Administration

February 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) Board selected a new asset mix for its portfolio at the February board meeting.  

February 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than 60% of multi-employer pension plans were in the green zone for 2011, according to a Segal Company survey.

February 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fund managers have turned significantly more cautious about the prospects for world growth and investment returns, according to a global survey of investment...

February 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) released an actuarial staff analysis that outlines the costs associated with creating a hybrid pension plan...

February 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most Americans who anticipate a tax refund this year won’t be spending it unwisely, according to a recent survey conducted by TD Ameritrade...

February 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The College Savings Plans Network (CSPN) reported that as of the close of the most recent fiscal year, Section 529 prepaid tuition plans are, on...

February 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A coalition of institutional investors from around the globe released a list of financial market reform priorities that they believe are necessary to...

February 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index was nearly unchanged from its prior month’s level of 86.65 and currently sits at 86.35 as of...

February 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of Wisconsin Investment Board, which manages $83 billion in pension funds, is making a number of private equity commitments.

February 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 9% of more than 5,000 investment strategies achieve the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, according to an analysis performed by...

February 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension funding levels in major global markets dropped in 2011, according to Towers Watson’s...

February 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. corporate pension plans saw a 1.7% increase in January, reported BNY Mellon Asset Management. 

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System sued Citigroup, Discover Financial Services and Student Loan Corp. over claims that Student Loan Corp. misled investors...

February 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of institutional asset owners closed 2011 in positive territory, according to the...

February 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The governing board of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) adopted a new set of actuarial assumptions, including lowering the investment return...

February 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Data gathered from 823 U.S. colleges and universities for the 2011 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments (NCSE) show these institutions’ endowments returned an average...

February 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies was $431 billion at January 31, 2012, a decrease of $53 billion...

February 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) may be fully funded 52 years from now, a recent report shows. 
 

February 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust announced that U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors in the Northern Trust Universe gained 4.5% at the median in the fourth quarter...

January 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Kansas House committee discussed a proposal to compel the Kansas' Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS) to divest financial holdings in Iran.