Administration

September 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morningstar’s municipal credit analysts found that, based on two key funding metrics, the state of Wisconsin has the strongest-funded state pension plan system while...

September 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging it to preserve viable money market fund options...

September 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research says institutions are looking to hedge funds for risk management and diversification.

September 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson’s "Pension Finance Watch" notes a drop in its index numbers.

September 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans decreased by $6 billion in August, according to the Milliman...

September 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While there have been many studies on the causes of the Great Recession, a new report analyzes the cost of it.

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of typical U.S. corporate pension plans fell 0.1 percentage point to 88.1% in August, according to the BNY Mellon Investment...

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – S&P 1500 pension plans' funding remained stable during August despite underlying market volatility, according to research from consulting firm Mercer.

September 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report indicates state public employee pension plans are underfunded by $4.1 trillion.

August 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is displeased with a court ruling that the City of San Bernardino is eligible for bankruptcy...

August 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from Vanguard's Center for Retirement Research examines how the adoption of index target-date strategies has transformed the composition of defined contribution (DC)...

August 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In its most recent analysis of 401(k) retirement accounts, Fidelity Investments found that saving just a small amount more each month can positively...

August 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent news report from Reuters revealed that T. Rowe Price Group Inc. permanently banned about 1,300 American Airlines employees from trading among...

August 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. state pensions are showing some signs of stabilization, but significant improvement in funded levels will take many more years, said a new...

August 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should pay attention to, and ask questions about, the data management of their plan-related service providers.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing annuities for retirees' pension liabilities decreased moderately over July, from 109.4% to 108.7% of the accounting liability.

August 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from Morningstar suggests holding significant amounts of employer stock in 401(k) plans is bad for companies’ bottom lines.

August 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities, slipped to 92.66 as of August 1.

August 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plans in the U.S. continue to lower assumptions, according to an analysis from PwC.

August 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe for the second quarter of 2013 was down slightly at -0.05%.