WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 26, 2013 – A new research report finds overwhelming support for Congressional action to provide all Americans with access to a new type of privately run pension plan. The research finds that Americans remain highly anxious about retirement, and see pensions as a way to improve retirement readiness.

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2013 – A new primer provides a comprehensive overview of the public pensions investment process, which has garnered increased attention in the wake of economic shocks that recently have impacted all investors.

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2012 – Faced with financial pressures, 45 states have enacted defined benefit (DB) pension plan reforms since 2008 to achieve affordability, sustainability, and human resource goals rather than switching to 401(k) type defined contribution (DC) accounts.

November 14, 2012, A new research brief examines the workforce impacts of existing defined benefit (DB) pension plans to assess the likely effects of a switch to defined contribution (DC) individual accounts or cash balance plans.

July 26, 2012, Rates of poverty among older households lacking pension income were approximately nine times greater than the rates among older households with DB pension income in 2010, up from six times greater in 2006 a new study calculates.