Administration

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Changes in bond market conditions and institutional portfolio strategies are driving the largest U.S. investors to add more exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—especially those built...

February 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer introduced a multi-country third-party insurer buyout pricing study.

February 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funding a pension plan involves determining appropriate contribution amounts at specific points in time and determining how to invest the assets of the...

February 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration approved new demographic assumptions designed to ensure greater sustainability and soundness for the...

February 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors working with Towers Watson more than doubled asset flows moving into “smart beta” strategies last year, reaching $11 billion of inflows...

February 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than 80% of institutional investors expect risk management to play an even greater role in the investment decision process in the future,...

February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) shows smart beta strategies, designed to take advantage of both active and passive investing principals,...

February 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Towers Watson Pension Index dropped 5.1% in January.

February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recent decrease in the funded status of defined benefit pension plans highlights the need for plan sponsors to possess a strategy for...

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) established a framework for identifying and remedying funding problems for multiemployer pension plans.

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large defined benefit (DB) plans lost asset values and gained pension liabilities during January, resulting in a decrease in overall funded status.

February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Corporate employers have largely favored lump sum offerings as a means to settle pension liabilities, but changing market conditions could buck the trend...

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate pensions will continue de-risking; allocations will shift with outcomes in mind, and rising interest rates are on everyone’s mind, says a report...

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large single employer and multiemployer defined benefit plans may get help with funding due to a later date for paying premiums to insure...

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional assets tracked by the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS) saw double-digit returns during 2013.

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets at U.S. institutional pension funds increased 12% in 2013 to a record $18.9 trillion, says a new study.

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell 6% in January, according to data from Mercer.

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans fell 4.2% during January to reach 91%, according to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy &...

January 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 16% increase in 2014 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums pushed Mercer’s Pension Buyout Index into positive territory, meaning it could be...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State and local government employees are being asked to contribute more to their retirement plans, says a recent issue brief.