Administration

May 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Frequent trading by some 401(k) participants is eliciting a response from fund providers such as Vanguard and T. Rowe Price.

May 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While offering lump-sum distribution windows to terminated, vested participants could reduce the liabilities of a defined benefit (DB) plan, some plan sponsors are...

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors paid lower average expense ratios for equity mutual funds in 2013, says a report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 1.94% for the first quarter of 2014, the third straight quarter...

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by institutional investors is increasing, a study finds.

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the largest U.S. defined benefit (DB) pension plans decreased in April, shows data from consulting and actuarial firm Milliman,...

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Towers Watson Pension Index dropped 1.2% for the month of April to 74.3, showing a decrease in the financing of pension plans.

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding for corporate defined benefit (DB) plans decreased in April, says an analysis from the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy and Solutions Group (ISSG).

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has reached a settlement with Ernst & Young LLP, the former auditor of the now-defunct Lehman...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The estimated funded level of defined benefit (DB) plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell another 1% in April to 84%, according to...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Small plans underperformed large plans for the first quarter of 2014 which pulled the median return for all institutional assets tracked by the...

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans decreased to 86% in April, according to Wilshire Consulting.

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief supporting appeals by the Committee of Retirees of...

May 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As companies make changes to retiree health care benefits offerings, they should consider the related accounting implications.

April 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The attractiveness of pension annuitization, as tracked by Dietrich & Associates’ Pension Risk Transfer Index, is relatively unchanged from March.

April 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data about organizations' searches for investment managers reflects a shift toward non-traditional asset mandates.

April 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The flexibility offered by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) benefited defined benefit (DB) plans, an analysis shows.

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has been able to significantly reduce the costs for its investment operations over the past two...

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors in North America and Europe are making use of smart beta indexes in diverse ways, according to a survey from global asset...

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent paper from the Commonfund Institute finds a positive connection between active investment management and high endowment returns in equity asset classes.