Administration

March 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment consultants, expecting lower capital market returns and more volatility, support broader asset diversification and custom target-date strategies for defined contribution plans.

March 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wilshire Consulting’s 2011 Report on State Retirement Systems shows a slight uptick in funded status of state pension systems.

March 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a rule mandating that certain financial institutions keep away from compensation arrangements encouraging inappropriate risk...

March 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. corporate pension plans in February continued to benefit from the global stock market rally, as the funded status of the typical corporate...

March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier said the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) returned 12.55% for the 2010 calendar year.

March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-nine percent of small-business owners in a recent survey deemed offering health insurance to be important, while 47% consider it important to offer...

March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – College savings plans have seen 56% growth in assets over the past 24 months, according to industry data from Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased during February from approximately $270 billion as of January 31, 2010,...

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tremont Group Holdings faces a $2.1-billion lawsuit in which the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme alleges Tremont missed...

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A rebalancing effort by New York state’s $140.6-billion pension fund has resulted in the end of relationships with two U.S. large-cap equity managers.

February 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-two percent of pre-retirees and 55% of retirees are calculating the effects of inflation on their retirement planning, according to a new report...

February 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The fourth quarter of 2010 witnessed a healthy rebound in asset manager margins, according to kasina.

February 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corp. has reported the Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing its investigation of the Boston-based company’s stock lending program.

February 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has approved a $624-million settlement in a lawsuit by several New York public pension funds alleging  fallen mortgage giant Countrywide...