CalPERS Allocation Change Proposal Goes Through
October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in more than two years, the nation's largest pension fund has approved a significant asset allocation shift of funds...
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CalPERS to GE: Use Pay for Performance
October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Tuesday approved plans to file a shareholder challenge to "excessive" executive compensation policies at General Electric...
Fitch: Auto Sector Pension Gap $30B Plus by YE 2002
October 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pension-funding gap for US autoworkers will increase from $13.9 billion in 2001 to more than $30 billion by FYI the end of...
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Bear Stearns Unveils Small- to Mid-Cap Equity Fund
September 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. (BSAM) will launch an equity fund on October 1 that focuses on small-to mid-capitalization companies, Bear Stearns announced Thursday.
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Victory Capital, Milliman to Offer Bundled DB Services
September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Victory Capital Management has joined with actuarial firm Milliman USA to offer pension plans a full menu of bundled defined benefit services.
Hawaiian Airlines Seeks Pension Suspension Approval
September 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As have several US air carriers before it, Hawaiian Airlines has asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to suspend its required contributions to...
Survey: A Third of K Plan Users Would Seek Financial Advisor Help
September 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost a third of 401(k) participants (32%) would take advantage of a financial advisor's services to help manage their retirement account if those...
Hevesi, Angelides Ask Unocal To Justify Myanmar Investments
September 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Possible human rights violations in the country of Myanmar have two powerful state financial chiefs asking Unocal Corp. to either justify their investments...
Half of Traditional IRA Holders Did Plan Rollovers
September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of the estimated 34 million US households owning a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA) this year have rolled over money from...
Mini Contracts Move to CBOT
September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Chicago Board of Trade will launch mini-sized futures contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 30-year Treasury bond, 10-year Treasury note, New...
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MFS Re-Ups With Morningstar Advice
September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MFS Investment has renewed its agreement with Morningstar Associates to provide online advice to its retirement plan clients for another two years.
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Paper Publishers Build Resumes With Headhunter.net Acquisition
August 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newspaper publishers Knight Ridder and Tribune have acquired online recruiter Headhunter.net for $200 million, planning to combine its features and distribution with jointly...
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T. Rowe Price Offers Access to Morningstar Advice, Tools
August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in 401(k) plans serviced by T. Rowe Price Associates will now have access to financial planning tools and investment guidelines from Morningstar Associates,...
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MONY Enhances Non-Qualified Funding Product
August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors who use corporate-owned life insurance as a means of funding their non-qualified benefit plans could benefit from changes made to MONY's corporate...
Form-Promised Benefits Creates ERISA Obligations
August 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -An employer that promised lifetime benefits for retirees violated ERISA when it eliminated a Medicare reimbursement program, according to a federal judge.
Fuzzy Employee Definition Still Bars Title VII Suit
August 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Independent contractors can't sue under Title VII, even if they are performing the same job -- for the same employer --that they previously...
Intel Goes Outside for P/S Management
August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Intel has decided to go "outside" for the management of the firm's profit-sharing retirement plan, according to a government filing.
Textron Targeted by Company Stock Suit
August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Textron Inc. says it has been notified of a suit that names the firm, its savings plan and the plan's trustees as defendents.
Mellon, Shinsei Team Up in Japanese Pension Market
August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mellon Financial and Shinsei Bank, Limited, have teamed up in a new joint venture investment advisory and trust company to provide investment management...
Portman, Cardin Contemplate RMD Relief
August 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when more and more workers are contemplating delayed retirements, noted Washington pension protagonists are said to be considering new realities...