Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
More Budget Drama: Senate Defeats House Spending Bill
By Marlene Y. SatterGovernment shutdown looms, again, as Congress prepared on Friday to adjourn for a week. Reid says Senate will vote on new bill Monday.
May 03, 2011
Public Pension Battle Heats UpThe House Ways and Means Committee oversight subcommittee is organizing a hearing on state and local pension plan disclosure rules.
May 02, 2011
Towers Watson: Pension Funding Levels Creep UpLarge U.S. pension plans were a little closer to being fully funded at the end of 2010 than they were a year earlier, according to consultants at Towers Watson & Company.
April 12, 2011
Congress Moves Budget Vote to Thursday; SEC, CFTC See Budget BoostThe House and Senate are scheduled to hold votes on a final budget agreement in the form of a Continuing Resolution that would fund the government until Sept. 30 and cuts more than $38 billion in federal spending.
April 06, 2011
Report Says DB Pensions are at a Tipping PointMore than half of private sector defined benefit plan sponsors in Canada have converted their plans to defined contribution arrangements for current or future employees, according to a new report.
March 28, 2011
As State Securities Regulators Worry About SEC Funding, Government Shutdown LoomsAs state securities regulators gathered at their annual public policy conference in Washington on Monday, the threat of a government shutdown looked imminent.
March 08, 2011
Nonprofits Must Take Action to Weather the RecessionFour steps philanthropists can take to help nonprofits ensure their survival.
February 23, 2011
Cogent Report: Most Public Pension Plans Are in CrisisOnly one in five public pension plans can meet their financial obligations to plan participants.