarce Federal resources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Private Pensions written by Barbara Bovbjerg (au) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent terminations of large underfunded pension plans, along with continued widespread underfunding, suggest weaknesses in pension funding rules that may threaten retirement incomes of these plans' participants, as well as the future viability of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) single-employer insurance program. This report examines: (1) the recent funding & contribution experience of the nation's largest private defined benefit plans; (2) the funding & contribution experience of large underfunded plans, & the role of the additional funding charge; & (3) the implications of large plans' recent funding experiences for PBGC, in terms of risk to the agency's ability to insure benefits. Charts & tables.
Download or read book Private Pensions written by Gregory D. Kutz and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When sponsors terminate underfunded plans during bankruptcy, it can deplete resources of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC), which protects the pensions of almost 44 million Amer. workers and retirees who participate in over 29,000 defined benefit pension plans. In 2009, PBGC reported a deficit of $30 billion. This report determined what pay and other compensation exec. received in the years preceding their company¿s termination of an underfunded defined benefit pension plan. The report analyzed a listing of the 1,246 underfunded plans that were terminated from 1999 to 2008 and selected public co. with large unfunded liabilities, large unfunded liabilities per participant, and a large number of plan participants. A print on demand report.
Download or read book Underfunded Pensions Pension Dumping and Retirement Security written by Peter Orszag and published by TheCapitol.Net Inc. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) provides a comprehensive federal scheme for the regulation of employee pension and welfare benefit plans offered by employers. ERISA contains various provisions intended to protect the rights of plan participants and beneficiaries in employee benefit plans. The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) is a federal corporation created by ERISA. It currently protects the pensions of nearly 44 million American workers and retirees in more than 29,000 private single-employer and multiemployer defined benefit pension plans. PBGC receives no funds from general tax revenues. Operations are financed by insurance premiums set by Congress and paid by sponsors of defined benefit plans, investment income, assets from pension plans trusteed by PBGC, and recoveries from the companies formerly responsible for the plans. Although the PBGC's liabilities are not explicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government, Congress could face political pressure to bail out the PBGC at taxpayer expense should the agency become financially insolvent. Bradley Belt, former executive director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), testified before Congress in October, 2004: "I am particularly concerned with the temptation, and indeed, growing tendency, to use the pension insurance fund as a means to obtain an interest-free and risk-free loan to enable companies to restructure. Unfortunately, the current calculation appears to be that shifting pension liabilities onto other premium payers or potentially taxpayers is the path of least resistance rather than a last resort."
