Administration

March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest release of the Milliman Pension Funding Index, which tracks performance at the largest U.S. private pension plans, shows February brought moderate...

March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding for state-sponsored defined benefit (DB) retirement plans increased 3% between 2012 and 2013, says a new study.

March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan improved 1.7% in February to reach 92.6%, as most asset classes gained during...

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Estimated funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 2% in February to 87%.

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a stronger position, new choices are being made in the management of pensions in Russell Investments’ $20 billion club.

March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index fell nearly three points in February to 95.33.

February 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) investment committee unanimously adopted a resolution supporting widespread industry use of pension share classes (P-share classes).

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors around the world contributed almost $1 trillion in net flows to investment funds during 2013, similar to levels observed in the preceding...

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension buyout annuities from an insurer remained level during January, at 108.5% of a plan's accounting liability, but the...

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During a discussion at The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., speakers discussed a framework and political process for pension reform policies.

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Multiemployer defined benefit (DB) plans appear to have a strong future, says a new report.

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Changes in bond market conditions and institutional portfolio strategies are driving the largest U.S. investors to add more exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—especially those built...

February 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer introduced a multi-country third-party insurer buyout pricing study.

February 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding a pension plan involves determining appropriate contribution amounts at specific points in time and determining how to invest the assets of the...

February 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration approved new demographic assumptions designed to ensure greater sustainability and soundness for the...

February 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors working with Towers Watson more than doubled asset flows moving into “smart beta” strategies last year, reaching $11 billion of inflows...

February 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than 80% of institutional investors expect risk management to play an even greater role in the investment decision process in the future,...

February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) shows smart beta strategies, designed to take advantage of both active and passive investing principals,...

February 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Towers Watson Pension Index dropped 5.1% in January.

February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recent decrease in the funded status of defined benefit pension plans highlights the need for plan sponsors to possess a strategy for...