Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Nonprofits Ask: What Economic Recovery?
By Michael S. FischerMany charities are facing daunting financial situations and are looking at new ways to secure their future, the Nonprofit Finance Fund says.
March 13, 2014
Group pension buy-outs experience strong sales in 2013Sales of pension risk buy-out products topped $3.8 billion in 2013, according to LIMRA.
February 05, 2014
Peer-to-peer, equity crowd-funding hit $6.4BThe U.S., U.K. and China constitute nearly all financial return crowd-funding, the U.S. accounting for 51 percent.
January 29, 2014
House passes abortion de-funding billH.R. 7 would put permanent restrictions on exchange plans.
January 17, 2014
Social Security asks for more enforcement fundingCongress has authorized $1.2 billion in program integrity money and provided $1 billion.
January 15, 2014
House Passes $1.1 Trillion Government BudgetLawmakers voted 359-67 to send the measure to the Senate, which is set to pass it later this week.
January 14, 2014
Congress unveils $1.1 trillion government funding billThe plan includes a Dodd-Frank study requirement but no efforts to block PPACA.
January 06, 2014
2013 saw pension funding reboundAggregate pension funded status is pegged at 93 percent at year-end 2013, a big jump from 77 percent at the end of 2012.