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Benefits in the News > By Subject > Ret plans - design Now Viewing Recent Headlines View Excerpts and Recent Headlines Bill Would Allow Federal Workers to Invest Annual Leave in Retirement Savings Kansas Teachers Upset about Retirement Proposal California Governor Jerry Brown's Plan for Comprehensive Pension Reform How to Prioritize Saving in a 401(k) and Roth IRA [Guidance Overview] IRS Proposes Rule to Encourage Partial Annuity Distribution Options in Pension Plans Arizona Public Pension Changes Found Unconstitutional under Contracts Clause Younger Investors Reluctant to Make New IRA Contributions Culture Complex: Retirement Savings Habits Vary (Somewhat) Across Cultures [Guidance Overview] Proposed Regulations on Longevity Annuity Contracts (PDF) [Opinion] New Pensions for New Times [Opinion] New Regulations Enhance Savers' Retirement Security Video: Low-Income Workers and Retirement Contributions Oversight Committee Advances Major Federal Pension Reform Milliman's Monthly Benefit News and Developments, February 2012 (PDF) Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Plan Would Cost Additional $10.9B House Panel to Consider Pension Contribution Hike for Federal Employees [Guidance Overview] IRS Proposed Guidance on Simplifying Use of Annuities in Retirement Plans Pensions to Cost NYC More Than Salaries Top 1,000 Retirement Funds Tread Water in 2011 Top 200 Pension Funds Still Investing in Alternatives The Rise and Fall of Employer-Sponsored Pension Plans Lawmakers in Nine States Target Own Pension Perks GAO Report on Federal Employees' Compensation Act: Benefits for Retirement-Age Beneficiaries Employees Denied Subsidized Early Retirement Benefits Because They Were Not Legitimately Retired The IRS 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire Interim Report Issue with 401(k) Fund Is Subpar Performance, not Expenses Proposed Washington State Hybrid Pension Plan Criticized IRS Interim Report on the Section 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire Responses (PDF) An America Built to Last: Strengthening Economic Security in Retirement Report of Council of Economic Advisers: 'Supporting Retirement for American Families' (PDF) Multiple Employer Plans Offer Retirement Security Advantages Providence Is Now on 'the Brink of Bankruptcy,' Mayor Taveras Warns 401(k) Plan Sponsors Less Confident That Employees Will Be Financially Prepared for Retirement (PDF) Deloitte's 2011 401(k) Benchmarking Survey (PDF) Association of Public Pension Plans Launches Web Site Promoting Extension of Coverage to Private-Sector Employees Providence, R.I., Mayor Proposes Benefit Cuts to Avert Bankruptcy [Opinion] A Closer Look at the Braden v. Wal-Mart Case: How Not to Run a 401(k) Plan Baltimore Mayor Takes Stand in Pension Trial Unions Howl at Details of Jerry Brown's Pension Overhaul Proposal California Governor Jerry Brown Delivers Pension Reform Language to Legislators New Treasury Rules Ease Purchase of Annuity With 401(k) Treasury Eases Rules on Annuities in Retirement Plans California Teachers' Pension Trims Investment Forecast to 7.5% Some Top Military Brass Making More in Pension Than Pay New 401(k) Policies Are a Mixed Bag Judge Rejects Law Seeking to Reform New Hampshire State Pensions [Official Guidance] Rev. Rul. 2012-3: Application of Survivor Annuity Requirements to Deferred Annuity Contracts Under a Defined Contribution Plan (PDF) [Official Guidance] Rev. Rul. 2012-2: Rollover from Qualified Defined Contribution Plan to Qualified Defined Benefit Plan to Obtain Additional Annuity (PDF) [Official Guidance] Text of IRS Notice of Hearing on Discussion Draft of IRS Regs on 'Indian Tribal Government Plan' Status [Official Guidance] Text of IRS Notice of Hearing on Discussion Draft of IRS Regs on 'Governmental Plan' Status [Official Guidance] Proposed IRS Regs on Longevity Annuity Contracts [Official Guidance] Treasury Fact Sheet: Helping American Families Achieve Retirement Security by Expanding Lifetime Income Choices (PDF) [Official Guidance] Proposed IRS Regs on Modifications to Minimum Present Value Requirements for Partial Annuity Distribution Options under Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Official Guidance] Text of Final 408(b)(2) Regs on Fee Disclosures to Plan Fiduciaries by Covered Service Providers (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Second DOL 'Fact Sheet'; Description of Major Changes to Final Fee Disclosure Rule [Official Guidance] DOL 'Fact Sheet' on Final Regs on Service Provider Disclosures Under ERISA Section 408(b)(2) [Guidance Overview] DOL Publishes Final 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosure Regs; Treasury Publishes Regs on 'Lifetime Income' Options An Introduction to International Retirement Plan Design (PDF) Retirement Benefits, Pay, Duties, And Attrition of United States Capitol Police, Compared to Other Federal Police Forces Important word about authorship: BenefitsLink® (BenefitsLink.com) provides this page for you, containing selected hypertext links to pages on the web that our editors think will be useful or interesting to you. 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