Administration

February 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fiscal year 2008 budget proposal from President Bush includes an additional $13.9 million for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in the...

August 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has released its fourth Concepts Statement, Elements of Financial Statement, which defines the seven elements of financial...

August 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in John Hancock 401(k) plans who invested only in a target-risk lifestyle portfolio from 2001 to 2005 posted better returns than plan...

August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not surprisingly, with a raft of new Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) responsibilities and potentially higher director liability, 65% of senior financial executives say it's now...

August 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some US cities are not faring well when it comes to funding their employees' pensions, with the average pension funding level in the...

August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a scandal at the state of Illinois' Teachers Retirement System (TRS), Governor Rod Blagojevich has proposed a sweeping pension reform including...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the panel that regulates corporate auditors, has approved a plan that would prevent auditors from...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British Airways and officials of its unions have finalized a deal that the airline said will allow it to cut its $4.14 billion...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Representative Chistopher Cox (R-California) told a Senate committee that, if confirmed as SEC Chairman he would put the Federal Accounting Standards Board...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans may need to fortify their corporate governance controls if they want to take maximum advantage of alternative investment opportunities, according to...

July 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) announced a plan to shift $11 billion of investments into high-rises, industrial parks, fast-growing startup companies...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charges and counter-charges of wrongdoing continued flying in San Diego Monday with word from City Attorney Michael Aguirre that he plans a probe...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Illinois is barred from conducting any business with companies operating in the Sudan because of continuing concerns over human rights...

February 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Calvert, a provider of socially responsible mutual funds, has joined a coalition with other groups to try and propel forward a campaign to...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Wall Street Journal reports that internal emails from financial services firm ING Group show that it allowed some of its clients to...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York State United Teachers union (NYSUT) has announced that it has reached a settlement with the New York attorney general on...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managers of nuclear decommissioning trusts (NDTs) are increasingly diversifying their holdings with a 60% to 65% equity position - a far cry from...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to issue a statement, possibly as early as next month, clarifying the agency's view of when...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of working US adults say they want to save $1 million or more for retirement, but nearly one-third have set...

February 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher asked lawmakers Monday to consider directing $50 million into the Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems (KERS) and the Kentucky Teachers'...