Administration

October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans slipped to 85% for the month of September, according to Wilshire Consulting. 

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in California has ruled that the city of Stockton may eschew paying its pension obligations, and treat them just like...

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Falling liabilities were not enough to offset falling asset levels for defined benefit (DB) plans in September.

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced it will settle $1.4 billion in pension obligations through the purchase of a group annuity contract from The Prudential...

September 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Outsized redemptions from PIMCO’s $221.6 billion flagship fund are a concern for retirement plan advisers, sponsors and participants.

September 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement savers are often presented with a simple message on portfolio allocations: rebalance regularly. But one investment provider wants you to...

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey of investment consultants, conducted by Cerulli Associates, shows that they are actively increasing U.S. institutional investors’ level of exposure to...

September 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has $88 million more in its investment portfolio thanks to a payment received as part of...

September 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola Solutions, Inc. has reached an agreement with The Prudential Insurance Company of America under which Prudential will assume responsibility for the monthly...

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of an ongoing effort to reduce complexity and costs in its investment program, the California Public Employees’ (CaIPERS), the largest public...

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Consulting estimates that the ratio of pension assets to liabilities, or funding ratio, for the city and county pension plans it studied...

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Employee Ownership Foundation’s 23rd Annual Economic Performance Survey of ESOP companies found that these companies continue to see increased economic growth in...

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The role of financial advisers in the portfolio construction and management process is a topic of ongoing debate, says financial research firm Cerulli...

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Regulation may be slowing the push for alternative investments by retirement plans and other institutional investors, Cerulli Associates finds.

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BBB-rated corporate bonds merit important consideration in the asset allocation of pension funds implementing liability-driven investing (LDI) strategies, Standish Mellon Asset Management contends.

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds that nearly four in 10 (37.5%) exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers anticipate strong growth for taxable bond asset...

September 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Alaska Electrical Pension Fund has accused 13 banks of manipulating an interest rate benchmark used to price certain derivatives instruments.

September 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey is asking a court to dismiss lawsuits brought by unions challenging Governor Chris Christie’s decision to reduce the state’s contribution to...

September 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan sponsors and participants and other long-term investors should favor low-volatility stocks over riskier equities, according to a new analysis from Research...

September 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s conversations with actuaries and clients indicate many defined benefit (DB) plans could expect an increase in liabilities of between...