Tag Archives: pension

Richard Lowe Wants His Retirement Dough

Richard Lowe, president of Nortel’s wireless networks business, must be thinking about his life post-Nortel as he’s filed a creditor claim for $676,406.79 with a U.S. bankruptcy court. In the claim filed last month with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, he’s asking for $671,745.55 to recover the non-qualified retirement benefit under [...]
Posted in Financials | Also tagged , , | 36 Comments

Nortel Retirees to Demonstrate

As a parliamentary standing committee holds an emergency hearing on Friday into the sale of Nortel assets, Nortel retirees, long-term disabled and recently terminated employees will hold demonstration that morning on Parliament Hill. In a press release, Nortel Retirees and Former Employees Protection Committee said the demonstration is being held because: “We believe the impact [...]
Posted in General | Also tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Nortel Explains Pension Decision

On Friday, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said it was taking responsibility for Nortel’s underfunded pension plan covering about 23,000 employees and retirees in the U.S. The PBGC said it made the decision before Nortel’s sells the rest of its assets given none of the deals would include the pension plan. Here’s a letter to [...]
Posted in Financials | Also tagged , , , | 34 Comments

PBGC Takes Control of Nortel’s U.S. Pension Fund

In a press release, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said today it will take responsibility for the underfunded pension plan covering about 23,000 U.S. employees and retirees. The PBGC said it made the decision before Nortel’s sells the rest of its assets given none of the deals would include the pension plan. The PBGC said [...]
Posted in Financials | Also tagged , , | 26 Comments
  • TwitterCounter for @markevans
  • Seeking Alpha Certified