Pension Reform

A good start

Our view: A proposal to reform the Baltimore County Council's pension system, which can offer full salary for life, is welcome but should be strengthened B altimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz deserves credit for drafting...

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Fitch Downgrades Los Angeles, CA''s $3B GO & Lease Debt; Outlook Revised to Negative

Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the following Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA), CA's lease revenue bonds: --$40.4 million series 2009-C (capital equipment) tax exempt; --$21.5 million series...

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Plan sponsors worry about pensions: Poll

The swell of negative pension news continues. RBC Dexia released a poll Monday revealing that the majority of Canadian plan sponsors are pessimistic about the future of their pension plans. According to their survey, 89 per...

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JAL retirees, workers face pension cuts

Japan Airlines Corp. President Haruka Nishimatsu said Monday he has proposed cutting pension benefits by around 30 percent for retired JAL workers and by more than 50 percent for current employees. Nishimatsu made the proposal...

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Conservatives plan pensions reform

A Conservative government would introduce a "radical" programme of reform of the pensions and savings system, Theresa May said yesterday. Speaking at the annual Tax Incentivised Savings Association conference, the shadow...

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Guest commentary: Florida cities need pension-relief legislation from Tallahassee

Against the background of these difficult economic times, municipalities across Florida (and even nationally) are wrestling with the challenges of funding fire and police pensions. The city of Naples is no exception.

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Charles Baker cooks up plan to cut pension abuse

By Hillary Chabot Friday, November 20, 2009 - Updated 1h ago Job-hopping to inflate state pensions and out-the-door parachutes higher than $90,000 will be banned under a new proposal by Republican gubernatorial candidate...

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Canada can lead the world with smart pension reform, says pension expert

Toronto - The time has come to turn Canada's supplemental pensions jumble into a coherent system with a clear goal and a clear plan to achieve it, according to Keith Ambachtsheer, Director of the Rotman International Centre for...

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Personal pension reforms a surprise to 59% of over 50s

Three out of five over 50s are not aware of the impending changes to the personal pension system, Rockingham Retirement has revealed. From April 6 next year, the age at which people are able to claim their personal pension will...

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Nigeria: Pencom Gives Guidelines for Administration of Gratuity

For sometime now, the issue of gratuity in the light of the pension reform has been a contentious one between employees and the employer. Many human resource managers are also not clear about how to handle this.

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