DB Lump-Sum Offerings Will Continue in 2013
February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers plan to decrease their pension risk exposure by offering participants a one-time, lump-sum pension payout in 2013.
Administration
Institutions Increasingly Considering Outsourced CIO
February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A growing number of small and midsized U.S. institutions are considering outsourcing discretionary control of...
Adviser to Detroit Pensions Guilty in Pay-to-Play Scheme
February 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former investment adviser to the two City of Detroit pension funds pleaded guilty to...
Master Trusts End 2012 on Positive Note
February 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 1.95% for the fourth quarter of 2012.
Conn. Moves to Shore Up OPEB Assets
February 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Connecticut State Treasurer announced that $87 million set aside to fund the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund has been included among...
School Endowments Post Poor Returns in 2012
February 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data gathered from 831 U.S. colleges and universities show their endowments returned an average of...
Target Maturity Funds Outperformed Indexes in Q412
February 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Target maturity funds continue to see total assets climb to all-time highs.
2013 Pension Funded Status: What to Expect
February 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If equities perform well this year, credit spreads could tighten and threaten the funded status of pensions again.
Pension Plans Unlikely to Achieve Return Targets
February 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plans and other institutions are not expected to achieve their target returns of 7%...
California Sues Standard & Poor’s
February 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s (S&P) for inflating its ratings of structured finance investments.
S&P 1500 Sees Improved Pension Funding
February 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The new year began with a funding improvement for S&P 1500 pension plans, due to January equity gains, a rise in interest rates...
Pension Funded Status Reaches 2012 High
February 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At 81.2% in January, U.S. corporate pension plans saw their best funded level since March 2012, BNY Mellon reports.
Northern Trust Universe Gained 12% in 2012
February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional plan sponsors reaped a fourth consecutive year of positive investment returns in 2012.
Wilshire TUCS Sees Double Digit Gains for Most
February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the exception of Taft-Hartley Health and Welfare Funds, institutional assets tracked by the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (TUCS), saw double digit...
Global Pension Fund Assets Reach Record High
January 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global pension fund assets in the 13 major markets grew by 9% during 2012 to reach a...
Children Have More Financial Worries than Parents
January 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Parents and their adult children have different views about what their priorities should be and what financial...
Local Government Pension Funding Lags Behind States’
January 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Local government-administered pension plans have not yet caught up with the funded levels of state-administered plans, according to a report.
Trends for ETF Usage in 2013
January 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Active manager and adviser exchange-traded fund (ETF) investment portfolios are expected to grow in 2013.
Institutional Investor Confidence Increased
January 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The State Street Investor Confidence Index (ICI) rose for a second consecutive month, increasing by 5.4 points...
How to Solve the ‘Equity Dilemma’
January 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors face an “equity dilemma” of ensuring participants have adequate retirement savings while protecting them from volatility.