Defined Benefits

MetLife has hired a law firm to help it track down pension beneficiaries after the company came under investigation for failing to locate possibly thousands of them owed payments.

For the past two years federal regulators have issued subpoenas and scrutinized relationships between drug companies and the charities, which are supposed to operate independently from industry donors.

Moving from making and selling things to making money out of money, is still poorly understood -- but as 3 recent books make clear, it involves a radical transformation.

Corporate pension funds like bonds as a way of minimizing volatility, but companies might not have to issue as many bonds under the tax bill.

There is only so much organizations can do to prevent the financial cost in the face of one of these catastrophes, but partnering with an EAP in the aftermath can help address the emotional toll on employees.

Continuing a trend seen across industries, a major brewer is seeking to de-risk its pension liabilities.