Administration

July 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors have a whole spectrum of options for offloading pension risk, says Wayne Daniel, head of U.S. Pensions at MetLIfe, including the...

July 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is a spectrum of de-risking strategies defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors can use.

July 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Market corrections are notoriously difficult—many say impossible—to predict, but that doesn’t mean investors should abandon the idea of preparing in advance for the...

July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment returns at private foundations rose to an average of 15.6% in 2013 – the second-straight year of double-digit average returns.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pension plan transaction recently announced by British Telecom, offers a glimpse of a coming pension risk transfer option for U.S. defined benefit...

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While funding of defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved in 2013, funding for other post-employment benefits (OPEB) has not fared as well, says...

July 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Visteon Corporation, a global automotive supplier, will purchase a group annuity contract covering approximately one-third of its U.S. pension liability.

July 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The two largest public pension funds in the U.S. have reported fiscal year returns of more than 18%, in part due to strong...

July 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached $3.3 trillion in 2013, compared with $3.1 trillion in 2012, Towers...

July 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former CEO of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery and...

July 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the largest defined benefit (DB) plans in the United States improved during the month of June, according to data...

July 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Towers Watson Pension Index shows a 1.2% increase in the funded status of defined benefit (DB) plans during June, resulting in an...

July 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding for defined benefit (DB) retirement plans sponsored by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 1500 companies showed a slight improvement during June, according...

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Consulting estimates defined benefit pension plan liabilities will increase between 3% and 8% in total for most plans when they move to...

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse, which have each pled guilty to U.S. criminal charges, are asking to be able to keep managing U.S....

July 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of corporate defined benefit (DB) plans in the United States increased to 92% during June, with liabilities decreasing 0.2% during...

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) provides evidence premium increases are not needed, said American Benefits Council President James A....

June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should reconsider how to think about the growth portfolio in a liability-driven investing (LDI) strategy, Jeremy M. Kish of TeamCo Advisers...

June 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to retirement plan fees, recent regulatory changes and litigation have highlighted the importance of plan sponsors and fiduciaries ensuring that...

June 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — In 2013, target-date fund (TDF) fees declined, assets rose and new TDF series were introduced to the market.