Defined Benefits

AT&T is announcing a tentative agreement on wages, pensions and other benefits for more than 20,000 of its unionized workers.

As legislators come to grips with tax reform, budget deficits and Obamacare, retirement security also is coming under scrutiny.

South Carolina's pension fund investments rebounded in the second half of last year, pushing earnings above 12 percent for 2012 after fees.

Almost 60 percent of financial executives believe their pension plan poses either a moderate or substantial risk to their organization.

The $46.6 billion pension fund for New York City schoolteachers has sold its stock in companies that make guns and ammunition, city officials announced Friday.

The South Dakota Retirement System's assets have grown to an all-time high after earning 12.4 percent on investments through the first seven months of the financial year, an official said Monday.

The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans improved by $106 billion in January.

The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan jumped to 81.2 percent in January, its highest level since March 2012.