Callan DC Index Suffers First Annual Loss Since 2008
March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Callan DC Index bounced back from a disappointing third quarter to post a gain...
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DC Plan Participants Seek Knowledge about Global Investments
March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many defined contribution (DC) plan investors...
Putnam Names Investment Product Head
March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments named Scott C. Sipple as head of investment product management and development.
Ohio Pension Funds Sue BNY Mellon
March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ohio’s attorney general filed a lawsuit...
More Organizations Considering Investment Outsourcing
March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey by Mercer found that 41% of organizations with assets below $500 million are...
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Participants Look to Plan Sponsors For Inflation Guidance
March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation is a major concern for plan sponsors and their participants when planning retirement investment...
Target-Date Funds Lag Benchmarks
March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest S&P Target Date Scorecard indicates that further-dated target-date funds are continuing to generally...
Court Dismisses Claims of Improper Investment Selection
March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court dismissed a 401(k) plan participant’s claims that plan fiduciaries inappropriately selected plan...
Lifecycle Assets See Growth in 2011
March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lifecycle investment product market increased...
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GSAM Launches Managed Futures Strategy Fund
February 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM)...
State Street Forex Practices Investigated
February 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corp. said on Monday the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the New York...
401(k) Participants Turn Back to Equities in January
February 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In contrast to the majority of months in 2011, the net direction of 401(k) participants’...
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Wellesley College Partners with TIAA-CREF to Expand Investment Menu
February 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wellesley College and TIAA-CREF are working together to re-launch the school's retirement program by offering...
Lincoln Financial Names Stable Value Business Leader
February 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bill McLaren joined Lincoln Financial Group as Stable Value business leader for the company's Retirement...
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J.P. Morgan Enhances Stable Asset Income Fund
February 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – J.P. Morgan Asset Management has enhanced its pooled Stable Asset Income Fund (SAIF).
STRS of Ohio Board Selects New Asset Mix
February 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) Board selected a new asset mix...
Pyramis Makes Leadership Changes
February 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pyramis Global Advisors, a Fidelity Investments company, hired Mike Jones as its president and CEO....
Aequitas Capital Management Appoints Two Executives
February 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aequitas Capital Management added two executives at its Portland headquarters.
Fund Managers Less Sure About Global Recovery
February 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fund managers have turned significantly more cautious about the prospects for world growth and investment...
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Firms Launch Portfolio Unitization Service
February 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Folio Institutional and unitZXchange LLC launched a portfolio unitization service.