Administration

September 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) cautions that many state and local pension plans could expose their members and beneficiaries...

September 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. companies that use commodities derivatives believe the recent financial reform law will increase their hedging costs while European companies anticipate a similar...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The September issue of The Cerulli Edge: U.S. Asset Management Edition addresses how asset managers are utilizing new techniques to increase access to advisers.

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Japan's public pension fund is weighing the controversial idea of investing in emerging-market economies as a way to gain higher returns as it...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement with former comptroller Alan Hevesi and fundraiser and unlicensed placement agent William “Bill” White in his...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has abandoned a proposal to borrow money from the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants in 401(k) plans that were invested in mutual funds, on average, paid slightly higher expense ratios in 2009, according to an annual...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultants told the New Jersey State Investment Council that the state’s pension funds should put more money in alternative investments such as private...

September 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new academic study suggests shareholders have not abused their use of “say on pay”, but have instead used the right to give...

September 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis from kasina finds that while asset management firms' operating and net margins vary wildly, overall industry margins have come down.

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange‐Traded Fund (ETF) assets are expected to achieve an annual growth rate of nearly 19% between 2010 and 2014, according to Financial...

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A seven-member commission has been appointed to review the long-term sustainability of Maryland pension systems.

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring in accounting and finance is expected to increase slightly in the fourth quarter, according to the Robert Half Financial Hiring Index.

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An SEI Quick Poll shows a significant increase in the percentage of pension portfolios investing in alternatives, when compared to the previous two...

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation for outside directors at the nation’s largest corporations remained relatively flat last year, according to a new analysis by Towers Watson.

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Chrysler and DaimlerChrysler employees who lost some of their pensions with the bankruptcy of the former Chrysler LLC have filed a lawsuit...

September 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal has made another distribution from its frozen real estate fund – and a significant one at that. 

September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Harvard University’s endowment earned an investment return of 11% for the year and was valued at $27.4 billion as of June 30.

September 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Labor groups will be invited to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to talk about the shortfall in state employee pension plans that some...

September 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research by Pyramis Global Advisors finds the financial crisis of 2008-2009 has refocused pension plans in North America, the U.K., and Northern...