Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
CBO Looks At Keeping SCHIP As Is
By Staff WriterThe Congressional Budget Office is getting many requests for an estimate of the cost of maintaining current State Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment levels, CBO ...
May 31, 2007
PBGC Drafts Variable Premium RegsThe Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. has released a proposed rule that would implement a defined benefit plan provision of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 ...
May 30, 2007
More Social-Issue Shareholder ResolutionsThe Social Investment Forum (SIF) reported May 30 that investors are filing a record number of social and environmental shareholder resolutions this year, led by resolutions on climate change, increased disclosure of political contributions and trade and association ties, and enhanced sustainability reporting, citing data from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).
May 30, 2007
Finance Firm Adds Agency Trading PostOak Street Funding L.L.C. is setting up a free, Web-based service for people who want to buy and sell insurance agencies.Oak Street, Carmel, Ind., a ...
April 29, 2007
Greenspan: 'Political Will' Needed To Solve Medicare, SS Problems"We're confronted with a really extraordinary event," said Alan Greenspan. "A very large chunk of our workforce--the baby boomers--will be moving from a state of ...
September 01, 2006
Pension Act SignedWhile pension experts say the recently passed Pension Protection Act of 2006 will indeed help remedy the funding problems that have plagued defined benefit (DB)...
August 01, 2006
Still Hammering AwayMembers of Congress are still hashing through a compromise bill on pension reform, and completed, the final bill may also include a provision on abolishing...
December 13, 2005
Union To Support Defined Benefit Plan ProposalSponsors of a major pension reform bill have reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers. [@@]U.S. House Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman ...