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April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The largest union of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News is suing the newspapers' owner for merging two employee pension plans without its...

April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill that would have barred two of the nation's largest public pension plans from investing in sovereign wealth funds has been withdrawn.

April 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As April 15 (all too) rapidly approaches, a new survey points out the nation's "most accountable" cities.

April 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just over half of large employers surveyed have disclosed the specific goals used in their executive compensation plans in their 2008 proxies, according...

August 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers) announced on Monday settlements with a total of $600 million in monetary sanctions against Prudential Securities, Inc....

April 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts public pension fund has tapped Fidelity Investments to manage a $606 million international equity mandate.

April 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The liquidators of two Bear Stearns Cos mortgage hedge funds that collapsed last year filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to recover over $1...

April 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal securities regulators have leveled fraud charges against five former San Diego officials over allegations they lied about the impact of the city's...

April 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York State Common Retirement Fund will increase its commitments to environmentally focused investment strategies by $500 million over the next three...

April 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of Connecticut is about to launch its largest bond sale ever, State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier announced today.

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alaska lawmakers have approved a plan to issue pension obligation bonds to help the state cut down its current $8 billion to $10...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Kentucky General Assembly committee failed to reach an agreement on a pension reform bill designed to address the system's $26.6 billion shortfall...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Home Depot has agreed to pay $6 million in cash and $8.5 million in stock to cover legal fees and expenses and adopt...

July 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors in the market for managed account services will find a new movement among providers toward concentrating more on the quality of...

Although new solutions have recently emerged, there has been a struggle to determine the best way to benchmark asset allocation funds.

There is a new level of customization coming to asset allocation solutions - managed accounts built from the options on a plan's existing investment menu.

Final regulations on Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs) were published by the Department of Labor on October 24, 2007.

June 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Money managers polled by Russell for the June Investment Manager Outlook are concerned the economy is heading toward recession and have consequently boosted...

There are some very different assumptions underlying the construction of the new generation of asset allocation funds and they can make a big difference in how the funds...

Notably absent from specific mention in the Department of Labor's Qualified Default Investment Alternatives regulations were asset allocated solutions based exclusively on risk, rather than age or date.