Administration

February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The former administrator of a New York union benefits fund was indicted for embezzling $40 million to support a lavish lifestyle.

February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A proposed out-of-court settlement of a four-year-old fiduciary breach suit against Hartford Life Insurance Co. over revenue sharing payments from mutual fund companies...

February 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most taxpayers are looking for a tax refund this year – but a quarter think it will be smaller.

February 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lobbyists would be barred from eligibility for a state pension under a new proposed bill by a New Jersey lawmaker.

February 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.K. Telecom giant BT has worked out a plan to plug a record £9 billion pension funding deficit over 17 years, and has...

February 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two pension funds have filed a lawsuit accusing Morgan Stanley of overpaying its employees, calling the pay "unjust enrichment."

February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–When defined benefit pension sponsors peer into their crystal balls for the rest of 2010, most see their continuing efforts to get a handle on...

February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, principal fiduciary of the $22.7-billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF), announced that the CRPTF filed...

February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The city of Burlington, Vermont, has filed a regulatory complaint against Morgan Stanley alleging that the firm’s consultants sold the city pension fund...

February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds turnover rate in some actively managed equity funds can be as high as 200% more than that claimed by...

February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Monday demanded that the state’s two largest public pension funds comply with state law requiring...

February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill requiring placement agents to register as lobbyists before pitching investment ideas to public pension plans in California has been introduced in...

February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials of a Connecticut town that suffered a $42-million loss in the Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme are putting the final touches on a...

February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s private-sector pension insurer said Thursday it had notified Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC of a $16.9-million pension liability stemming from the...

February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State Street Corporation has agreed to pay $333 million as part of a series of settlements with state and federal regulators over allegations...

February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.K. buyout company Pension Insurance Corporation said it will insure the pension liabilities of Liberty International as it seeks to reduce risks in...

February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Dallas law firm has filed suit against State Street Corporation, alleging shareholders lost money when the company’s shares plunged after charges it...

February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two public pension funds have sued Northern Trust for losses relating to investments in its securities lending program.

February 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new research report indicates that banks are capturing more retirement plan rollover assets from affluent investors.

February 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status for most pension plans is anticipated to decline significantly and pension plan sponsors face sharply higher contributions for 2010, according...