Administration

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors must consider the most effective ways to take action under legislation that reduces required funding for defined benefit (DB) plans but...

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Academy of Actuaries cautioned that a commonly used measure for considering a pension plan healthy—its funded ratio—fails to provide a sufficient...

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Young Canadians, while aware of the need for retirement planning, often delay saving for retirement, a study found.

July 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli appointed Vicki Fuller as the new chief investment officer (CIO) for the $150.3 billion New York...

July 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) is asking premiers to enact provincial legislation that would provide universal access to Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs).

July 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 19% of full-time public sector workers are very confident in their retirement income prospects, with many expressing concern about the impact of...

July 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the last decade, working women’s access to and participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans have improved relative to men’s, but they still face...

July 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsors are compensating for the lack of live data on new funds by using an index’s back-tested data to predict...

July 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only about one in six people (16%) worldwide is confident their current level of savings is sufficient to cover their financial needs after...

July 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – One-third of those ages 55 to 65—Transition Boomers—are unsure how much money will be needed to cover basic living expenses in retirement, according...

July 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of individuals who have a financial plan are on track to meet their goals, according to a survey of 1,500 financial decision makers....

July 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two companion studies of the nonprofit sector show that investment returns were slightly negative in FY 2011.

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell announced a policy for the North Carolina pension fund that prohibits investments in companies that directly support...

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of large U.S. corporate pension plans are underfunded, with future contributions a material expense for many over the coming years, according...

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from S&P Dow Jones Indices reveals record pension and other post-employment benefits (OPEB) underfunding for the S&P 500 companies.

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Risk parity is increasingly being used by defined benefit plans to protect against downside risk, but “there’s no reason DC sponsors shouldn’t use...

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three states with approximately one-fifth (19%) of the U.S. population have underpaid pension contributions by more than $25 billion, a study found.

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maryland's state employee retirement system decided to maintain its assumption about how much it will earn on investments.

July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A judge from the Delaware Court of Chancery scolded attorneys representing public pension funds for rushing into lawsuits concerning allegations of bribery involving...

July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly two in 10 individuals, or 18.5%, have taken a loan from their 401(k) plan, Navigant Economics said in a policy brief.