Administration

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the continued evolution of the unified managed account (UMA) and a product-neutral portfolio construction environment, the due diligence and research function is...

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund company Putnam Investments plans to offer hedge fund portfolios in the next six to 12 months, its chief executive officer said...

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court approved the sale of Chrysler assets to Fiat but kept the deal on hold until Monday to allow a...

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most participants are pretty confident about their investment diversification - but a new survey suggests that confidence may be misplaced.

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A state of Connecticut legislative proposal requiring hedge funds to comply with new disclosure guidelines died in the state House of Representatives when...

June 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bankrupt auto-parts maker Delphi Corp. announced that General Motors will take over its hourly pension plan and the federal private-sector pension insurer will...

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell is one step closer to enjoying more leeway in how she invests state pension money.

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it would hear an appeal by a group of Indiana public funds challenging the sale...

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal securities regulators plan to put forward new rules expanding compensation disclosures beyond the current mandates involving a company's five highest-paid executives.

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Prudential Retirement report said target-date funds should be changed to include guaranteed income features.

June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has approved a request from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to put on hold the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.K. newspaper is reporting that The Vanguard Group has submitted a $5-billion bid for the iShares unit of Barclays.

June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's office reported on Friday that the state pension fund lost 26.3% for the year ended March...

May 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, chairwoman of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), has urged its board to suspend a controversial investment strategy...

May 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The North Carolina House approved a measure allowing Treasurer Janet Cowell to expand the state's lists of approved pension investments, which Cowell claims...

May 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has given final approval to $695 million in settlements to shareholders suing Qwest Communications International Inc for securities fraud.

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Milberg class action law firm has announced an investigation into actions by Popular Inc. U.S.A., a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based financial services...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois House has rebuffed efforts by Governor Pat Quinn to reduce payments into the state pension funds.

May 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a second legal defeat, a U.S. federal judge denied a request by a group of Indiana public funds to delay bankrupt automaker...

May 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New York who turned aside an attempt by a San Diego-based law firm to become lead counsel in a...