Administration

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The typical U.S. pension plan’s funding ratio increased by nearly five percentage points during the first quarter of 2013.

April 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan increased 1.9 percentage points in March 2013.

April 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funding ratios improved significantly in the first quarter of 2013, according to Legal & General Investment Management America’s (LGIMA) Pension Fiscal Fitness...

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies improved significantly in the first quarter of 2013, according to Mercer.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors and registered investment advisers (RIAs) are increasingly using business development company (BDC) stocks, a source contends.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets hit a new record high of $19.5 trillion as of December 31, 2012.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors have taken concrete steps in the last five years to address investment risks.

March 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State and local government associations and the Government  Finance Officers Association (GFOA) released “Pension Funding: A Guide for Local Officials.” 

March 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Smart beta is an ideal way for investors to access the best aspects of market diversity at modest cost and governance, according to...

March 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two individuals connected with Detroit pension funds have been charged with participating in a bribery and kickback conspiracy.

March 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The youngest affluent investors do not watch TV, listen to the radio or read newspapers. So how do financial services firms engage Generation...

March 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal officials have indicted former California Public Employees Retirement System CEO Fred Buenrostro on fraud charges.

March 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Changes in the stable value industry have made the asset class a safer and more secure investment option, contends a white paper from...

March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While stable value funds are popular with retirement plan sponsors, more education about them is needed, says a recent study.

March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities was virtually unchanged in February.

March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The strong start to the year continued, as investors added $51.9 billion to long-term open-end mutual funds in February.

March 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Companies’ decisions about their defined benefit (DB) pension plans are being driven by desires to shed pension...

March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite the best efforts of investment committees, the internal dynamics of the group can sometimes lead to questionable choices regarding fiduciary responsibilities and...

March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the State of Illinois with securities fraud for misleading municipal bond investors about its approach to...

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Socially responsible investing (SRI) has not yet hit the mainstream, but perhaps that is because of the myths about SRI that still exist.