NJ Adopts New Placement Agent Standards
July 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey's State Investment Council voted to continue using third-party placement agents to arrange pension...
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PA Proposal Would Move Distressed Municipal Pensions to State
July 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to the faltering economy and difficulty many municipalities expect in meeting their pension...
Another Firm Agrees to Cuomo's Pay-to-Play Code of Conduct
July 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that pension fund adviser Pacific Corporate...
NM Teachers Union Files Suit over Madoff Investments
June 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New Mexico teachers union has filed a lawsuit against Austin Capital Management Ltd. over...
Philadelphia Pension Faces Most Severe Underfunding in over a Decade
June 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report indicates Philadelphia's city pension fund now has less than half the money...
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Schwarzenegger Proposes Pension, Retiree Health Care Cutbacks
June 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With California facing a $24.3-billion shortfall, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a new system for...
Federal Employees Could Get Sick Leave Credit under Bill Passed by House
June 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation that would allow federal employees under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to get...
NM to Undergo Independent Review of Investment Practices
June 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislative leaders in New Mexico have agreed to spend up to $100,000 to help pay...
Smith Barney Fails to Get Pension Case Moved out of Court
June 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has declined to enforce arbitration...
Lawyers Sue over NY Benefits Cutoff
June 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The controversy over Long Island, New York, private lawyers being cut off from collecting some...
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Nationwide in the Middle of Alabama State Benefits Dispute
June 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Alabama State Personnel Board, citing a lack of financial transparency, canceled a contract with...
Louisiana Pension Fund Sues Regions Financial
June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Louisiana pension fund has filed a lawsuit against Regions Financial Corp. over alleged actions...
Riverstone Pays $30M, Agrees to New Conduct Code
June 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A second private equity firm has hashed out a settlement with New York state Attorney...
Pulse Report Picks Up Public, Private DB Perspectives
June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Public and private sector defined benefit plans share some concerns, but also diverge on a...
BREAKING NEWS: Indiana Pensions Win More Time on Chrysler Challenge
June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg put a temporary hold Monday on the deal to...
House Passes Parental Leave Bill for Federal Employees
June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By a vote of 258 to 154, the House of Representatives has passed the Paid...
Court Gives Indiana Funds More Time to Appeal Chrysler Sale
June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court approved the sale of Chrysler assets to Fiat but kept the...
Quinn Taps Six for Illinois TRS Board Posts
June 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has appointed six new members to the Board of Trustees of...
Tar Heel State Senate Approves Pension Diversification Measure
June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell is one step closer to enjoying more leeway in how...
Court Agrees to Hear Indiana Funds' Chrysler Appeal
June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it would hear an appeal by a...