Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Fed's Rates Same; Training Wheels Come Off in 2010
By Kate McBrideThe Federal Reserve will leave its target Fed funds range at 0.0% to 0.25%. The Fed will also said it will begin to phase out some of the programs that helped add liquidity to the credit markets during the financial crisis.
November 10, 2009
NAIC Accepting Consumer Liaison Program ApplicationsThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has started accepting applications for the 2010 Consumer Liaison Program.
October 01, 2009
Witnesses: Pension Sponsors Need HelpThe employers that still promise employees a defined level of retirement income need regulatory flexibility to get through the financial crisis, benefits consultants are warning Congress.
October 01, 2009
Green Energy Gets Green LightThe release of the first round of funding from the Obama Administration's stimulus law--the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--to a program that provides cash assistance...
May 14, 2009
(In)sure to failSeems now most agree the Bush Administration did -- or at least tried to do -- something right. Their attempt in 2005 to reform "the...
February 17, 2009
Pension contributions expected to doubleThe nation's largest defined benefit pension plans lost $49 billion in assets in January. Employers may have to double their contributions this year, according to...
February 10, 2009
EBSA Answers Funding Notice QuestionsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has published a batch of advice aimed at sponsors and administrators of defined benefit pension plans.
December 04, 2008
Pru Hopes To Cash In Securities Firm StakeExecutives at Prudential Financial Inc. say the company wants to sell its stake in Wachovia Securities to the other co-owner.The other co-owner, which has a ...