Plan Sponsors Must Prioritize Market Risks
November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reinvestment rate risk is one of the greatest risks for long-term investors in the current market.
Administration
Investors Behaving Irrationally
November 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retail and institutional investors are exhibiting behavior that appears to be at odds with their investment goals,...
What the Election Means for Investors
November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Volatility is likely to continue with current market conditions, but investors should keep a long-term outlook.
Risk Management Major Focus for Nonprofits
November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The largest single investment risk cited by nonprofit representatives surveyed was overreaction to short-term events, cited by 58%.
Milliman Reports October Drop in Pension Funding
November 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – October’s $45 billion funded status decline pushed pension deficit to $498 billion, according to Milliman’s Pension Funding Index.
Harvard Hints at Re-evaluating Benefits Offerings
November 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The costs of Harvard University’s employee benefits offerings are growing at “unsustainable rates,” according to the university’s financial report.
Alternatives Can Help Manage Volatility
November 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Liquid alternatives can help investors manage volatility, yet their usage remains low.
Institutional Plans Show Positive 3Q Returns
November 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all institutional plans showed positive returns for the third quarter, while 12-month returns hit double digits, Wilshire found.
Pensions 73.6% Funded in October
November 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon attributed an October decline in U.S. corporate pension funding to falling interest rates and U.S. equities.
Pension Funding Falls Back in October
November 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. corporate pension plan funding decreased in October, erasing September gains.
Detroit Police Fund Sues Investment Adviser
November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Police and Fire Retirement System for the City of Detroit is suing investment adviser Michael Abraham Leibowitz.
Private Pensions Outperformed Other Institutions in Q3
November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional plan sponsors in the Northern Trust Universe gained about 4.5% at the median in the third quarter.
TDFs Rebound in Third Quarter
November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the third quarter of 2012, the Callan Target Date Index bounced back from a poor second quarter with a...
Target-Date Fund Returns Up in 3Q
October 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ibbotson Associates reported target-date funds (TDF) experienced gains in the third quarter.
Considerations for Settling Pension Obligations
October 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For today’s frozen defined benefit (DB) plans, the question is not if they will settle—it’s more about “how” or “when.”
Illinois TRS Investment Return Declined in FY 2012
October 26,2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) investments rate of return dropped from 23.6% last year to 0.76% for fiscal year 2012.
Age, Account Balance Affect IRA Equity Allocation
October 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The investment allocation of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) varies according to several factors, but the difference between genders is minimal.
NYC Responds to Accusation of Risky Plan Investments
October 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An official with the New York City Deferred Compensation Plan says a report about its target-date funds fails to take into consideration the...
Verizon Pension Buyout Benefits Business, Retirees
October 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The low interest rate environment made it the right time for Verizon to transfer some pension risk, a company spokesman told PLANSPONSOR.
Pension Rights Center Wants Halt on De-Risking
October 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the wake of moves by several large companies to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) plans, the Pension Rights Center (PRC) is...