As of December 2011, CAT was assuming an 8.5% rate of return on plan assets.
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Some seminars are designed to educate employees on plan switches--usually to a defined contribution from a defined benefit setup.
He posts reports on plan performance as well as his own plan ratings.
Russell's wide-ranging operations appear to be of the sort the SEC has called on plan overseers to investigate carefully.
Target, usually measured and on plan, is cutting prices throughout the store by 50% in its Last Minute Sale.
And not being conservative enough in making assumptions about returns on plan portfolios can quickly and easily sink a pension fund.
Lydall ( LDL) lowered its expected long-term rate of return on plan assets to 7.75% for 2012, from a prior 8%.
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The key is to stay on mission rather than stay on plan.
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Yesterday you said that, on Plan B, communication between the White House and agencies in decision-making processes like this, that there is communication.
In that case, too, Brown and her fellow executives made lots of noise about how their venture was on plan, on course and on budget, if not indeed ahead of it.
While the decision means no immediate change for the prescription requirements on Plan B, it adds another twist to a contentious legal battle over whether young girls need a doctor's guidance to take the drug.
The Food and Drug Administration actually was preparing to lift all age limits on Plan B One-Step in late 2011 when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, in an unprecedented move, overruled her own scientists.
According to Golborne, the first stage of drilling on Plan B has reached a depth of 1, 640 feet (500 meters) and will pierce the ceiling of the mine shaft where the men are trapped this weekend.
Warwickshire County Council will make a final decision on the plan on Tuesday.
Turns out 27% of Detroit employers plan on adding staff, compared to only 5% who plan on reducing.
The company is embarking on an ambitious plan to improve its technology, though, and its future depends on executing that plan well.
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"We had really worked very hard on the plan and hard on our fundraising, " said Sister Cleary, who said she was informed of the decision Tuesday morning.
Publicly, world leaders have said there is "no plan" for a Greek default, but reports suggest officials are working on a plan to allow Greece to default on some of its debts and remain in the euro.
The government is holding a consultation on the plan, which ends on 18 May.
Those groups where there is no neighbourhood plan and no referendum on the plan, will also receive 15% when planning permission for a development is approved.
One in four American adults say they don't plan on getting a shot because they are not in a high-risk group, with 21 percent indicating they don't plan on getting vaccinated because they only go to a doctor when they are sick.
Officers will be drafted in to protect councillors as they decide on the plan to build student flats on part of St Clement's car park, on Friday.
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Primary examples: gains from investments and asset sales, sharp declines in tax rates, overly optimistic assumptions on pension plan returns and heavy reliance on stock options as a form of compensation.
They may start with talent and then they learn the skills that they need, develop a plan and process and they execute on that plan and process.
Accordingly, Nokia has begun work on its plan to have a single platform based on the Qt framework for native application development.
Current Liberal party leader Jean Charest is banking on the Plan Nord project to seek re-election on Sept. 4.
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According to reports, a federal bankruptcy judge has given the Dodgers until April 25 to file a plan and until June 25 to solicit votes on the plan from creditors.
It requires a mindset that can accept an enormous risk of failure, an ability to stick to at least a ten-year plan, and a willingness to continue executing on your plan despite losses early in the J-curve.
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On Wednesday, the judge granted a six-month extension for McCourt, giving the Dodgers until April 25 to file a reorganization plan and until June 25 to solicit votes on the plan from creditors, which means McCourt could still be running the team through the 2012 All-Star game.
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So of course the U.S. Senate is expected to vote next week on a plan to unleash a wave of new tax audits on American business.
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