United Auto Workers' Voluntary Employee Beneficiar ...
October 20, 2009
News: The new VEBA will not officially open for business until January 1, but the association--with more than $37 billion in assets--has a chief investment officer and is looking for managing directors to oversee equity, fixed income and risk man
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Retire the 401(K) System?
November 12, 2008
News: As troubled as the 401(k) system may be, retirement plan experts argued recently for reforming it rather than getting rid of it.
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UAW's VEBA Board: Autoworkers' Health Care ...
November 10, 2008
News: Given the deteriorating financial state of the US auto industry, the United Auto Workers' health care trust may not last as long as the 80 years union leaders first projected.
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Any Upside for Employers to Encourage 401(k) ...
November 7, 2008
Feature: There are no real incentives for employers to ensure that their employees are saving enough for retirement, experts say.
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Retirement Out of Reach
November 7, 2008
Feature: With pensions and retiree health benefits largely things of the past--and financial markets devastating 401(k)s--companies are at risk of losing their competitive edge if they become storehouses of embittered older employees who put in ...
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House Democrats Contemplate Abolishing 401(k) Tax ...
October 16, 2008
News: Powerful House Democrats are eyeing proposals to overhaul the nation's $3 trillion 401(k) system, including the elimination of most of the $80 billion in annual tax breaks that 401(k) investors receive.
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Corporate Governance, Retirement Reforms Seek ...
August 25, 2008
News: Reformers are licking their chops during this week's Democratic National Convention, with high expectations to place on the party's platform new corporate governance rules such as higher taxes on hedge funds and private equity firms, and ...
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Firms Unmotivated to See That Workers Earn Match
News: Employees cannot rely on 401(k)s to pay for their retirement, according to a recent paper published by the Center for American Progress
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