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Archive for June, 2008

How do you get young people thinking about pensions?

Posted Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 by Barry Barth

Investment & Pensions Europe reports on a Swedish company’s efforts to address this perennial question.  They ran a multi-media ad campaign that was creative enough to win an international advertising award.  (An explanation of the campaign that was prepared for the competition was posted on YouTube and can be viewed here.) (more…)

Does Gannett’s pension freeze leave its employees in the cold?

Posted Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 by Rebecca Davis

You may have read that last week newspaper publisher Gannett announced that it will freeze its pension plan for all employees as of August 1, 2008. The company announced the freeze and details of its plan to “enhance” the company 401(k) in a memo sent to employees.

Gannett is just one of many employers that we have added to our growing list of companies that have changed their defined benefit plans. (more…)

Welcome to our new blog!

Posted Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Karen Ferguson

Welcome to the Pension Rights Center’s blog, an opportunity for us to comment on developments in the pension world – and to hear from you! (more…)