FTSE Finds Four-Fold Growth in ESG Investments over Decade
May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report, “FTSE4Good: 10 years of impact & investment” finds almost a four-fold growth in ESG investments over the decade to $10.1...
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Court Moves PA Funds’ Suit to State Court
May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) and the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board’s (PMRB) suit against Citigroup for alleged undisclosed...
Another Sentenced in NY Pension Pay-to-Play Probe
May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former boss of New York's Liberal Party has been sentenced to a conditional discharge for his role in a pay-to-play scandal involving...
MO Funds’ Suit against State Street Moved to State Court
May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has decided a suit by Missouri pension systems against State Street over losses from a particular investment belongs in...
BofA Merrill Lynch Adds to Institutional Client Relationship Team
May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cathy Bolz is joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Institutional Client Relationships leadership team as an Executive Client Relationship Manager.
EBSA Asks for Comments on ICR Extensions
May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting comments on the proposed extension of three information collection requests (ICRs).
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Adviser Opportunity in 403(b) Market Still Big
May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Speaking on results of the latest 403(b) plan sponsor survey from the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America, Aaron Friedman, national practice leader for...
JPAM Hires New Retirement Chief Marketing Officer
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Benji Baer as Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer.
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Mercer Expects Move to Defined Contribution Design for Health Care
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Mercer Perspectives report says that while most employers will continue to offer health benefits to active employees, some are likely to...
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Robeco Adds to Consultant Relations Team
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robeco Investment Management announced Martin J. Coughlin has joined its consultant relations team.
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Robeco Adds to Consultant Relations Team
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robeco Investment Management announced Martin J. Coughlin has joined its consultant relations team.
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Lincoln Launches New Participant Education Program
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group has introduced the Lincoln InStep participant education program, resources designed to proactively help plan participants with all aspects of retirement...
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Collaboration and Social Tools Drain Business Productivity
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The proliferation of collaboration and social tools designed to increase productivity is actually costing businesses millions of dollars per year in lost productivity,...
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NLRB Steps In Again over Firing for Facebook Posts
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a complaint in the firing of five employees who complained on Facebook about working conditions...
FINRA Fines Nuveen $3M over Auction Rate Securities Marketing
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Nuveen Investments, LLC $3 million for creating misleading marketing materials used in sales of auction...
Report Says It May be Time to Consider Real Assets
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from State Street’s SPDR University suggests that, with rising food and gas prices slowly beginning to push inflation higher, investors...
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Firms Merge to Form New Alternative Investment Manager
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saguenay Capital and Strathmore Capital announce the merger of the two firms to create Saguenay Strathmore Capital [SSC], a global alternative investment manager...
Institutional Demand for ETFs Increasing
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors are increasingly bullish on using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in their portfolios, according to a new study.
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Invesco to Introduce Fundamental Pure Style ETFs
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - – Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC announced plans for a suite of nine Fundamental Pure Style ETFs based on the Research Affiliates Fundamental...
Small Number of Blockbuster Products Gain Most of Assets
May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional asset holders since the financial crisis, in a back-to-basics environment, are selecting fewer strategic partners and even fewer products, according to a...