CT Town Pension Madoff Victim Drops Fund Manager
February 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The town of Manchester, Connecticut's Pension Board has dropped fund manager Meridian Advisors from its...
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Justice Department Acknowledges Sending Hoax Emails
February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Justice, usually responsible for prosecuting those who send hoax emails, has...
Madoff Scheme Hits LA Funds
February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials with the Louisiana State Police Retirement System and New Orleans City Employees' Retirement System...
Study Claims Public Fund's Investments Boosted Home State's Economy
January 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study of the Retirement Systems of Alabama says its investments in Alabama companies helped...
Court Upholds Higher Pension Contribution Requirement for Older Workers
January 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has ruled that Baltimore County did...
NY Court Upholds Ruling to Recognize Out-of-state Same-sex Marriages
January 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The appellate division of the state of New York's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling...
MD Pension Fund Suffers $27B 2008 Setback
January 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maryland taxpayers will have to pay an additional $215 million into the state's pension system...
Iowa Officials Debate Pension Lottery Investments
January 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State of Iowa lawmakers are debating whether to privatize the state's Lottery program or possibly...
CT Town with Madoff Losses Debates Pension Appointment
January 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recently stung by word their town public pension lost $42 million in the Bernard Madoff...
CT Town Sees $182M Pension Loss
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Taxpayers in Stamford, Connecticut, will have to ante up more in coming years to pay...
MOSERS Hit with $3.5M-Madoff Loss
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel has called for a thorough investigation of the circumstances under...
Merrill Settles Subprime-Related Suits
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch & Co. will pay $550 million to settle claims by the Ohio State...
STRS Reneges on Investment Staff Bonuses
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citing "extraordinary times", the board of the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System has voted to...
Fairfield Pension Pursuing Criminal Charges Over Madoff Loss
January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fairfield, Connecticut, police intend to arrest Bernard Madoff for fraud that caused a loss of...
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Public Employers Focusing More on Disease Management
January 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A recent health care survey found the majority of public sector employers are working to control...
Suit Alleges New Mexico Pension Pay to Play
January 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former chief investment officer for New Mexico's public schoolteachers' pension fund charges in a...
Lee Leaves Texas Fund, Citing Time Constraints
January 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - James Lee, the board chairman of the $80 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas, has...
Fairfield Fires Pension Consultants Following Madoff Loss
January 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following reports of a $42 million Madoff-related loss, the town of Fairfield Connecticut's joint pension...
Another CT Town Reports Madoff Losses
January 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pension plan belonging to a Connecticut town is apparently the latest victim of what...
Could Madoff Clawbacks Hit Fort Worth Pension?
January 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Fort Worth Retirement Fund could find itself stung by an investment it no longer...