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With that plan in hand, the company launched negotiations with its lenders, unions and pension-plan trustees, seeking "to effect the transformational changes required for their business and Mr. Driscoll's revitalization approach."

Hostess Seeks Lucrative Deal for CEO Rachel Feintzeig 2012

In a sample of roughly 80 employers offering both defined-benefit and 401 (k) plans, the firm found that the median pension-plan return was - 25.3%, compared with - 26.2% for 401 (k) s.

Will Your 401(k) Plan Survive? Eleanor Laise 2010

In the U.S., S&P 1500 company pension-plan deficits rose more than 50% to $484 billion in 2011, according to consulting firm Mercer.

Persistently Low Rates Carry Risk of Negative Side Effect Richard Barley 2012

The firm has worked on at least eight of the 10 largest pension-plan terminations in PBGC history, though the agency has no "definitive" listing of all the audits the firm has performed for the agency over the years, according to the report.

United Retirees May Be Due More Michael Corkery 2011

Employers also began using pension-plan assets to pay health benefits they promised retirees.

Who Killed Private Pensions? Ellen E. Schultz 2011

Mr. Perez said the company's heavy cash burn this year reflects the timing of pension-plan contributions and intellectual-property settlements, not an underlying problem with the business.

Kodak Struggles to Find Its Moment Dana Mattioli 2011

The median expected rate of return on pension-plan assets at companies in the S&P 500 has dropped from 9.1% a decade ago to a still-high 7.8%, Mr. Zion says.

Are Pension Forecasts Way Too Sunny? Jason Zweig 2012

Any increases in rates could improve pension-plan performance, and clearing away the old losses will heighten the impact that better performance has on the companies' earnings.

Rewriting Pension History Michael Rapoport 2011

Mark-to-market pension accounting is favored by many accounting experts because it provides more immediate snapshots of pension-plan performance.

UPS Changes Accounting Method Bob Sechler 2012

A re-evaluation of the assets showed that as many as 23,000 United pension-plan members could receive higher payments due to the flaws, according to the report.

United Retirees May Be Due More Michael Corkery 2011