2013 Pension Funded Status: What to Expect
February 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If equities perform well this year, credit spreads could tighten and threaten the funded status...
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Pension Plans Unlikely to Achieve Return Targets
February 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plans and other institutions are not...
S&P 1500 Sees Improved Pension Funding
February 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The new year began with a funding improvement for S&P 1500 pension plans, due to...
Pension Funded Status Reaches 2012 High
February 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At 81.2% in January, U.S. corporate pension plans saw their best funded level since March...
Northern Trust Universe Gained 12% in 2012
February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional plan sponsors reaped a fourth consecutive year of positive investment returns in 2012.
Wilshire TUCS Sees Double Digit Gains for Most
February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the exception of Taft-Hartley Health and Welfare Funds, institutional assets tracked by the Wilshire...
Pension Funds Sue BlackRock
February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two pension funds are suing BlackRock and several of its iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over...
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Player’s Daughter Defrauded NFL Pension
February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An ex-NFL player’s daughter pled guilty to pension fraud.
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Hospitals Slower to Follow Retirement Plan Trends
February 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from Towers Watson indicates hospital organizations are not following retirement plan trends as quickly...
Global Pension Fund Assets Reach Record High
January 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global pension fund assets in the 13 major markets...
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New Firm Offers Pension Risk Transfer Advice
January 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Newly formed Penbridge Advisors is now open for business.
PLANSPONSOR’s 2013 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists
January 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine—the industry’s leading resource for retirement-benefits related news—recognize plan...
PEI Names Client Services Director
January 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Charles Napp Jr. has been appointed...
Leading Asset Managers Losing Institutional Assets
January 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional Investors are entrusting a smaller portion of assets...
Court Agrees With PBGC Denial of Shutdown Benefits
January 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent court decision indicates timing is everything when it comes to eligibility for shutdown...
Bank of America Wins Suit Over Affiliated Fund Use
January 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bank of America has won a lawsuit alleging it violated the Employee Retirement Income Security...
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More Pensions Using Glide Paths
January 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – NEPC’s 2012 Corporate Pension Plan Trends Survey found significant...
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Pension Rules Drive Annuity Decision
January 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research examines why some retirees with a pension take a lifetime income stream while...
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Risk Management DB Sponsors’ Top Priority
January 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Each year since SEI’s Plan Sponsor Outlook poll’s inception...
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Sibson Offers Considerations for Terminating Frozen DB
January 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers who are thinking of terminating a frozen defined benefit plan (DB) must be aware...