Southern Companyis a utility provider operating several businesses that serve millions of U.S. customers. Its employee benefits package covers two retirement plans: a defined benefit pension plan and an employee savings plan. According to Southern Company’swebsite, its pension plan offering is “de...
The article focuses on the changes in the distribution of retirement plans among large companies. Watson Wyatt Worldwide has found that 37 percent offered a traditional pension plan to new hires in 2005, compared with 42 percent in 2004 and 50 percent 3 years ago. Some companies combine ...
While many businesses now offer 401(k) plans for retirement, there's a great deal of difference between the most and least generous among them. For example, some employers offer a generousemployer matchand even additional contributions based on salary. Others offer a better mix of investment opt...
The 100 largest corporate pension plans had acollective deficitof $326 billion in January, according toconsulting firm Milliman. That meansthe value of the assets in their plans don’t match the amount they owe. The plans werein surplusin 2007, butfell into deficit during the financial crisiso...
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Businessolver is an award-winning benefits administration technology company whose client programs offer easy-to-use solutions for companies and their employees. Eligible employees are offered “the usual stuff,” such as healthcare coverage and a 401(k) retirement savings plan, along with other bene...
Beyond the expected benefits, Chick-fil-A is one of the few remaining companies that offer a 401k retirement plan with company match and a defined pension plan that is fully funded by Chick-fil-A. Other unexpected benefits include an on-site childcare center, an on-site fitness center, and...
摘要: Reports on the findings of a study published in the `Analyst's Accounting Observer' newsletter regarding the role of pension plans in corporations' 1999 financial results. Costs of employee pension and retirement plans; Factors that affect reduction of pension cost....
6. Pension Plans If a company has a definedbenefit plan, it can use the plan to its advantage. The company can improve earnings by reducing the plan's expenses. If the investments in the plan then grow faster than the company's assumptions, the company could record these gains as revenue...
Large multinational German companies offer additional benefits, such as richer pension plans, that can equal up to 16% of annual salary, as well as employee stock-purchase plans with large discounts. Salespeople in Germany will also likely expect a company car or, at a minimum, a car ...