Administration

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An update from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College indicates that the funded status for local government pension plans fell from...

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research from Mercer indicates the different approaches taken by European and U.S. regulators has created an unlevel playing field in financial services,...

July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to an annual report by the Investment Company Institute (ICI), 401(k) plan participants invested in stock mutual funds on average paid lower...

July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that for the 100 largest public employee retirement systems in the country, total holdings...

June 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors should review information that goes beyond the typical scorecard that they use, called the “implementation shortfall,” when they gauge the success...

June 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Denver district judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging legislation that lowers cost-of-living increases for members of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement...

June 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An auditor’s report found nearly $11.6 million in fees paid or committed to placement agents from the Kentucky Retirement System from 2007 to...

June 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new research report released by the National Institute on Retirement Security examines six defined benefit public pension plans and identifies common practices...

June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The first study by the newly launched Putnam Institute suggests most lifecycle fund offerings in today’s market are too aggressive in their equity...

June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In connection with its April 16 bankruptcy petition, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association has claimed that its $120 million endowment cannot be used to...

June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In connection with its April 16 bankruptcy petition, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association has claimed that its $120 million endowment cannot be used to...

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Citi Prime Finance reveals that pensions and sovereign wealth funds have not only been increasing their hedge fund investment...

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An annual, independent study released by CREATE-Research, commissioned by Citi’s Global Transaction Services and Principal Global Investors, finds that while innovation is deemed...

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the first half of fiscal 2011(1H11), the Securities and Exchange Commission settled with 344 defendants, bringing predictions for the full year to...

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees has approved a new 12-month tactical investment plan for its $3.4 billion Private Equity portfolio...

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from Strategic Insight, an Asset International company, indicates the 19 money managers with publicly held equity surveyed managed a total...

June 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second year in a row, boomers, by nearly a four to one margin, remain more attracted to guarantees for their retirement...

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the price of a longevity annuity increases, and as longevity risk grows, more initial retirement wealth is needed and the degree of...

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from Financial Research Corporation (FRC) reveals that sub-adviser firms polled say their primary source of manager search information is the...

June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that J.P. Morgan Securities LLC will pay $153.6 million to settle SEC charges that it misled investors...