Survey Shows Institutional Trades Around the World Concerned by High Frequency Trading
September 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of traders at leading asset management firms around the world are...
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Few DC Investment Managers Positioned For Growth
September 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to a new report by Cogent Research, very few DC...
DoL Will Allow for Electronic Disclosure to Participants
September 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department...
Funded Status Deficit Increases by $62 Billion in August After $66 Billion Increase in July
September 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milliman, Inc. released the results of...
Funded Status Deficit Increases by $62 Billion in August After $66 Billion Increase in July
September 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milliman, Inc. released the results of...
HPRS Requests RFP’s for $15 Million Each
September 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Ohio Highway Patrol Retirement System (HPRS) has issued two alternative RFP’s at $15 million each, for hedge fund and fund of fund...
CalPERS Targets $800 Million for Investment in California Infrastructure
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September 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data from the 33rd annual Canada Salary Increase Survey projects average salary increases of...
September 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the first independent survey of asset owners on risk parity investment strategies, there seems to be general acceptance with—and...
September 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to know what you think about the use of derivatives by mutual funds.
Chilean Pension Funds an Important Market for U.S. Asset Managers
September 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As of Q2/2011, Chilean pension funds had $153 billion in total assets, with $66 billion, or 43%, held in offshore investments, mostly through...
Canadian Organizations Expect 3.1% Salary Increases in 2012
Market Pressuring Asset Manager Profits
September 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent market calamities will likely put a damper on asset growth and push investors into more conservative, lower-fee products, according to kasina.
Existing Relationships Drive Choice of IRA Provider
September 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half (48%) of retirement plan participants who rolled plan balances into IRAs during the past two years chose their rollover institution based...
USPS On Brink of Default on Payment to Pre-Fund Retiree Health Benefits
September 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Without the enactment of legislation by the end of this month, the United States Postal Service (USPS) faces default, as funds will be...
Pension Funded Status Declines Again in August
September 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in August fell 5.6 percentage points to 78% as pension plans were affected...
Survey Finds Asset Owners “Get” Risk Parity
Pension Funding Levels Take a Dive in August
September 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies increased by $73 billion during August, from a deficit of...
Gen Y Worried about Retirement, Turning to Advisers
September 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (54%) of Gen Y investors surveyed agreed with the statement, "I'm more concerned than ever about being able to retire...
Australian Institutional Funds Grew More Than Global Peers
September 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Latest research from Towers Watson and Pension & Investments shows in 2010, the growth in assets of major Australian institutional funds more than...
Top Global Pension Funds' Assets Reach Record High in 2010
September 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total assets of the world’s largest 300 pension funds grew by 11% in 2010 (8% in 2009) to a record high of $12.5...
Stock Options Shine as Indian Retention Tool
September 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report notes that a significant number of Indian companies prefer employees stock options as a compensation tool over...
Derivatives and Mutual Funds – What Do You Think?