The Pension Protection Act of 2006 is intended to shore up the nation's system of employer-provided retirement benefits. Will it succeed?

Deloitte Consulting has put together a series of papers and studies examining the likely impact of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 on defined-benefit plans and defined-contribution plans, as well as two studies that examine the most pressing issues with regard to 401(k) plans and public-sector pensions.

The items include:

Securing Retirement: An Overview of the Pension Protection Act of 2006

Securing the Future: Defined Benefit Plans and the Pension Protection Act of 2006

Deloitte's Annual 401(k) Benchmarking Survey

Paying for Tomorrow: Practical Strategies for Tackling the Public Pension Crisis