Administration

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update intended to increase transparency in financial reporting about entities that...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Q210 survey of private company executives finds 54% planning to add staff over the next year – up slightly from the previous...

August 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) board member invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 126 times when questioned in connection...

August 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A judge has moved forward claims against Bank of America (BofA) Corp., certain officers, and directors that they concealed intended bonuses and losses...

August 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Japan's public pension fund, the world's largest, with $1.4 trillion in assets, posted its first negative return in five quarters during April-June, Reuters...

August 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Although half of households feel they need more life insurance, ownership of individual life insurance has hit a 50-year low, according to a...

August 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Los Angeles-based law firm has launched an ERISA-based fiduciary investigation of Northern Trust.

 

August 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An auditor’s report has concluded that the internal controls policies and procedures in place at City of Miami pension funds, Employee Relations, and...

August 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted changes to the federal proxy and other rules to facilitate the rights of shareholders to nominate...

August 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If the state of Illinois does not make its pension contributions this year, the state’s five major public pension systems say they will...

August 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the renewed emphasis on investment risk management and portfolio diversification driven by the down economy, Cerulli Associates predicts international/global fixed income will...

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Accounting and finance managers have the best shot at keeping up their visibility by staying active in professional groups, but they shouldn’t forget...

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While global transaction activity for asset managers slumped during the first half of 2010, a growing backlog in deal activity will play out...

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Republican California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is seeking $2 billion from the $211.4-billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to credit the state.

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) generated a 14.3% return for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The pension plans covering employees at the parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News have agreed to settle their funding claims...

August 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The specific accounting ramifications of the compensation clawback provisions in the recent financial services overhaul legislation should not go beyond what has traditionally...

August 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The chief executive officer of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) on Thursday ordered staff members to make sure their travel and...

August 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding of General Motors Co.’s pension plans has improved slightly since the end of last year, Business Insurance reports.

August 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A key committee of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has approved a staff recommendation that would change the pension fund’s policies...