Tag: Investments

March 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the two decades since target-date funds (TDFs) first entered plan investment menus, they’ve gained...

March 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The first quarter of 2014 saw very light pension rebalancing flows, but liability-driven investing (LDI)...

March 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Professional services and consulting firm Towers Watson named Steve Carlson as head of investments for...

March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of low-cost index funds by participants in Vanguard 401(k) plans increased noticeably between...

March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It’s a phenomenon unique to the retirement planning advice industry that even those participants who...

March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent case, Bidwell vs. University Medical Center, details the obligations of disclosure on investment...

March 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities,...

March 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Active share helps plan fiduciaries see how active their managers really are.

March 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even the best laid plans can go off track, and this is true for defined...

March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Why do retirement plan participants choose bond funds?

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - From farm to market, how does that qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) earn a place...

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Retirement named Srinivas Reddy to a newly created role overseeing investments for its full...

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong recovery in asset values and pension funding levels hasn’t slowed the pace of...

March 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New mortality tables for defined benefit (DB) pension plans will increase pension liabilities, according to...

March 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New indices released by Thomson Reuters offer liquid access to and performance analysis of the...

March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a reversal of the past four months, participants of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans...

March 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The St. Louis-based law firm of Schlichter, Bogard & Denton filed a class action on...

March 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The expectations of institutional investors are predicted to remain positive during 2014, says a new...

March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half of participants with a 401(k) recordkept by Vanguard are invested in a...

March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Current regulations and the current plan administration landscape make it more likely plan sponsors are...