Administration

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. State Department has expressed the administration's opposition to a measure that would punish foreign and U.S. entities for investing in Sudan...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONOSR.com) - Merrill Lynch is under scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegations that its Florida consultant operation charged hidden fees and...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The chairman of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) has called for the resignations of five independent board members following the announcement this week that...

January 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three quarters of institutional investors recently polled say environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors can make a difference in how well an...

January 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - London-based Amvescap announced it will acquire PowerShares Capital Management, a provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs).

January 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Originally spurred by the 2000-2001 European and US market collapse and now driven by new pension accounting rules, European institutional investors continue shifting...

January 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fall in bond yields has caused the deficits of UK pension plans to rise sharply in the first few weeks of 2006.

October 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund has sued the CEO of Countrywide Financial over charges that company executive artificially inflated...

October 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The hedge fund industry in the U.S. and the U.K. is characterized by generous bonuses and a good deal of movement from firm...

October 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 80% of chief financial officers and senior comptrollers at companies said the roles of chairman and chief executive officer should be held...

October 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citing "poor conditions in the debt financing markets", private equity firm Cerebrus Capital Management has withdrawn its offer to acquire HRO outsourcing firm...

October 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Corporation has announced a global restructuring plan "intended to create a more streamlined organization and reduce future expense growth to better serve...

October 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent Russell Investments survey found that 75% of U.S. money managers cited qualitative factors such as philosophy, people and process as being...

October 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report shows that the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System saw a 19.6% gain from its investments at the fiscal year's end in...

October 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The actuary who oversaw an Edinburgh firm's pension scheme before it collapsed in 2003 has been found guilty of eight charges of misconduct...

October 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has issued a request for proposals seeking alternative investment portfolio advisors.

October 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor says Delphi Corp. did not do what it could to repay employees who lost money in their retirement...

October 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The transition management industry has drafted a list of best practices, called T-Charter, to help guide transition management firms.

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from The Bank of New York Mellon and independent research firm Oxford Metrica suggests hedge funds be classified according to the...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts securities regulators have begun a probe into whether Bear Stearns Cos. improperly traded with two in-house hedge funds that collapsed this summer.