Administration

August 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent report reveals the amount pensions of S&P 500 companies were underfunded in 2012 reached a record.

July 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funds should have adequate capital to cover new requirements imposed on the bulk of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading by the Dodd-Frank Act.

July 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to Mellon Capital Management, U.S.-based investors with international portfolios may want to consider the merits of hedging.

July 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York State is offering school districts a pension-smoothing program.

July 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Savings from consolidating administration of Massachusetts’s 105 public retirement systems could be redirected into amortizing unfunded liability, according to a report.

July 24 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge suspended lawsuits challenging Detroit's bankruptcy filing.

July 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Michigan judge has ordered that Detroit’s federal bankruptcy filing be withdrawn to protect retirement benefits.

July 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Invesco Equity and Income Fund has been approved as a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA).

July 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Detroit city pension systems have filed lawsuits against Michigan’s governor and the city’s emergency manager.

July 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The overall funded status of U.S. pension plans was down at the end of 2012, according to an analysis by Mercer.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) reported a 12.5% return on investments for the 12 months that ended June 30.

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If bond yields keep rising, and equities and other return-generating asset classes outperform fixed-income, plan sponsors may want to pause and consider glide...

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn suspended pay for state legislators until they pass public employee pension reform.

July 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of corporate pensions improved in June by $47 billion.

July 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities, increased during June.

July 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has completed its investigation of Rhode Island’s pension financial disclosures and will not pursue any enforcement action.

July 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from Towers Watson found allocations to alternative assets by pension funds now account for around 19% of all pension fund assets...

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report examining state pension funds found that there is no connection between high investment fees and high returns on those investments.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding level for S&P 1500 pension plans rose to its highest point since 2011, according to a recent analysis by Mercer.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions rose by 3.1 percentage points in June to 89.5%, according to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy...