Administration

December 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Groups representing Michigan pensioners and other seniors have asked lawmakers to support bills introduced in the state house and senate to repeal taxation...

December 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –Record-setting levels of defined contribution assets will continue to grow, yet mutual funds will not be the sole beneficiary.
 

December 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) faces a long-term shortfall $5.68 billion, reports the Des Moines Register. 
 

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) has released a policy solution paper, Creating a New Public Pension System, outlining alternatives to the current public...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Investment Division of the Maryland State Retirement Agency (SRA) has closed its 20-year-old Direct Equity Real Estate Program. 

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California judge has rejected a request from prosecutors to declare that a former state pension board member orchestrated illegal investment deals and...

The report noted that GASB proposes two major changes for reporting purposes: Assets would be valued at market rather than smoothed; and Liabilities would be discounted by a blended rate...

November 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixty-three percent of investment managers surveyed by SEI at its Annual CFO Forum for Alternative Investment Managers are optimistic about their firm’s prospects...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College suggests that for corporate pension plans, the potential diversification benefits from investing...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit in the case against Countrywide that accuses the home mortgage firm of deceptive practices...

November 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities, declined in October 1.78 points from its prior value.  

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Charles Schwab survey reveals that one-third of those who say they are just five years away from retirement have not even...

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds the residents of New Hampshire and Alaska rank at the top of...

November 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American retirees are feeling more financially secure since 2009, but fewer have estimated how long their assets will last into retirement, according to...

November 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two former Bank of New York Mellon employees have filed a lawsuit on behalf of participants in BNY Mellon's 401(k) savings plan and...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors claim to have a higher level of confidence in their target-date-fund knowledge and offerings compared to a year...

November 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –  According to new research released by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, more firms are seeking...

November 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.P. Morgan Asset Management wants defined contribution plan sponsors to rethink their plan investment  menus, introducing a strategy it calls Core Menu Innovation (CMI). 

November 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During a Webcast by PwC, Ken Stoler, Partner at PwC–New York, revealed changes taking...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among institutional asset owners, not a single category reported positive median returns during the...