Administration

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Hewitt’s October 401(k) Index found that despite the recent market rally, 401(k) participants transferred assets from equities into fixed income investments for...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Philadelphia Orchestra Association filed a motion last week asking the court to stop the American Federation of Musicians Employers Pension Fund from...

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Higher education endowments earned returns averaging 19.8% in fiscal year 2011.

 

 

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Understanding of target-date funds (TDFs) is high, according to research from AllianceBernstein.
 

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In October, Milliman, Inc.’s Pension Funding Index results show a $44 billion investment gain...

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong asset returns and no change in liabilities in October drove a 4.7 percentage-point increase in the funded status of the typical U.S....

November 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A firm run by owners of the New York Mets baseball team agreed in...

November 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. is in worse fiscal shape than any other developed country, including Greece, according to Larry Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics at Boston...

November 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Results from a national survey found that regardless of age or gender, a significant...

November 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former New Mexico pension fund official is suing financial firms, an ex-state investment officer, and dozens of others for damages because of...

October 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – North Carolina’s Department of State Treasurer announced the state will implement customized analytics software to better protect the pensions of state and local...

October 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees has approved a $2.703 billion state funding amount for fiscal year 2013.

October 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a client advisory, actuarial consulting firm Cheiron noted that in the newest Government Accounting Standards Board’s proposals for pension accounting, the Annual...

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status for most pension plans is anticipated to drop significantly and plan sponsors face sharply higher contributions for 2011, according to...

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York City officials announced a plan that will put a chief investment officer in charge of its $120 billion in pensions funds,...

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The BMO Retirement Institute released a report that finds Canada's Baby Boomers need to be more savvy when it comes...

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morningstar's 2011 529 College Savings Plans Research Paper and Industry Survey found that 529 plan assets increased by 12% the last 12 months.  

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors who dynamically adjust asset class exposures as growth and inflation expectations shift may significantly improve risk-adjusted returns, according to a white paper...

October 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rajat K. Gupta, the highest-ranking corporate executive to become embroiled in a push by the government to root out insider trading, has been...

October 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent joint study, the US SIF foundation and Mercer found that the number of defined contribution plans in the U.S. offering...