PBGC reviews regulation to help plan sponsors
US - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced plans to ease regulatory burdens faced by pension plan sponsors.
The PBGC is reviewing regulations as part of President Barack Obama's administration plan, announced earlier this year, to make regulation easier to use and cut costs for US companies. Under the review...
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