Former Detroit Pension Fund Trustee Charged for Kickbacks
March 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two individuals connected with Detroit pension funds have been charged with participating in a bribery and kickback conspiracy.
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Young, Rich and Hard to Reach
March 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The youngest affluent investors do not watch TV, listen to the radio or read newspapers. So how do financial services firms engage Generation...
CalPERS Applauds Indictment of Former CEO
March 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal officials have indicted former California Public Employees Retirement System CEO Fred Buenrostro on fraud charges.
Stable Value Deserves Reconsideration
March 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Changes in the stable value industry have made the asset class a safer and more secure investment option, contends a white paper from...
Sponsors Need Education About Stable Value Funds
March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While stable value funds are popular with retirement plan sponsors, more education about them is needed, says a recent study.
Pension Risk Transfer Attractiveness Unchanged
March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities was virtually unchanged in February.
Mutual Funds See Strong Flows in February
March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The strong start to the year continued, as investors added $51.9 billion to long-term open-end mutual funds in February.
Underfunding Drives Pension Investment Strategies
March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Companies’ decisions about their defined benefit (DB) pension plans are being driven by desires to shed pension...
Investment Committees Need Balanced Discussions
March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite the best efforts of investment committees, the internal dynamics of the group can sometimes lead to questionable choices regarding fiduciary responsibilities and...
Illinois Charged with Fraud Regarding Pension Disclosures
March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the State of Illinois with securities fraud for misleading municipal bond investors about its approach to...
Debunking SRI Myths
March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Socially responsible investing (SRI) has not yet hit the mainstream, but perhaps that is because of the myths about SRI that still exist.
Pension Funding Dips in February
March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In February, the nation’s largest pensions experienced a $6 billion decrease in funded status, according to Milliman’s latest Pension Funding Index.
PLANSPONSOR’s 20/20 Vision
March 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –PLANSPONSOR names 20 institutional leaders of the past 20 years.
Pension Funded Status Declines to 80.7%
March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan slid 0.5% points to 80.7% in February, according to the BNY Mellon Investment...
S&P 1500 Pension Funding Stable in February
March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased by $3 billion to $479 billion as of the end of...
Public Plans’ Actions Offset Recession Impact
March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of government pension plan reforms finds that for most, the reforms fully offset or more than offset the impact of the...
DC Plan Investing Lessons from DBs
March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plans could gain the investment efficiencies enjoyed by many defined benefit (DB) plans, a paper contends.
State DB Plan Funding Fell 4%
March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding level of state-sponsored defined benefit (DB) plans dropped 4% in fiscal year 2012.
Retirement Plans a Major Vehicle for Owning Mutual Funds
March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2012, 72% of households owning mutual funds owned them through employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Falling Interest Rates Still Hurting Pensions
March 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An increase in assets was accompanied by an even larger increase in liabilities in 2012...