Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
ASPPA to EBSA: New Pension Funding Notice is Too Long
By Allison BellDefined pension plan participants may tune out and miss important information if they get excessively long pension funding notices.
December 02, 2010
Senate Mulls Stronger Oversight of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.Sen. Harkin: A recent IG report "raised serious concerns about whether PBGC would be able to cope with a sudden influx of pensions brought on by a new economic crisis."
September 07, 2010
UCLA's Anderson School of Management Gives Up on Public FundingThe Anderson School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles is preparing to forgo public funding in the face of California's budget crisis.
August 24, 2010
Montana Sues Securities America for 'Misleading' InvestorsMontana's Securities Commissioner has filed a legal action against broker-dealer Securities America, the Ameriprise Financial subsidiary.
August 24, 2010
Securities America Sued for 'Misleading' InvestorsPrivate placement notes in default; firm alleged to have withheld 'material information.'
August 03, 2010
Pension Bills: Strain Now or Weep Later?The new federal pension rules could help employers postpone as much as $63 billion in funding payments over the next 5 years.
July 28, 2010
H.R. 3040: House OKs Fraud Database BillMembers of the House have voted 335-81 for H.R. 3040, the Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2010.
July 05, 2010
Whiskey to the (Pension) RescueCompany to use Johnnie Walker to fill $645 million retirement shortfall. Talk about liquid assets...