Administration

July 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – One-third of those ages 55 to 65—Transition Boomers—are unsure how much money will be needed to cover basic living expenses in retirement, according...

July 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of individuals who have a financial plan are on track to meet their goals, according to a survey of 1,500 financial decision makers....

July 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two companion studies of the nonprofit sector show that investment returns were slightly negative in FY 2011.

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell announced a policy for the North Carolina pension fund that prohibits investments in companies that directly support...

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of large U.S. corporate pension plans are underfunded, with future contributions a material expense for many over the coming years, according...

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from S&P Dow Jones Indices reveals record pension and other post-employment benefits (OPEB) underfunding for the S&P 500 companies.

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Risk parity is increasingly being used by defined benefit plans to protect against downside risk, but “there’s no reason DC sponsors shouldn’t use...

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three states with approximately one-fifth (19%) of the U.S. population have underpaid pension contributions by more than $25 billion, a study found.

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maryland's state employee retirement system decided to maintain its assumption about how much it will earn on investments.

July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A judge from the Delaware Court of Chancery scolded attorneys representing public pension funds for rushing into lawsuits concerning allegations of bribery involving...

July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly two in 10 individuals, or 18.5%, have taken a loan from their 401(k) plan, Navigant Economics said in a policy brief.

July 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) reported a 1% return on investments for the 12 months that ended June 30.

July 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Long-term mutual funds recorded their lowest monthly intake year to date with just $10.8 billion in new money in June, according to data...

Jul 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flat investment returns at the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) reflected the highly volatile and challenging global markets of the 2011-12 fiscal...

July 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Moody’s Investor Services issued a request for comment about a proposal to implement four changes to pension reporting by state and local governments.

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plunging discount rates drove up pension liabilities in June, swamping asset improvement and capping a bad second quarter. 

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total alternative assets managed on behalf of pension funds by the top 100 managers (ranked by pension fund assets) was $1.2 trillion in...

July 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New pension rules may provide relief for underfunded pension plans but they can also increase risk, according to Karin Franceries, an executive director...

July 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan rebounded 1.8 percentage points to 71.6% in June, according to the BNY Mellon...

July 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A sharp decline in pension plan funding ratios in the second quarter erased all of first quarter’s gains, according to a report.