California Public Pension Crisis: The Ticking Time Bomb, a Full Disclosure Network Cable TV Series

In a bombshell exposé of California's massive, unfunded public employee retirement benefits, Full Disclosure Network® is re-releasing a two-part series on 40 cable systems featuring public pension fund officials and finance experts, including Mr. B. Scott Minerd, CEO Guggenheim Partner...

AARP: Health Care and Pension Reform Critical to Economic Recovery

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP CEO Bill Novelli today released the following statement in reaction to the latest Congressional efforts to help failing industries. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070209/NYF043LOGO ) "We are in dire econ...

Vitech's V3 Pension Administration Software Improves IPERS' Business

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitech Systems Group, Inc. (Vitech) has completed phase one of its V3 Pension Administration System Implementation at the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS). IPERS, one of the largest public pension funds in the U.S., contracted with Vitech i...

Actuaries to Host Forum on Public Pension Disclosures

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What: The American Academy of Actuaries' Public Interest Committee will host a public forum to hear views on the disclosure of market value of assets and liabilities for public pension plans. The com...

Major Union Questions PA Pension Fund, Calls on PSERS to Protect Workers, Retirees

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eileen Connelly, Executive Director of the Service Employees International Union's Pennsylvania State Council, today called on the Pennsylvania School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) to protect retiree pension dollars and workers' rights ...

The Miracle of Funding by State and Local Pension Plans

New Center for Excellence Issue Brief WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for State and Local Government Excellence has issued its fifth issue brief on retirement plans, The Miracle of Funding by State and Local Pension Plans. The brief, which was written by Alicia...

Health and Pension Benefits Provider Turns to Xiotech's TimeScale Replication Services to Protect Critical Data

Hosted Service Provides Cost-Effective, Highly Available and Secure Data Replication for United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xiotech Corporation today announced that the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Health and Retir...

Sutter Health Invests Hundreds of Millions in Employee Pension

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In the face of one of the most severe economic downturns ever to face the nation, the Sutter Health Board of Directors has approved an investment of up to a half-billion dollars to fully fund the Sutter Health Retirement Plan. Employee pension plans, whic...

Young Cancer Patient to Receive Pension Following Review

A Centrelink decision to refuse disability support pension to a 16-year-old boy with leukaemia has been reversed by the government.// Matthew Pearce hailing from the Perth suburb of Carlisle, was initially refused payment because his condition was deemed not to be permanent. Matthew was dia...

Omega Protein Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results

... 1,463 1,634 Deferred tax liability, net of current portion 4,405 3,005 pension liabilities, net and other 9,806 10,220 Stockholders' equity 139,920 139,557 ...

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Pension in Biological News

EMBO pioneers pension plan for internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers

Heidelberg, Germany, 6 August 2009 The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced today the introduction of a new private pension plan for EMBO Fellows. The plan offers a benefit package that optimally suits the needs of highly mobile scientists. Post-doctoral researchers who are...

U of I scientist does nutritional detective work in Botswana

...traveled to Africa, secured each tribal chief's permission, then set up shop in front of Botswanan post offices on the days the elderly received their pension checks and questioned them about their eating habits. The results of their detective work have clarified the situation for Botswanan policy makers ...

Pension in Biological Technology

Kewaunee Scientific Reports Record Results Net Earnings for Year Increase 36%, Sales Increase 16%

...ude uncertainty as to when the global economic slowdown will end and higher pension costs for the Company due to losses in our pension investments portfolio." Kewaunee Scientific Corporation is a recognize...

Solutia Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

...rovements in working capital, lower incentive payments and lower funding of pension and other postretirement benefit plans. "As we stated during our four... net -- -- 52 pension obligation related expense greater than (less than) c...

Cambrex Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

...term Debt 127,000 123,800 Deferred Tax Liabilities 15,414 16,138 Accrued pension and Postretirement Benefits 42,727 44,165 Other Non-Current Liabilities 16,144 17,403 ...

Beckman Coulter Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

...arnings goals. Within the quarter, an increase in pension expense, legal settlements and a strengthening dol...of a stronger dollar and a $25 million increase in pension expense. Adjusted non-operating expense, now excl...growth, operating margin, currency exchange rates, pension expense, adjusted non-operating expense, cost mana...

Concerned Shareholders of Biovail Announce - Independent Nominees for Election to Biovail Board of Directors - A Focused Commitment to Governance at Biovail

...rector (C. Dir) through the Directors College at McMaster University . Mr. Haggis was also the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Public Sector pension Investment Board (PSPIB) where he also served as a Director. Mr. Haggis also held the position of Executive Vice President, Business Development and C...

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Provides Shareholders with Update Regarding Recent Developments

...s about provisions in our debt agreements. Eastbourne has publicly supported a lawsuit brought on March 27, 2009 by the San Antonio Fire & Police pension Fund challenging debt acceleration provisions in two of our debt agreements, and Icahn is participating in that lawsuit. Change-in-control prov...

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Reports Fourth Quarter Diluted EPS of $0.68. Ends 2008 With Record Sales and Earnings and Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend by 11.5%. Provides Outlook for 2009.

...r 2007. Cash from higher net income and deferred income taxes was offset by pension plan contributions used to cover market declines in pension investments and...es (0.1) 25.0 Increase/(decrease) in accrued pension obligation (20.6) 2.6 Other ...

Beckman Coulter Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results; Earnings Outlook Achieved on Strong Fundamentals

...er absorbing a significant currency head wind and a $25 million increase in pension expense. We are committed to zero overhead growth resulting in flat operat...nmental remediation obligation 18.4 - U.S. pension trust contributions (8.2) (9.3) In-process...

Uroplasty Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results

... 3,590,605 4,200,890 Prepaid pension asset 33,984 2...ion 155,927 180,979 Accrued pension liability 329,155 353,41... (802,027) 312,158 Accrued pension liability, net (7,585) (247,38...

EcoSphere(R) Biolatex(TM) Secures Funding from Granholm and Invest Michigan!

...x, a manufacturer of biobased replacements for petroleum-based chemicals was announced as the recipient of a $750,000 investment by the Michigan state pension fund. LANSING, Mich. (Business Wire EON) December 9, 2008 -- Invest Michigan!, a program announced by Governor Jennifer G...