Defined Benefit Plans

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently travelled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan. The Governor's $132.5 billion budget and reform plan builds on the spending reform initiatives adopted last year. The budget increases...

Interim Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Their Group Health Insurance Coverage I. PURPOSE This notice restates and amends the interim guidance on informational reporting to employees of the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) today reported first quarter fiscal year 2012 income from continuing operations of $130 million compared to $150 million in the same period last year....

Strong Capital Generation With Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio at 9.86 Percent Global Excess Liquidity Sources Remain Strong at $378 Billion, up $42 Billion in 2011 Investment Bank Maintained No. 2 Global Ranking...

Operating-Basis((1)) Earnings Per Share of $3.73 Increased 10% from $3.40 in 2010 BOSTON -- State Street Corporation today announced full-year and fourth-quarter 2011 earnings per common share of $3.79 and $0.76, respectively, compared...

* Net income of $81.7 million for 2011, compared to $62.9 million for 2010. This represents an increase of $18.8 million, or 29.87%. Diluted earnings per common share were $0.77. * 4(th) Quarter...

2011 Loan Originations Up 19 Percent, Operating Expenses Down NEWARK, Del. -- Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financial results highlighting increased student loan originations, lower...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Genzyme, a Sanofi company (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved its manufacturing plant in Framingham, Mass., for the production of Fabrazyme([R])...

(Also 26 CFR 1.414(1)-1, 1.933-1, 1.501(a)-1, and 301.7805-1.) Qualified Pension, Profit-Sharing, and Stock Bonus Plans; Exemption from Tax on Corporations, Certain Trusts, Etc. I. PURPOSE This notice extends and expands the transition relief...

CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'B+' Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AXL) and its subsidiary American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM). Fitch has also upgraded...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- PharmMD, the nation's leader in quality Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services, applauds the January 9th report, Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes through Advanced Pharmacy Practice, from the Office of...

Sketchy economic outlook has many cautious about adding employee benefits this year COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new Nationwide Financial study shows three quarters (74 percent) of women small business owners expect their business...

Insured LDI is an entirely new concept, different from traditional buy-out or buy-in solutions-- $50 million deposited to Pacific Life NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Pacific Life received funding on December 28, 2011, for...

Data published today in The Lancet Neurology journal shows statistically significant increases in symptom control and improved quality of life ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Results from the first St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ)...

* 2011 FULL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER GAAP AND NON-GAAP EPS GUIDANCE INCREASED $0.05 OVER PREVIOUS GUIDANCE * PRELIMINARY 2012 EPS ESTIMATED TO BE IN A RANGE OF $5.90 TO $6.00 ON A...

Sequential Revenue Increase of 9% from Q4'11 & Q1'12; EPS from Continuing Operations More Than Doubles to $.19 LOWELL, Mass. -- SofTech, Inc. (OTCQB: SOFT),a proven provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions...

Physician Care Direct Launches Win/Win/Win Direct Payment Platform CARY, N.C. -- Amid an increasingly confusing healthcare landscape, the high costs of insurance continue to be a barrier to affordable healthcare. Today, Physician Care...

AirPrime[TM] MC Series embedded modules provide 4G LTE mobile-broadband connection for professional-grade Android-powered slate VANCOUVER, British Columbia & SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) and Panasonic today announced that Sierra...

Towers Watson Survey of Economic Expectations Predicts More Trouble for Pension Plan Funding as Economic Uncertainty and Low Interest Rates Continue TORONTO -- Canada's top economists, strategists and portfolio managers forecast modest growth...