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March 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the pension plans of S&P 1500 companies held steady in February despite further falls in the value of equities...

March 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of chief financial officers finds them less optimistic about the economy and planning to cut costs in every way possible.

March 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District...

March 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funding ratio for 59 state pension plans that reported actuarial data for 2008 was 77%, down from 88% for the same plans...

March 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials of the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) told state lawmakers they have hopes of recovering some of the assets frozen when...

March 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An absolute majority of all assets under management (AUM) by hedge funds and funds of hedge funds globally are from institutional investors, according...

March 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal prosecutors have charged the former controller of one of Boston's largest investment firms of diverting funds from the company's retirement plan -...

March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York State Common Retirement Fund invested $850 million in real estate and private equity funds in January.

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Connecticut town that was among the first to reveal its pension fund was an apparent victim of the Bernard Madoff investment fraud...

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) had placed $339 million with two money managers that now stand accused of investment...

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After word that two money managers charged with fraud solicited institutional investors, more public pension funds are announcing they are apparent victims.

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saving for retirement is a financial goal in 95% of households that own mutual funds, and the number one goal for 76% of...

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - E*Trade Financial Corp. is shuttering four index funds with a total of about $400 million in assets because the offerings were never able...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System has lost about $52 million in connection with fund managers of WG Trading Co.

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent research from Greenwich Associates indicates institutional investors are re-evaluating asset allocation decisions, risk management practices, manager selection and overall investment policies in...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found African Americans to be more positive than the general population about their financial future, but admittedly not taking...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An economic impact analysis released by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds that expenditures made from state & local pension benefits...

February 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two managing general partners of WG Trading Co. of Greenwich, Connecticut, have been charged with running an estimated $550 million investment fraud.

February 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Smith Barney has added the PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional ("PRP") designation to the list of the firm's approved designations for Financial Advisors.

February 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York state's attorney general filed a court motion on Monday to force former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to discuss $4 billion...