Tar Heel State Treasurer Seeks Pension Investment Diversification
May 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The North Carolina House approved a measure allowing Treasurer Janet Cowell to expand the state's...
Tag: Defined Benefit
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Pension Variations Hurt European Employers
May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Aon Consulting survey suggests the differing national pension systems across Europe will likely...
Illinois House Turns Pension Payment Cutback Plan
May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois House has rebuffed efforts by Governor Pat Quinn to reduce payments into the...
International Accounting Agrees to Weigh in on Use of Discount Rate
May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has agreed to delay publication of an exposure draft...
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Pa. Hospital Freezes Non-Union Pension Plan
May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with the continued effects of the recession, Washington Hospital in Pennsylvania announced it will...
Oklahoma Becomes Latest Ex-Aldus Client
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beleaguered money manager Aldus Equity Partners LP, continues to lose business relationships.
NYC's Thompson Backs SEC Private Placement Agent Regulations
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. has lent his support to the U.S....
Asset Allocation Diverging Among DB Corporates, Private Sponsors
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A new Pyramis Global Advisors survey of the country's largest public and corporate defined benefit plan...
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New Survey Finds Darker Plan Sponsor Mood
May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A May 2009 survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) found more...
Ramirez Enters Pension Probe Guilty Plea
May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, New York state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday announced that Julio...
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Cigna Freezes DB Plan, Beefs up 401(k) Match
May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Philadelphia-based insurer Cigna Corp. has announced it is freezing its defined benefit pension plan, but...
Guilty Plea Expected from West Coast Placement Agent in Pension Probe
May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that an associate of the indicated political operative charged...
Memphis Money Manager Named in NY Case, Fired in Fort Worth
May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consulting Services Group (CSG), a long-time investment consultant recently fired by the city of Fort...
Milliman: Pension Funded Status Improves in March
May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The assets of the largest 100 corporate pension plans, as measured by the Milliman 100...
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Cash Balance Surpasses Traditional Pensions in Fortune 100
May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time, the majority of Fortune 100 companies now offer new salaried employees...
CalPERS Adds Placement Agent Disclosure Policy
May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a New York-based pay-to-play investigation continuing to have effects around the retirement services industry,...
April a Good Month for Pension Funding: Mercer
May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan deficits shrank in April for the second successive month with a strengthening equity market...
Harrigan Resigns from LA Pension Board
May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former president of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has stepped down from...
Investment Change Brings Plans Closer to Termination
May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Aon Consulting survey has found that many companies with frozen pensions intend to...
DiNapoli Sues Aldus over Pay-to-Play Scheme
May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has sued beleaguered money manager Aldus Equity Partners...