Private Equity Investments Predicated To Double
June 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- US and European pension funds are expected to double their allocations in private equity investments over the next ten years according to a new...
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Plainwell, PBGC Work Out Pension Claims Deal
May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bankrupt Minneapolis company is asking a US Bankruptcy Judge to approve a deal to settle its claims with the federal private pension...
BNP Paribas Calls Out S&P Credit Analysis
May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BNP Paribas is criticizing Standard & Poor's (S&P) approach to incorporating pension calculations into credit analysis and the rating agency's reflection of pension...
DoL Hearing to Examine NW Airlines Stock Contribution
May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A public hearing is set for next week in Washington to hear testimony about a Northwest Airlines request for an ERISA exemption to...
Industry Study Shows REITs Outperform
May 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have generated a compound annual return over the last 30 years that edges out the performance of broader...
Northwest CEO: No 'Compensation Surprises'
May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the face of $950 million in annual cuts, Northwest Airlines chief executive told employees that top managers have not received special perks.
Boston Private Acquiring Dalton Greiner
May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire an 80% interest in Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher...
Report: Ullico Officials "Acted Inappropriately" in Stock Repurchase
April 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union presidents who reaped $5.6 million from a stock-repurchase program at a labor-owned financial services and insurance firm they helped direct should be...
Securities Lending Loss Not NYC's To Take, Comptroller Says
April 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City is not anticipating taking the hit of an $80 million securities lending imbroglio the City's pension funds finds itself in...
Employment Cost Index in Line with Expectations
April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employment Cost Index (ECI), which measures changes in compensation, including wages, salaries and benefit costs, increased by 4.1% in the year ending...
Bill to Lower SEC Fees Stalled
April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The passage of the Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act, aimed to lower fees on securities transactions and increase pay for Securities...
Bear Market Yielded Lackluster 401k Growth in 2000
April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most of the slim $2 billion increase in combined investments for 401(k) plans between 1999 and 2000 was due to contributions by employers...
State Street To Get Nod for Enron Plans: WSJ
March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor (DoL) Secretary Elaine Chao has apparently tapped State Street Corp. to take over Enron Corp.'s three retirement plans, the...
Finance Pros Find Less Information In More Disclosure
March 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of financial professionals believe that new disclosure rules have reduced the amount of security information available, while nearly three-fourths believe...
Study Shows UK Trustee Deficit
March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There is a potential problem brewing in the UK over the "insufficient" qualifications of pension-fund trustees, according to a new study.
CalSTRS to Vote against HP Compaq Deal
March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) cast its vote to oppose the merger of Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) with the Compaq Computer Corporation,...
SEC Hikes Transaction Fee
March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is raising the fee it charges for stock market transactions, due to the declining dollar volume in equities...
CSFB Unveils Hedge Index Tracker Offering
February 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Credit Suisse First Boston has a new alternative investment offering for pension funds and other institutional investors.
Banking Cie. To Consider Lowering SEC Fees
February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate Banking Committee will meet Thursday to consider a bill that could save investors billions in securities trading fees.
DB Plans Likely To Hit Corporate Bottom Line
February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most companies with defined benefit pension plans will suffer some kind of hit to their bottom line, courtesy of the turbulent markets, according...