Administration

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement savings for older workers racked up impressive investment gains in the past 12 months, but the price of securing lifetime retirement income...

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of sustainability ratings can improve the risk-return ratio of investments in corporate bonds, according to Oekom Research’s new Corporate Bonds Study.

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term mutual funds experienced net outflows of $900 million in September, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International Company.

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While all of the major asset classes suffered losses during the month of September, Aon Hewitt’s 401(k) Index shows light trading by 401(k)...

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Performance data from more than 300 U.S. pension funds show listed equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been a top-performing asset class...

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - “There is a new financial era. Accept it and modify your behavior accordingly, so that your future is safe, secure, and you look...

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Archdiocese of Philadelphia sold three archdiocesan properties, in part to meet pension obligations.

October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should not be upset by outflows from the Total Return Fund and the abrupt departure of Bill Gross, PIMCO’s lead portfolio...

October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With 25 years in the investment industry, Tim McCabe has participated firsthand in the dramatic rise of the defined contribution retirement system.

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report claims closing New Jersey’s defined benefit retirement plan for public employees and offering a defined contribution plan instead would be...

October 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The estimated aggregate funding level of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies remained at 84% at the end of September, according to...

October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans slipped to 85% for the month of September, according to Wilshire Consulting. 

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in California has ruled that the city of Stockton may eschew paying its pension obligations, and treat them just like...

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Falling liabilities were not enough to offset falling asset levels for defined benefit (DB) plans in September.

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced it will settle $1.4 billion in pension obligations through the purchase of a group annuity contract from The Prudential...

September 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Outsized redemptions from PIMCO’s $221.6 billion flagship fund are a concern for retirement plan advisers, sponsors and participants.

September 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement savers are often presented with a simple message on portfolio allocations: rebalance regularly. But one investment provider wants you to...

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey of investment consultants, conducted by Cerulli Associates, shows that they are actively increasing U.S. institutional investors’ level of exposure to...

September 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has $88 million more in its investment portfolio thanks to a payment received as part of...

September 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola Solutions, Inc. has reached an agreement with The Prudential Insurance Company of America under which Prudential will assume responsibility for the monthly...