Administration

January 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) launched the Sustainable Investment Research Initiative (SIRI).

January 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 2012 was a good year for target-date funds (TDFs), according to Morningstar.

January 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Asset managers are developing new products to address market volatility and income demand in the wake of record-breaking fixed-income flows.

January 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional Investors are entrusting a smaller portion of assets to leading broad managers, according to a report...

January 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of retirement plan participants use a financial adviser to assist them in managing their plan...

January 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The only asset class that has experienced a material drop in asset management fees is alternatives, according to Mercer.

January 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2012, mutual fund managers small and large saw substantial net inflows to their bond and stock funds, Strategic Insight reports.

January 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis suggests money market fund reforms have been tested, are working and have enhanced financial stability.

January 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixty-one cities across America have emerged from the recession with a pension and retiree health care funding...

January 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) earned a 13.3% return on its investments for the 12-month...

January 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite concerns over the impending fiscal cliff deadline, institutional investment managers surveyed in mid-December were largely staying...

January 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by $292.7 billion or 28% in 2012.

January 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managed volatility investment strategies are emerging as a solution for investors looking to protect against future stock market losses, Strategic Insight’s research found.

January 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managed volatility investment strategies are emerging as a solution for investors looking to protect against future stock market losses, Strategic Insight’s research found.

January 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) announced plans to divest from some of its firearm holdings.

January 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities, increased in the start of 2013.

January 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits, risks and regulation that varies from state to state can make choosing annuities with guaranteed lifetime withdrawals tricky for older Americans.

January 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funding ratios improved modestly over the fourth quarter of 2012, a report shows.

January 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In December, plans in the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index experienced a $54 billion increase in funded status.

January 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight in 10 U.S. investors (83%) say 401(k) and other tax-advantaged accounts are extremely (43%) or very (40%) important to achieving...