Traditional pension plans saw $40 billion boost in 2003

Corporate sponsors of large traditional pension plans contributed more than $40 billion to those plans in 2003 according to a survey conducted by the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets (CIEBA), an affiliate of the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). The $44 billion in 2003 contributions was more than double the contributions made in 2002 ($21 billion) and four times the average contribution for the previous four years.

Corporate sponsors of large traditional pension plans contributed more than $40 billion to those plans in 2003 according to a survey conducted by the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets (CIEBA), an affiliate of the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). The $44 billion in 2003 contributions was more than double the contributions made in 2002 ($21 billion) and four times the average contribution for the previous four years.

CIEBA represents the country’s largest retirement funds and its members manage more than $1.1

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