Administration

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation's state and local public-employee retirement systems had $3 trillion in total cash and investment holdings in 2011.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The markets are underestimating global growth, according to ING sources.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (57%) of corporate pension sponsors continue to use liability-driven investing (LDI), an SEI poll...

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index decreased from its prior month level of 81.99 and sits at 79.85 as...

November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 16% of consumers surveyed by LIMRA said they are familiar with target-date funds (TDFs).

November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are more than a calling card—they are an investment manager’s resume.

November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Four years after the 2008 global financial crisis, a lack of faith in equity investing appears to...

November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 4.66% for the third quarter...

November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A $220 million settlement agreement resolves a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor against four investment management firms.

November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement of more than $210 million with Ivy Asset Management.

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Nebraska retirement fund is suing Wells Fargo concerning investments in the bank’s securities lending program.

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reinvestment rate risk is one of the greatest risks for long-term investors in the current market.

November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retail and institutional investors are exhibiting behavior that appears to be at odds with their investment goals,...

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Volatility is likely to continue with current market conditions, but investors should keep a long-term outlook.

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The largest single investment risk cited by nonprofit representatives surveyed was overreaction to short-term events, cited by 58%.

November 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – October’s $45 billion funded status decline pushed pension deficit to $498 billion, according to Milliman’s Pension Funding Index.

November 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The costs of Harvard University’s employee benefits offerings are growing at “unsustainable rates,” according to the university’s financial report.

November 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Liquid alternatives can help investors manage volatility, yet their usage remains low.

November 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all institutional plans showed positive returns for the third quarter, while 12-month returns hit double digits, Wilshire found.

November 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon attributed an October decline in U.S. corporate pension funding to falling interest rates and U.S. equities.