Administration

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans decreased to 86% in April, according to Wilshire Consulting.

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief supporting appeals by the Committee of Retirees of...

May 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As companies make changes to retiree health care benefits offerings, they should consider the related accounting implications.

April 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The attractiveness of pension annuitization, as tracked by Dietrich & Associates’ Pension Risk Transfer Index, is relatively unchanged from March.

April 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data about organizations' searches for investment managers reflects a shift toward non-traditional asset mandates.

April 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The flexibility offered by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) benefited defined benefit (DB) plans, an analysis shows.

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has been able to significantly reduce the costs for its investment operations over the past two...

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors in North America and Europe are making use of smart beta indexes in diverse ways, according to a survey from global asset...

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent paper from the Commonfund Institute finds a positive connection between active investment management and high endowment returns in equity asset classes.

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers are finding more reasons to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) retirement plans, says a new analysis from Buck Consultants.

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Frozen plans will inevitably be terminated, says James Gannon of Russell Investments. It’s just a matter of when, not if.

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are reluctant to transfer liabilities to an insurer, saying it is too expensive, particularly compared with the...

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research indicates defined benefit (DB) plans will turn increasingly to alternative investments during 2014.

April 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Rhode Island state court has refused to dismiss a challenge to pension reforms filed by state retirees.

April 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today approved new contribution rates for the state of California and contracting school...

April 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — The aggregate funded status of the 100 largest U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans fell by $5 billion during March, as measured by...

April 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Negotiators for Detroit’s two pension boards have agreed to limited retiree benefit reductions.

April 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strong global equity market performance and higher liability discount rates worked wonders on the funded status of S&P 500 Index companies during 2013,...

April 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More multiemployer pension plans have a favorable projected funding status for 2014.

April 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Market conditions like those seen in 2013 benefited those plan sponsors that had not yet moved to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) plans.