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Archive for the ‘Pensions and Retirement Plans’ Category

How Firms Wooed a U.S. Agency With Billions to Invest

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Charles E. F. Millard, head of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, is under investigation for inappropriate contacts with Wall Street firms seeking to obtain lucrative contracts.

author By ERIC LIPTON, source www.nytimes.com

Yahoo Shareholders Seek Repeal of Severance Plan

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

An employee severance plan put in place by Yahoo to protect workers after a merger with Microsoft could skew the outcome of a proxy battle, a lawsuit says.

author By MIGUEL HELFT, source www.nytimes.com

What’s Offline: The Advice of Youth

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Just as the boomers get to the point that they seek help in rolling over their retirement assets, they are finding that the people who are giving the advice are surprisingly young.

author By PAUL B. BROWN, source www.nytimes.com

Cost of Living: Paying Off the Debts That Seem Unshakeable

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The ultimate gain of getting rid of the very last of your debt, even if it means temporarily derailing a savings plan you have put in place, is not financial but peace of mind.

author By M. P. DUNLEAVEY, source www.nytimes.com

S.E.C. Backs Health Care Balloting

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission, shifting its position, has told companies they must allow shareholders to vote on a proposal for universal health insurance coverage.

author By ROBERT PEAR, source www.nytimes.com

Actuaries Scrutinized on Pensions

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Public pension actuaries use old methods that have fallen far out of sync with the economic mainstream.

author By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH, source www.nytimes.com

Morgan Board Loses Support

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System has withheld votes for eight Morgan Stanley directors, including its chief executive, because of poor company performance.

author By BLOOMBERG NEWS, source www.nytimes.com

Chief Is Selected at TIAA-CREF

Friday, April 4th, 2008

The pension fund giant said Thursday that it had named Roger W. Ferguson Jr. as its chief executive and president.

author By REUTERS, source www.nytimes.com

Fundamentally: Don’t Paint Nest Eggs in Company Colors

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Bear Stearns employees learned a valuable and painful lesson about pouring savings into company stock.

author By PAUL J. LIM, source www.nytimes.com

Your Money: Resist the Impulse to Panic Over Finances

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Short of putting our heads in the sand and hoping all the bad financial news passes, what should we do with our own finances?

author By ALINA TUGEND, source www.nytimes.com

Your Money: Time to Assess Finances

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Short of putting our heads in the sand and hoping all the bad financial news passes, what should we do with our own finances?

author By ALINA TUGEND, source www.nytimes.com

Your Money: Time to Assess the Finances

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Short of putting our heads in the sand and hoping all the bad financial news passes, what should we do with our own finances?

author By ALINA TUGEND, source www.nytimes.com

The Cost of Living: Let Finances Be a Chore, Not a Phobia

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

While some research suggests a shift is occurring, the aversion of many women to money tasks is still surprisingly common.

author By M. P. DUNLEAVEY, source www.nytimes.com

Your Money: Resist the Impulse to Panic

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Short of putting our heads in the sand and hoping it all passes, what should we do with our own finances?

author By ALINA TUGEND, source www.nytimes.com

Your Money: Resist the Impulse to Panic

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Short of putting our heads in the sand and hoping it all passes, what should we do with our own finances?

author By ALINA TUGEND, source www.nytimes.com

Your Money: Resist the Impulse to Panic

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Short of putting our heads in the sand and hoping it all passes, what should we do with our own finances?

author By ALINA TUGEND, source www.nytimes.com

Advertising: Putting a Hard Number on Retirement

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

The United States arm of ING is launching a “Your Number” campaign, which refers to the amount of money that you will need to retire comfortably.

author By LYNNLEY BROWNING, source www.nytimes.com

An 11% Raise for I.B.M. Chief

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

The company’s chairman and chief executive, Samuel J. Palmisano, was paid $1.8 million in salary, $5.8 million in and stock equivalents worth $12.3 million.

author By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, source www.nytimes.com