Administration

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lump-sum payouts are growing in popularity among U.S. pension plans as companies face the cost of defined benefit (DB) plans.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lump-sum payouts are growing in popularity among U.S. pension plans as companies face the cost of defined benefit (DB) plans.

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Increased transaction costs associated with new regulations on banks and swaps markets could cause companies to reduce hedging activity, says a report from...

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Increased transaction costs associated with new regulations on banks and swaps markets could cause companies to reduce hedging activity, says a report from...

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In March 2013, the nation's largest corporate defined benefit pension plans showed a $29 billion increase in funded status.

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR) – Despite sizable employer contributions and strong investment returns, the funded status of the 100 largest pension plans among U.S. publicly traded organizations fell...

April 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Moody's has announced its final approach to the way it will analyze and adjust pension liabilities as part of its credit analysis of...

April 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CEO of Chicago-based investment advisory firm Simran Capital Management is accused of lying to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and...

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Pension & Health Benefits Committee approved actuarial policies aimed at returning the System to fully-funded status within...

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising equity prices and bond yields in early 2013 have helped improve pension plan funded status and could continue, according to a source...

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier is urging Congress to keep intact the federal tax exemption on municipal bonds.

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of British Columbia (B.C.) union pension plans may pull more than $1 billion of investments managed by RBC Financial Services.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation that would phase out a “corridor method” of funding the state’s pension plans.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment managers grew more optimistic about the U.S. economy in the first quarter of 2013, according to a survey from Northern Trust.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unity College in Maine reports its endowment has not suffered as a result of divesting from fossil fuels.

April 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Puerto Rico's governor has signed an overhaul of the U.S. territory's cash-short public pension system.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Annuity buy-ins come with both advantages and disadvantages that plan sponsors should weigh before deciding on the best de-risking strategy.  

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite strong performance of U.S. equity markets in 2012, 94% of U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans remained underfunded, according to Wilshire...