Administration

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Louisiana Sheriffs Pension and Relief Fund (SPRF) is suing technology firm IBM for its connection to the Edward Snowden spying controversy.

December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even with strong capital market performance, many liability-driven investors decreased equity allocations this year...

December 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More institutional investors are using smart beta exchange-traded funds (ETFs), many in an effort to reduce portfolio volatility.

December 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Actively and passively managed funds can complement each other and allow investors to fill portfolios with the best investment opportunities, both within and...

December 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis has found a fixed income strategy that may work regardless of interest rate behavior, according to Principal Financial Group.

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Index increased fractionally during November.

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index shows that the funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved to...

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The governor of Illinois has signed a pension reform bill into law.

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The value of the Towers Watson Pension Index reached a five-year high during November.

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A research brief from Russell Investments finds that funding levels for pension plans have improved.

December 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Customization is of growing interest to those adding target-date funds (TDFs) to retirement plan investment lineups.

December 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has adopted a new set of core competencies for its board members.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans can benefit from outsourcing chief investment officer functions, says Debra Woida, delegated investment services...

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy court has ruled Detroit may enter Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plans for S&P 1500 companies continued their improvement in funded status during 2013.

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in November improved 2.1 percentage points to 93.9%.

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Accounting for the source of funded ratio increases within defined benefit (DB) plans is critical for preventing imprudent fixed-income purchases, new research shows.

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislators in Illinois are proposing changes to help with the funding of the state’s badly ailing pension system.

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension annuities from insurers fell to 108.3% of liabilities during October, down from 108.9% to reach the smallest margin...

November 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has released a statement on the transition provisions of new pension standards for state and local governments.