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Administration | January 12th, 2010

Institutional Investment Managers Remain Optimistic

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second quarter in a row, institutional money managers are broadly optimistic and see continued stable financial and economic conditions, according to...

Administration | January 12th, 2010

ERISA Class Actions Picked up in 2009

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s economic downturn has prompted plaintiffs’ lawyers to increase the pace of filing class action lawsuits to recover 401(k) plan losses under...

Administration | January 12th, 2010

FRC Identifies Growth Opportunity in the 529 Plan Market

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Research Corporation (FRC) projects that the college savings market will more than double in size over the next five years , approaching...

Administration | January 12th, 2010

Judge Rejects New SEC Claims against BofA

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge ruled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cannot add new claims to the current case related to Bank of...

Administration | January 12th, 2010

Many European Institutions to Stay Put on Asset Strategies

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research indicates that after reviewing the events of the prior 18 months and analyzing the performance of their investment portfolios, many European...

Administration | January 12th, 2010

Thousands of NY State Pension Checks Missing

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Postal Service informed New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office that hundreds of pension checks for retirees in the central...

Administration | January 12th, 2010

State Street Sees Untapped Potential for Use of ETFs

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from State Street Corporation suggests institutional investors do not take full advantage of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Administration | January 11th, 2010

Goldman Sachs Bonuses Draw Pension Fund Suit

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has been sued by an Illinois pension fund seeking to recover billions of dollars of bonuses and...

Administration | January 7th, 2010

TCW Sues Former CIO

January 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trust Company of the West sued its former chief investment officer, Jeffrey Gundlach, accusing him of stealing confidential data, lying to...

Administration | January 7th, 2010

Institutional CIOs Uncertain Portfolios Will Meet Targets

January 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley Investment Management's (MSIM) inaugural Institutional CIO Confidence Index finds chief investment officers are uncertain that their investment portfolios will meet performance...

Administration | January 6th, 2010

Foundations and Endowments Expecting More from Investment Consultants

January 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An SEI Quick Poll finds that nonprofit foundations and endowments are concerned about defining fiduciary responsibilities for trustees and investment consultants as they...

Administration | January 4th, 2010

Sun Trust Reportedly Trying to Sell Asset Management Biz

January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunTrust Banks Inc is trying to sell its multi-boutique asset management business, people familiar with the matter said on Monday, according to Reuters.

Administration | January 4th, 2010

TIAA-CREF Drops Investments over Sudan Ties

January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TIAA-CREF announced it has kept its holdings in only one of five companies it targeted last year for potential divestment over their business...

Administration | January 4th, 2010

H&R Block to Refund IRA Fees to Settle Lawsuit

January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - H&R Block Inc will pay as much as $20.2 million to settle a New York lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently marketing individual retirement...

Administration | January 4th, 2010

Year-End 2009 Pension Funding Shows Improvement

January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest data for year-end 2009 shows that corporate defined benefit plan funding status rose to 85% percent (a $229-billion deficit), up from...

Administration | January 4th, 2010

Feds Reported Examining Detroit Pension Investments

January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal investigators are looking into several investments by city of Detroit pension boards, according to a news report.

Administration | January 4th, 2010

Pension Fund Told to Pursue BAE Suit in Britain

January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pension fund may ask the U.S. Supreme Court to let it sue BAE Systems Plc in the United States, the fund's lead...

Administration | December 31st, 2009

GASB Issues OPEB, Bankruptcy Guidance Statements

December 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) on Thursday issued two statements of guidance, which it said were intended to make more consistent the...

Administration | December 30th, 2009

CalPERS Beefs Up Board Ethics Rules

December 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Directors at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) have approved a beefed-up ethics policy that, among other things, requires board members to...

Administration | December 30th, 2009

Fitch Releases Investment Manager and Alternative Funds Criteria

December 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fitch Ratings has released the criteria rating report entitled 'Investment Manager and Alternative Funds Criteria'.

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