Administration

October 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – North Carolina’s Department of State Treasurer announced the state will implement customized analytics software to better protect the pensions of state and local...

October 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees has approved a $2.703 billion state funding amount for fiscal year 2013.

October 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a client advisory, actuarial consulting firm Cheiron noted that in the newest Government Accounting Standards Board’s proposals for pension accounting, the Annual...

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status for most pension plans is anticipated to drop significantly and plan sponsors face sharply higher contributions for 2011, according to...

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York City officials announced a plan that will put a chief investment officer in charge of its $120 billion in pensions funds,...

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The BMO Retirement Institute released a report that finds Canada's Baby Boomers need to be more savvy when it comes...

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morningstar's 2011 529 College Savings Plans Research Paper and Industry Survey found that 529 plan assets increased by 12% the last 12 months.  

October 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors who dynamically adjust asset class exposures as growth and inflation expectations shift may significantly improve risk-adjusted returns, according to a white paper...

October 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rajat K. Gupta, the highest-ranking corporate executive to become embroiled in a push by the government to root out insider trading, has been...

October 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent joint study, the US SIF foundation and Mercer found that the number of defined contribution plans in the U.S. offering...

October 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kentucky's two public pension funds fell short of their assumed rates of investment return over the last decade, raising more retirement concerns for...

October 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson has completed a special analysis on how different pension financial management strategies affect funding volatility.

October 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –  A Delaware court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Dallas-based investment adviser Highland Capital Management by the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System. 

October 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from Swiss Re Economic Research & Consulting reveals that many Canadian public and private employer pension funds have under-reserved for...

October 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Ohio Teachers Retirement System’s actuary dampens the good news about its investment return for the last fiscal year.

October 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Financial, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its stake in Afore XXI, S.A. de C.V., a private pension...

October 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing portion of institutional investment managers expect corporate earnings to decline and U.S....

October 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) Board of Retirement adopted several economic and demographic assumption changes that will be used to conduct...

October 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –New York City’s defined benefit pension plans can deliver the same retirement income at 40% lower the cost than a defined contribution 401(k)-type account,...

October 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – California will close its “adviser-sold” unit, a small portion of the 529 college-savings plan, in which residents invest in the plan through brokers...