Administration

June 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts insurance broker got almost $700,000 in improper commissions from the winning bidder on a contract to provide state worker life insurance...

June 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—The Retirement Systems of Alabama, the state's pension fund, received $49 million today from five investment banks in the settlement of a lawsuit related to...

June 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - High-tech companies offering only stock options generally outperform those offering restricted stock as a long-term incentive, new research showed.

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) said Monday it will withhold its votes for four directors of UnitedHealth Group Inc. in disapproval...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating trading practices at Wellington Management Company, a firm's whose ties to the Vanguard Group...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an attempt to keep socially responsible investing at the forefront of investment decisions, some of the world's biggest institutional investors have drafted...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey from the Conference Board of Canada and Watson Wyatt Worldwide found that 61% of chief financial officers (CFOs) believe the Canadian...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives agree the key to getting the most out of their company's finance department is to allow senior managers to make the best...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders of Qwest Communications International Inc. handily turned down three proposals aimed at increasing board independence and shareholders' voting rights at the company's...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Foundation for Education Reform and Accountability (FERA) is urging New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to investigate deals between the New York...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo & Company's long-rumored acquisition of the beleaguered Strong Financial Corporation became a reality Wednesday with word that Wells would pick up...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America Corp. (BofA) shareholders turned aside a proposal to appoint independent directors to a special study committee to review the bank's...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment in U.S. venture-backed companies was up 5% during the first quarter to the highest dollar amount in almost two years while the...

April 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Chairman William McDonough has announced that the group will issue guidance in mid-May to help auditors find...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first time is considering disciplinary charges against mutual-fund companies that aren't using fair-value pricing...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Meritas Mutual Funds and other investors are repeating their calls for PepsiCo to investigate the economic effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delta Air Lines shareholder have approved a proxy proposal restricting bankruptcy-proof executive pension accounts like those that caused a stink at Delta last...

April 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The institutional median master trust in the ICC universe gained 3% in the first quarter, according to data from the Independent Consultants Cooperative...

April 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under a recently announced settlement of a long-standing court battle, Pennsylvania state auditors will examine the selection and monitoring of investment managers, advisors,...

April 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday confirmed a delay of compliance dates for Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement (FASB) of Financial...